The trial of a Lowndes County man arrested on child pornography charges during an investigation into his missing stepdaughter has been continued.
Robert Warren Triplett Jr., 56, of 181 Golding Road, earlier pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court to charges of activities regarding materials constituting or containing child pornography.
His trial initially was scheduled for Feb. 1 in Oxford before Chief Justice Mike Mills, but now has been rescheduled for April 12, according to court documents.
Triplett was arrested in October when investigators found explicit photos of minor children on a computer obtained from his home during an investigation into the disappearance of his stepdaughter.
Triplett”s stepdaughter, Kaila Morris, 21, has been missing since Sept. 17, when she was last seen by Triplett, who said she left the home he shared with Morris” mother, Bonnie Morris Triplett, in a dark-colored van or sport utility vehicle, with an unknown person or people.
Morris” mother was vacationing in Florida at the time.
Robert Triplett was arrested after a prayer service for Morris. Volunteers had searched for Morris before the service. Authorities have said Triplett is not connected to Morris” disappearance.
Triplett, who had past arrests for sex crimes in Mississippi and Louisiana, was on non-adjudicated probation from 2003 charges of attempted sexual battery in Jackson County.
Triplett”s attorney is Gary Goodwin of Columbus.
U.S. Attorney Clay Joyner of U.S. Attorney”s Office in Oxford is prosecuting the case.
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