CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A federal grand jury indicted a Putnam County man Tuesday on charges that he possessed and distributed child pornography, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.

Russell Eugene Lemon, 40, of Eleanor, allegedly possessed and distributed sexually explicit images of minors using his computer, according to the two-count indictment.

Federal prosecutors are also seeking to seize a hard drive and laptop computer from Lemon.

If convicted, Lemon faces up to 30 years in prison.

In a separate case, the grand jury indicted three Kentucky men allegedly involved in a conspiracy to steal railroad tracks and other materials from a Norfolk Southern Railroad Company facility in Kermit.

Carence A. Meadows, 65, of Paintsville, Thomas G. Hamilton, 41, of Pikeville, and C. Roby Meadows, 34, of Mt. Sterling, are charged with transferring stolen property across state lines before selling the metal for scrap in Salyersville, Ky.

The railroad's losses were roughly $190,000, according to the indictment.

If convicted, each man faces up to 25 years in prison.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A federal grand jury indicted a Putnam County man Tuesday on charges that he possessed and distributed child pornography, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.

Russell Eugene Lemon, 40, of Eleanor, allegedly possessed and distributed sexually explicit images of minors using his computer, according to the two-count indictment.

Federal prosecutors are also seeking to seize a hard drive and laptop computer from Lemon.

If convicted, Lemon faces up to 30 years in prison.

In a separate case, the grand jury indicted three Kentucky men allegedly involved in a conspiracy to steal railroad tracks and other materials from a Norfolk Southern Railroad Company facility in Kermit.

Carence A. Meadows, 65, of Paintsville, Thomas G. Hamilton, 41, of Pikeville, and C. Roby Meadows, 34, of Mt. Sterling, are charged with transferring stolen property across state lines before selling the metal for scrap in Salyersville, Ky.

The railroad's losses were roughly $190,000, according to the indictment.

If convicted, each man faces up to 25 years in prison.