A plea agreement has been reached in the federal child pornography case involving a former Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputy.
In February, Daniel Heintz was charged with advertising for visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and one count of receipt of visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
Investigators said they found between 4,000 and 5,000 images of child pornography on Heintz’s phone.
According to Heintz’s attorney Steve Nolder, his client has agreed to plead guilty to the receiving charge. A hearing date has not been set for Heintz to enter his plea.
With the guilty plea, Heintz is facing a sentence between 5 to 20 years in prison.
Heintz was initially placed on administrative leave by Franklin County Sheriff Dallas Baldwin on Feb. 11 and was terminated on Feb. 26.
Prior to his termination, Heintz was a non-certified deputy at the Franklin County Jail, meaning he could not carry a weapon or be on patrol. He was hired in 2007.
