Charges grow in Monroe County child porn case

Fifteen new charges are filed against a man in Monroe County arrested in a child pornography case.

Monroe County Sheriff Kevin Crook revealed that Bobby Christopher Brewer, 39, of Greenwood Springs, appeared in court Wednesday on the following charges:

6 counts of sexual extortion
3 counts of child molestation
6 counts of aggravated domestic violence

Monroe County Justice Court Judge Sarah Stevens set a cash bond for Brewer at $700,000 on the new charges.

Sheriff’s deputies arrested Brewer over the weekend on a charge of producing child pornography. A judge set bond on that charge at half a million dollars.

Also arrested was Jessica Leigh Chailland. Law enforcement charged her with child enticement and possession of a controlled substance. Her bond was set at $200,000.

The sheriff accuses Brewer of manipulating people who were aware of what he was doing by saying he was closely associated with law enforcement and the military.

Crook adds the new charges against Brewer came following two days’ worth of interviews with victims.

He says the investigation by his office and the state attorney general’s office is ongoing and still encourages victims of any child sexual crimes to come forward.

Do you know her?

Below is an appeal made by Monroe County Coroner Alan Gurley concerning one of his cases:

The Monroe County Coroner’s Office is seeking any information regarding the relatives of Catherine Kemmerer, who died from natural causes on Friday, November 14, in Aberdeen, Mississippi.
Deceased: Catherine Kemmerer
Age: 69
Address: 211 East Madison Street in Aberdeen
Background: Ms. Kemmerer reportedly moved to Aberdeen a few years ago from Alamosa, Colorado.
The Coroner’s Office and the Aberdeen Police Department have exhausted current online resources and are now appealing to the public for help locating family members.
If you have any information that could assist in locating relatives, please contact the Monroe County Coroner’s Office at (662) 369-4557 or the Aberdeen Police Department.

OBITUARY: Bo Robinson

Former Mississippi Public Service Commissioner Bo Robinson has died at age 90. He passed away at home Tuesday.

Robinson, of Lackey, was nearing a decade in the Mississippi Legislature as a state representative when Governor Ray Mabus appointed him in 1989 to represent North Mississippi on the commission that regulates utilities.

The Democrat replaced D.W. Snyder, who had resigned following a federal conviction for bribery, conspiracy, extortion and filing false tax returns.

Robinson later won election to the PSC in 1991 and served until 2008 after deciding not to seek a fifth four-year term on the commission.

He also served as Monroe County sheriff from 1968 to 1972.

Tisdale-Lann Memorial announced the funeral will take place 2 p.m. Sunday at Hamilton Friendship Church.