July 24, 2025 - The Shelby County Sheriff’s Department arrested Jeremiah Davis, 20, of Center on June 4, 2025 on two counts of online solicitation of a minor, felony 3. Davis was identified as a "youth leader" in a Texas Ranger affidavit.
Affidavits relating to the arrest of Jeremiah Davis, who was 20 at the time, for two counts of online solicitation of a minor have been released after a 30-day seal.
Both affidavits relate to two separate alleged victims and both affidavits allege intent on Davis’ part to possess child pornography, and intentionally distribute through a commercial online service in a sexually explicit manner, namely exchanging photographs of sexual organs through Snapchat.
Davis was interviewed at the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department on March 27, 2025, and according to the affidavit he waived his Miranda warnings.
Five explicit conversations with each minor are alleged and when he was asked during interview if he had requested photographs from the minors, the affidavits allege Davis stated he encouraged it.
One alleged victim was interviewed on March 14, 2025 at the Shelby County Children’s Advocacy Center (SCCAC) by a forensic interviewer and she advised Davis she was 16 years old. The affidavit alleges Davis asked to have sex with her, but she responded by saying she was waiting for marriage. Davis is then alleged to have asked that she send him a photograph revealing “more of herself,” then he would know he could trust her because she would get in trouble with the police as well.
Following more alleged persistence on the part of Davis, the complainant then sent sexually explicit photographs to Davis. Davis also is alleged to have then sent equally sexually explicit photographs. This exchange was alleged to have taken place in December 2024.
During his interview, Davis stated the 16-year-old told him via Snapchat that she was 17 years old and Davis stated to her that he wasn’t comfortable with her age, that he was not interested in a relationship, and that he was just having fun.
The other alleged victim was 14 years old at the time of the alleged incidents, and on April 1, 2025, she was interviewed at the SCCAC by a forensic interviewer, and she stated she was 14 years old when she exchanged photographs with Davis via Snapchat. The 14-year-old stated Davis had solicited photographs of a sexual nature of herself first, and then he sent photos of a sexual nature of himself in response.
Davis was arrested on June 4, 2025, at 8:03am for two charges of online solicitation of a minor, felony 3. According to the Shelby County jail log, he was released at 11:30am and has bonds of $15,000 for each charge totaling $30,000.
