Hall County Man Wanted for 108 Counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Offenses

Investigators with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) have issued warrants for a Hall County man who possessed and shared multiple videos of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) earlier this year.

32-year-old Blake Lawrence Edwards who lived at a residence on Walnut Grove Way in northern Hall County, is wanted on a total of 108 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, two for publishing two videos of CSAM across a peer-to-peer file sharing platform and 106 for possession of videos of CSAM on two external hard drives found at his residence.

Investigators first became aware of Edwards’ online activity in March when he shared the two CSAM videos. They executed search warrants for the residence on May 14, 2024, and seized multiple electronic devices, including the two hard drives where the videos were discovered. Edwards was not home at the time the warrants were executed.

There is no evidence any of the CSAM was created locally.

Edwards remains at large at this time. He is known to have ties to the Jacksonville, Florida, area. Additional charges are possible pending continued forensic processing of the electronic devices seized from Edwards’ Hall County residence.

Edwards is white, and he has blue eyes. He is 5’7″ tall. No additional description is available.

Anyone who has information on Edwards’ whereabouts may call the Hall County Sheriff’s Office at 770-536-8812.