By CALEB FREY

Staff Reporter

LULING – A multi-agency effort led to the Jan. 13 arrest of a 44-year-old Luling man on charges of child pornography according to St. Charles Sheriff’s Office Spokesman Capt. Patrick Yoes.

A federal search warrant was executed Jan. 9 at the residence of David Sampaganro of Luling. Once inside Sampoganaro’s residence, officers located 58 digital files containing child pornography on his computer.

Special Agents from the U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement Agency alerted St. Charles Detectives to Sampognaro.

&#8220The investigation was initiated by outside agencies,” according to Yoes.

&#8220Because the suspect was located in St. Charles, they (Immigration and Customs) requested the help of our sheriff’s office in serving the warrant.”

Sampognaro was then duly arrested and booked accordingly after the search warrant led to the retrieval of the pornographic computer images.

He is currently being held without bond at the Nelson Coleman Correctional Center near Killona.