Bastrop, Tx–Former Elgin police officer Orville Roger Miller Jr., 48, was released from Bastrop County jail Dec. 2 after posting $5,000 bail. Miller was sentenced to three years in prison and a $15,000 fine Nov. 13 for possession of child pornography by a jury in Bastrop.
Miller pleaded guilty to the charge but asked the jury to assess punishment. He was eligible to be released on bail pending the outcome of an appeal because his sentence was for less than 10 years in prison.
Miller fell under suspicion and was fired from the Elgin Police Department after he was linked to a portable digital storage device, or “thumb drive,” found by another officer in the department’s squad room.
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