Ashland Police Make Arrest in Internet Crimes Against Children Investigation

An arrest has been made following an Internet Crimes Against Children investigation in Boyd County. Officers and Deputies with the ICAC Unit in Ashland served a search warrant on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at the residence of 47-year-old Samuel Beason in Westwood. The subject was charged with unlawful use of electronic means originating or received within the Commonwealth to induce a minor to engage in sexual or prohibited activities, and possession of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor. Beason was lodged in the Boyd County Detention Center.