CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (CN) - A Texan who collects Nazi memorabilia pleaded guilty Thursday to possessing more than 10,000 piece of child pornography.
Lewis Wayne Blackburn, 62, of Corpus Christi faces up to 10 years in federal prison at his Nov. 4 sentencing.
He was nabbed by an Internet crimes against children task force, which raided his home with a warrant in June.
In addition to finding "more than 9,900 images and more than 200 videos of child pornography," the U.S. attorney said, "authorities noted Blackburn's entire residence was covered in Nazi memorabilia and he possessed a fully-automatic WWII-era .30 Caliber M2 carbine gun."
Blackburn also could be fined $250,000 and be placed on supervised release for life, with special conditions, if he survives prison.
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