Manatee County sheriff’s deputies arrested Bradenton resident Owen Hagan June 28 in Palmetto on a bench warrant for violating probation. They ended up charging him with 26 counts of child pornography possession, a second-degree felony.
Hagan, 27, an employee at the Island Grill in Holmes Beach, violated his probation by missing a May 20 court hearing on a first-degree misdemeanor charge of causing property damage while driving under the influence last year, according to an MCSO probable cause affidavit.
However, 23 pages of the 40-page bench warrant were redacted. A second probable cause affidavit for the child porn charges was unavailable since it involves an ongoing investigation, according to MCSO public record coordinator Lenell Houser.
Deputies took Hagan to the Manatee County jail, where he remained in custody under a $250,000 bond as of July 2.
An arraignment will be at 9 a.m. Friday, July 23, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.
Sentences for second-degree felony convictions include up to 15 years in prison, 15 years of probation and a $10,000 fine.
— Ryan Paice