Stephens Co. Man Arrested In Child Pornography Investigation

A Stephens County man is under arrest and charged in connection with a child pornography investigation.

Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said that 51-year-old Brian Keith Yost of Rock Creek Road in Toccoa was arrested and charged this week with four counts of Sexual Exploitation of Children.

Shirley said that deputies from his office worked with agents from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to serve a search warrant on Tuesday at about 7 a.m. at a residence on Rock Creek Road.

“During the search warrant, GBI agents seized a computer and the search warrant stemmed from an ongoing investigation that was being conducted by the GBI regarding child pornography,” said Shirley. “The homeowner was not there, the suspect was not at home, but it was quickly found out where he was working and he was arrested on the job in Covington, Georgia.”

Shirley said Yost was still in the Stephens County Jail as of last report.