Lawrence County reserve deputy fired amid child porn investigation

(AP) A southwest Missouri sheriff has fired a reserve deputy who is charged with sharing child pornography online. Thirty-three-year-old Joseph Ferzely is free on bond after he was charged Thursday with possessing and promoting child pornography. No attorney is listed for him in online court records. The Springfield News-Leader reports that the Missouri State Highway Patrol executed a search warrant Wednesday at Ferzely’s home in Springfield and found multiple images and videos of child porn on his computer. Lawrence County Sheriff Brad Delay said he acted “immediately“ to terminate Ferzely’s involvement with the department after learning of the investigation.