Covington man sentenced to 10 years for possession of child pornography
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (WDTN):
Memphis, TN – Austin Lineback, 59, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession of child pornography. Interim U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Murphy, Jr. for the Western District of Tennessee announced the sentence today.
According to information presented in court, Tipton County Sheriff’s Office detectives executed a search warrant of Lineback’s home on January 30, 2023, where he resided alone. As a result of the search, detectives recovered multiple electronic storage devices. A forensic examination revealed images of child sexual abuse material. Following a two-day trial in January 2025, a federal jury found Lineback guilty on the one-count indictment.
On July 18, 2025, Lineback was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment and lifetime supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, which is a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children and to identify and rescue child victims of sexual exploitation.
For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.
The case was investigated by detectives with the Tipton County Sheriff’s Office and agents with the FBI’s Violent Crimes Against Children Task Force. Assistant United States Attorneys Lynn Crum, Eileen Kuo, and Lauren Delery prosecuted this case on the government’s behalf.
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