A Marine Corps Colonel stationed at the Albany Logistics Base in Georgia has been charged with 25 counts of child pornography.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Col. Kyle Nickel has over 27 years-experience providing “logistics and supply chain management support from the tactical to strategic level.”
He’s currently listed as the Director of the Weapons Systems Management Center with Marine Corps Logistics Command. Nickel’s profile summary states that he supervises over 200 personnel in providing “wholesale supply and equipment management support to the Marine Corps.”
WALB reports that arrest warrants have been issued by Dougherty County Police for Colonel Nickel, charging him with 25 counts of sexual exploitation of children.
According to investigators—who raided his home back in July — Twitter first noted the child pornography pictures on Nickel’s computer devices. The company then notified the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and County police have taken over the case, seizing Nickel’s electronic devices, which are reportedly being searched by GBI crime lab investigators.
According to local media reports, this story is still developing and Nickel is not yet in custody.
