cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9276376

A police search of an Elgin cop’s Kirkland home this week uncovered numerous firearms and ammunition, ready-to-eat survivalist meals and computer equipment containing hours worth of videos depicting child sexual abuse, police said.

Jordan M. Collins, 33, was charged Wednesday with five counts of possession of child pornography, Class 2 felonies. If convicted, he faces up to seven years in prison. He also was placed on administrative leave from his job as an Elgin police officer.

Collins was being held at the DeKalb County Jail as of Wednesday evening. DeKalb County Judge Joseph Pedersen granted prosecutors’ request to keep Collins in jail while he awaits trial.

Collins has been an Elgin police officer for five years, according to a news release from Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.