Courts & Sentencing
Man wanted in decade-old chld pornography probe to appear in Sarasota County court
A man wanted in a decade-old chld pornography investigation is scheduled to appear in a Sarasota County courtroom regarding dozens of counts alleging possession of obscene images. The defendant, identified in court filings as Monte Allen Webb, faces 40 counts of possessing obscene images of chld pornography, according to published reports.
Authorities say the investigation traces back to matters that prompted charges years ago; Webb had been a fugitive since 2015 and was reported to have left the Sarasota area in January 2025. U.S. Marshals and the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force located and arrested Webb in Georgia last September, leading to his return to Sarasota for prosecution.
The allegations against Webb are criminal charges filed by prosecutors; those allegations have not been resolved in court. The reporting specifies the number of counts (40) as the charged allegations. The documented agency actions include the involvement of federal fugitive investigators and the arrest in another state, as noted in arrest reports cited in media coverage.
As of the published report, Webb is scheduled to appear before a judge in a Sarasota County courtroom at 1:30 p.m.; the court date and time were reported by media. No trial outcome, conviction, sentence, or victim-identifying information is included in the available accounts, and the case remains in the court process.
All individuals accused of a crime are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
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