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Bruce Paddock, Brother Of Las Vegas Shooting Gunman, Returns To Court
Bruce Paddock, Brother Of Las Vegas Shooting Gunman, Returns To Court

Las Vegas Shooting: Brother Of Shooter Arrested On Child Porn Charges

The brother of the man behind the Las Vegas shooting was charged with 20 counts in connection with the possession of more than 600 images of child porn, officials said.


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Bruce Paddock, 58, of North Hollywood, was arrested today, according to a Los Angeles Times news report.

Paddock’s charges are all associated with child pornography found on his computer dated between January 1 and August 30, 2014, according to court documents obtained by KHTS from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

Prosecutors requested $60,000 bail in a criminal complaint filed Tuesday.

Paddock’s brother, Stephen Paddock, was responsible for the worst mass shooting in American history, killing 58 people and wounding hundreds more before killing himself inside his room at the Mandalay Bay hotel and casino.

At least 16 Santa Clarita Valley residents have come forward and identified themselves as victims during the deadly attack at the end of a country music festival.

Related story: Las Vegas Shooting Benefit To Be Held At Route 66 Classic Grill This Saturday

A benefit recognizing the victims is scheduled for this weekend.

The Las Vegas shooting benefit “Vegas Strong” at Route 66 Classic Grill this Saturday plans to serve food, sell merchandise and have a silent auction, with a donation from Lakers’ owner Jeanie Buss to support Santa Clarita victims.

Stephen Paddock’s father was also sought by law enforcement officials, according to a previous CNN story.

From a previous story: Las Vegas gunman’s father was on FBI’s Most Wanted list

Benjamin Hoskins Paddock appeared on the agency’s infamous registry from June 10, 1969 through May 5, 1977 and was described in an FBI poster as being “diagnosed as psychopathic” and as an individual reported to have “suicidal tendencies” who “has carried firearms in commission of bank robberies.”

The poster states that Benjamin Hoskins Paddock, known also by several aliases including “Big Daddy,” “Chromedome” and “Old Baldy,” was convicted of bank robbery and automobile theft.

This FBI photo shows Benjamin Hoskins Paddock, the father of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock.

Paddock landed on the FBI’s Most Wanted list after he escaped from a Texas federal prison in 1960. He had been sentenced to 20 years following a bank robbery conviction, according to a 1978 newspaper article in the Eugene Register-Guard.

The paper said Benjamin Hoskins Paddock lived in Oregon’s Eugene-Springfield area for several years under the name Bruce Werner Ericksen.

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Las Vegas Shooting: Brother Of Shooter Arrested On Child Porn Charges

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