(North Vernon, IN) – A former North Vernon police officer was arrested Tuesday on a felony charge of Possession of Child Pornography following a two-month investigation by detectives with the Indiana State Police-Versailles Post.
The investigation began in August of this year when allegations of inappropriate conduct were made against North Vernon Police Officer Jaydan Vanosdol.
During the investigation, detectives learned that the 22-year-old Vanosdol allegedly began communicating with a female juvenile inappropriately through a social media app about a month earlier. Troopers say the communication between the two involved sending nude photos through the app to each other.
At the conclusion of the investigation, the case was forwarded to the Jennings County Prosecutor for review. This resulted in a warrant being issued on Vanosdol for one count of Possession of Child Pornography (Level 6 felony).
He was arrested without incident and booked into the Jennings County Jail pending an initial court appearance.
Vanosdol was suspended from his position at the North Vernon Police Department when the investigation began and was terminated prior to his arrest.
