Former School Janitor Nabbed in Porn Case
Austin,
TX - Barry Craig Nielsen, 55, of Comal County was arrested
without incident yesterday evening at 11th and Red River in Austin
by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force. Nielsen pled guilty in March
2007 in the United States District Court in San Antonio. Nielsen was
allowed to remain on bond pending sentencing. It is alleged Nielsen
removed his ankle monitor in addition to failing to appear for
sentencing. Information developed by the Lone Star Fugitive Task
Force determined Nielsen was in the Austin area attempting to
acquire funds to perpetuate his flight.
In February of 2006, a joint investigation with the Comal County
Sheriff’s Department and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
discovered child pornography on Nielsen’s computers at his home in
Bulverde, Texas. Nielsen had been with the Comal Independent School
District for 23 years, 18 of them at Smithson Valley.
LaFayette Collins, United States Marshal for the Western District of
Texas states, “The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force is committed to
seeking out and arresting those individuals who are determined to
victimize our children and we will not give up until we have those
responsible in custody”.
Members of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in Austin are the
Austin Police Department – Intelligence Unit, Travis County
Sheriff’s Department, Hays County Sheriff’s Department, Williamson
County Sheriff’s Department, Texas Rangers, and the U.S. Marshals
Service. |