LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Three local men have been arrested for possession of child pornography, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
 
Lt. Steve Brooks of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said the men who were arrested are Daniel Laine Wood, 35, of Middletown; Scott Michael Davis, 44, of Clearlake Oaks; and Jose Angel Mendoza, 24, of Upper Lake.
 
Brooks said the arrests were the result of three separate and extensive investigations conducted by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit in response to cyber tips it received.
 
During these investigations numerous search warrants were authored by detectives for searching residences, electronic devices and electronic service providers, Brooks said.
 
Brooks said detectives spent numerous hours conducting these investigations and examining the evidence collected. The investigations uncovered tens of thousands of images and movies depicting child pornography.
 
All of the cases appear to be unrelated to each other, Brooks said.
 
On April 19, detectives obtained information that Wood may be in possession of child pornography, according to Brooks.
 
Brook said Wood was on parole and a search was conducted at his residence. Authorities arrested Wood for a parole violation and booked into the Hill Road Correctional Facility.
 
Detectives later obtained evidence connecting Wood to the possession of child pornography and the possession of child pornography charge was added, Brooks said.
 
Based on separate investigations, Davis and Mendoza were taken into custody on arrest warrants on April 30 and May 18, respectively, according to Brooks.
 
All three men remained in custody in the Lake County Jail on Tuesday night, according to jail records.