Charles Aaron Barnes, a former sound engineer for Pantera and Damageplan, was arrested on December 18, 2019, is currently being held on $25,000 bond for possessing child pornography and meth.
According to MyTexasDaily.com, Barnes was arrested on December 18 of 2019 by "the Collin County Sheriff's Office Child Exploitation Unit investigators for promotion of child pornography, possession of child pornography, and possession of a controlled substance in penalty group 1 between four and 200 grams."
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Barnes was identified by investigators who, working undercover, determined he was using the Internet to promote and spread child pornography.
In a statement, the sheriff's office reported, "These investigators obtained and executed a search warrant for the suspect's residence in Plano, Texas. Evidence recovered at the scene include devices utilized to share and view child pornography as well as eight grams of methamphetamine."
As Metal Injection points out, news of Barnes' arrest became widespread when Drew Shoup, guitarist for Warbeast -- a band who worked with Pantera frontman Phil Anselmo in the past -- posted about it on his Facebook, writing, "I have 327 mutual friends with this piece of shit. People like this don’t deserve life. Waste of good oxygen and space. Don’t idolize people like this."