WARSAW, Ind. (WOWO): A Warsaw man was arrested for possession of child pornography after an investigation by the Indiana State Police Crimes Against Children Unit.

State troopers found 57-year-old Bart Lane Holle at his job in Nappanee. Police took him back to his home in the 500 block of Alward Street in Warsaw.

Officers had obtained a search warrant for Holle’s home and cell phone. They discovered more than a thousand illegal images of children. Marijuana was also found inside the home.

State trooper Gretchen Smith led the investigation, working as a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Smith said she received information on Holle from a local cell phone store, when he attempted to have pornographic images of children transferred to a new phone.

Smith commented, “The sharing of information in cases like this is both a necessity and crucial in the fight for our children.”

Holle was taken into custody and is currently being held in the Kosciusko County Jail where he faces several preliminary felony and misdemeanor charges.

Members of the Indiana State Police Crimes Against Children Unit along with the Warsaw Police Department, the Kosciusko County Prosecutors Office and the Butler Police Department contributed to Holle’s arrest.