Ex-Kansas Sheriff's Official Faces Child Porn Charges
(WaKenney, Kansas) - The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says Blaine Dryden, 62, was arrested Wednesday on a warrant charging him with aggravated internet trading of child porn and several counts of sexual exploitation of a child. Investigators say the alleged crimes occurred between November 2019 and last June, while he was a lieutenant with the Ellis County Sheriff's Office. His employment with the office ended in July.
Posted 4/8/21