In June of 2022, Investigators with the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office Street Crime Division, Special Victims Unit and Electronic Forensics Intelligence Team (EFIT) began an investigation into a cyber tip regarding an individual believed to have uploaded child sexual abuse material (CSAM) files to the internet. The investigation lead to a suspect living in southeastern Alamance County.
In July of 2022, Investigators conducted a search warrant at the suspect’s residence where they seized electronic devices. After conducting forensic examinations of the devices, it was discovered that probable cause existed to charge Thomas Filmore Evans with uploading files containing CSAM to the internet and possessing one file of CSAM.
Before warrants could be served, Mr. Evans fled Alamance Co.
On April 25, 2023, Mr. Evans was located and arrested by the US Marshals in Guilford County and transported to the Alamance County Detention Center.
Name: Thomas Filmore Evans W/M/58
Address: 2360 Freshwater Rd., Haw River, N.C.
Charges: 4cts: Felony 2nd Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, 1ct: Felony 3rd Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Bond: $150,000 Secured
