UPDATE: Suspect arrested

*UPDATE: ARRESTED IN BILLINGS, MONTANA

Thanks to multiple tips from citizens to the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) tip-line, the subject of a child exploitation investigation has been arrested in Montana.

Just after 2 p.m. MT, Friday, NSP issued an advisory asking for help from the public in locating Jason Hornkohl, 39, after a warrant had been issued for his arrest. The warrant stemmed from an NSP investigation that included the service of a search warrant on his home in Ogallala in May.

Thanks to information provided by the public, Hornkohl was taken into custody by authorities in Billings, Montana less than two hours after NSP requested public assistance. Hornkohl has been arrested on charges related to possession of child pornography.

Hornkohl will be returned to Keith County. The investigation remains ongoing.

NSP would like to thank the many members of the public who called-in tips or shared information via social media.

Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) are seeking the public’s help in locating the subject of a child exploitation investigation.

On Thursday, May 10, NSP investigators served a search warrant at a residence in Ogallala in response to a NCMEC (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) cyber tip-line report of suspected child exploitation offenses. Pursuant to the warrant, multiple items were seized from the residence.

An arrest warrant has been issued for an occupant of the home: Jason Hornkohl, 39.

The current whereabouts of Hornkohl are unknown. Any person with knowledge of his current location is encouraged to share that information with either the Nebraska State Patrol or with their local law enforcement agency. The NSP tip-line can be reached at (308) 535-8137.