Updated Feb. 9, 2026
Rick Patrick
ECB Publishing, Inc.
According to information provided b the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO), on Sunday, Feb. 1, the JCSO received a tip that a former Monticello Police Department officer had child pornography on his computer. JCSO deputies responded quickly to the residence of Keagan Bohlinger, in the Lake Road community of Monticello.
An investigation was begun with a JCSO detective attached to the Big Bend Protecting Children’s Innocence Task Force (BBPCI) taking the lead. Numerous search warrants were executed with the assistance of the BBPCI. Bohlinger was found to be in possession of numerous images and videos containing child pornography. JCSO deputies set up surveillance on Thursday, Feb. 5, and Bohlinger was arrested while attempting to leave the county with a luggage in his car.
Bohlinger was arrested and charged with the following:
71 (Counts) – Violation of F.S.S. 775.0847(2) Possession of Child Pornography
He is being held without bond.
Monticello Police Department terminated Bohlinger’s employment on Feb, 2. He was not employed at the time of his arrest.
The investigation is still ongoing, and additional charges could be forthcoming.
This arrest was made in coordination with the Big Bend Protecting Innocence Task Force, a multi-agency collaboration that includes Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Leon County Sheriff’s Office, Tallahassee Police Department, Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office, and JCSO.
