Ottawa, IL – Members of the United States Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, working with the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office, arrested a 42-year-old Earlville man wanted for dissemination of child pornography, officials announced Friday.
According to Sheriff Adam Diss, the arrest occurred on November 21, 2025, after investigators located the suspect, identified as Jason E. Mast, who was wanted out of LaSalle County on a Class X felony charge.
The sheriff’s office said the case originated with its Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, whose investigators worked jointly with the Child Exploitation Unit at the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office.
Mast was booked into the LaSalle County Jail and is currently being held without bond pending a court appearance.
Authorities emphasized that collaboration between local and federal law enforcement remains critical in locating fugitives accused of crimes involving children.
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