The sentencing hearing for a Carroll man arrested last October for sexual exploitation of a child and child pornography production has been delayed until next year. According to records from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, 48-year-old Lucas Oliver Knowles was arrested at his Carroll home in the 600 block of McCoy Drive by local and federal law enforcement after an investigation discovered he had sexually abused a minor female victim on at least one occasion between July 1 and Oct. 2, 2023, received, stored, and created child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and possessed firearms as an admitted methamphetamine user. Knowles pled guilty to four felony counts in May, and is awaiting sentencing hearing now scheduled for Jan. 17, 2025. Knowles is currently in custody at the Sioux County jail, where he has been since last October. The charges carry a combined maximum sentence of over 100 years in prison if served consecutively.
Sentencing Hearing Rescheduled For Carroll Man On Child Sexual Abuse And Child Pornography Charges
