ALPINE, Texas — An Alabama man was sentenced to 210 months in prison, or over 17 years, in an Alpine court Monday.
Matthew Jacob Metzler, 31, was arrested on February 7. He pleaded guilty to one count of child pornography in March.
Court documents showed Metzler traveled to Arizona to pick up a minor. He then brought the child to Pecos and engaged in sexual acts with the child.
Authorities located Metzler, who was living out of his car, and returned the child to family in Arizona.
Homeland Security Investigation, the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Pecos Police Department all assisted in investigating the case.
The case was part of Project Safe Childhood, an initiative to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse.