Zachary Morris (1996 – ) was a Mormon church member in Sugar Land, Idaho; pleaded guilty in June 2026 to three felony counts of possessing child sexually exploitative material; according to reports, Morris emailed himself CSAM from his brother's computer; his brother, Jacob Morris, is also listed in the FLOODLIT database.

Zachary Coleman Morris was a Mormon church member in Sugar City, Idaho.

Zachary Morris pleaded guilty in June 2026 to three felony counts of possessing child sexually exploitative material, as part of a plea agreement reached in his Madison County, Idaho case. He faces sentencing October 19, 2026, before District Judge Steven W. Boyce.

Morris, of Sugar City, was arrested in February 2026 after four cybertips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children flagged a Google account uploading child sexual abuse material, some of it violent. Investigators say a search of Morris’s home and phone turned up 39 images and videos depicting children between the ages of 1 and 10.

CHARGED WITH:

10 counts: Child Sexually Exploitative Material Willfully Possess or Access by Any Means

 

Morris told Madison County Sheriff’s deputies he had emailed the material to himself from his brother’s computer after finding it while looking for photos of his brother’s girlfriend. His brother, Jacob Morris, is also listed in the FLOODLIT database; he was separately charged with 10 felony counts of possessing child pornography in a case that began weeks earlier, and remains in Madison County Jail.

Morris was originally charged with 10 felony counts and pleaded not guilty in April 2026.

He reversed that plea two months later. His bond, initially set at $1 million, was reduced to $500,000 following his arrest.

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  1. Sugar City man charged after deputies discovered he emailed child porn to himself from brother’s laptop, East Idaho News, March 2, 2026.
  2. CR33-26-0411 | State of Idaho Plaintiff, vs. Zachary Coleman Morris Defendant., Idaho Court Records, February 26, 2026.

  • 1. Sugar City man charged after deputies discovered he emailed child porn to himself from brother’s laptop

    • 20260302
    • News article
    • East Idaho News

    SUGAR CITY – A 27-year-old Sugar City man has been arrested after Madison County Sheriff’s deputies investigated a cybertip of alleged child pornography being uploaded to a Google account.

    According to court documents, in late October, four cybertips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, submitted by Google, detailed that various files had been uploaded to a Google account that contained explicit content involving children.

    The document details some of the images, which include 39 images of child sexual abuse materials, child erotica and BDSM.

    The children in the explicit content ranged in age from 1 to 10 years.

    Included in the cybertips was an Internet Protocol (IP) Address, which was sent to the email service provider, Google, where deputies obtained a phone number, date of birth, and email address for Zachary Morris.

    Deputies located a report of a traffic accident involving Morris, where the man’s address was obtained. Bodycam footage of the accident also helped identify Morris.

    A search of Morris’s Google account also helped to confirm how Morris appeared after finding an image of the man on the account.

    On Jan. 7, deputies obtained and performed a search warrant on Morris’s residence. Morris was taken to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office and interviewed about the alleged child porn.

    Morris signed a Miranda Waiver and confirmed with deputies that the Google account was his, but had been shut down.

    He believed that the accounts were shut down due to explicit content, but is unsure of the exact reason.

    When asked about the child sexual abuse materials that were found, he told deputies, “The email came in.”

    Seeking to clarify that statement, Morris said he had emailed himself from his brother’s computer, Jacob Morris, by selecting all the images on it and mailing them to him.

    Jacob was arrested in early January after investigators with Idaho’s Crime Against Children Task Force discovered multiple images of alleged violent child porn. He has been charged with 10 felony counts of possession of child porn. He remains in Madison County Jail.

    RELATED | Sugar City man accused of downloading violent child pornography

    The 27-year-old Zachary Morris stated his brother was unaware he had done this before both accounts were shut down. He had accessed his brother’s account to look for photos of a partner of his brother’s, but found child porn.

    When asked to describe the images, he told deputies he did not want to talk about them.

    Morris’s bail was set at $1 million, but was reduced to $500,000.

    Morris is scheduled to appear before Magistrate Judge David Hunt for a preliminary hearing at 1:30 p.m. on March 11.

  • 2. CR33-26-0411 | State of Idaho Plaintiff, vs. Zachary Coleman Morris Defendant.

    • 20260226
    • News article
    • Idaho Court Records

    Case Information

    CR33-26-0411 | State of Idaho Plaintiff, vs. Zachary Coleman Morris Defendant.

    Case Number
    CR33-26-0411

    Court
    Madison County District Court

    Judicial Officer
    Boyce, Steven W

    File Date
    02/26/2026

    Case Type
    Criminal

    Case Status
    Active - Pending
    Party

    State
    State of Idaho

    Active Attorneys
    Lead Attorney
    Hathaway, Baeley Elaine

    Inactive Attorneys
    Attorney
    Haws, James W.

    Defendant
    Morris, Zachary Coleman

    DOB
    XX/XX/1999

    Active Attorneys
    Lead Attorney
    Archibald, R. James

    Retained

    Inactive Attorneys
    Attorney
    State Public Defender-Madison

    Retained
    Charge
    Charges
    Morris, Zachary Coleman
    Description Statute Level Date
    1 Child Sexually Exploitative Material Willfully Possess or Access by Any Means I18-1507(2)(a) Felony 07/31/2025
    2 Child Sexually Exploitative Material Willfully Possess or Access by Any Means I18-1507(2)(a) Felony 07/31/2025
    3 Child Sexually Exploitative Material Willfully Possess or Access by Any Means I18-1507(2)(a) Felony 07/31/2025
    4 Child Sexually Exploitative Material Willfully Possess or Access by Any Means I18-1507(2)(a) Felony 07/31/2025
    5 Child Sexually Exploitative Material Willfully Possess or Access by Any Means I18-1507(2)(a) Felony 07/31/2025
    6 Child Sexually Exploitative Material Willfully Possess or Access by Any Means I18-1507(2)(a) Felony 07/31/2025
    7 Child Sexually Exploitative Material Willfully Possess or Access by Any Means I18-1507(2)(a) Felony 07/31/2025
    8 Child Sexually Exploitative Material Willfully Possess or Access by Any Means I18-1507(2)(a) Felony 07/31/2025
    9 Child Sexually Exploitative Material Willfully Possess or Access by Any Means I18-1507(2)(a) Felony 07/31/2025
    10 Child Sexually Exploitative Material Willfully Possess or Access by Any Means I18-1507(2)(a) Felony 07/31/2025
    Bond Settings

    Setting Date
    2/26/2026
    2/27/2026
    Disposition Events

    04/13/2026 Plea

    Judicial Officer
    Boyce, Steven W
    1
    Child Sexually Exploitative Material Willfully Possess or Access by Any Means

    Not Guilty
    2
    Child Sexually Exploitative Material Willfully Possess or Access by Any Means

    Not Guilty
    3
    Child Sexually Exploitative Material Willfully Possess or Access by Any Means

    Not Guilty
    4
    Child Sexually Exploitative Material Willfully Possess or Access by Any Means

    Not Guilty
    5
    Child Sexually Exploitative Material Willfully Possess or Access by Any Means

    Not Guilty
    6
    Child Sexually Exploitative Material Willfully Possess or Access by Any Means

    Not Guilty
    7
    Child Sexually Exploitative Material Willfully Possess or Access by Any Means

    Not Guilty
    8
    Child Sexually Exploitative Material Willfully Possess or Access by Any Means

    Not Guilty
    9
    Child Sexually Exploitative Material Willfully Possess or Access by Any Means

    Not Guilty
    10
    Child Sexually Exploitative Material Willfully Possess or Access by Any Means

    Not Guilty

    06/22/2026 Plea

    Judicial Officer
    Boyce, Steven W
    1
    Child Sexually Exploitative Material Willfully Possess or Access by Any Means

    Guilty
    2
    Child Sexually Exploitative Material Willfully Possess or Access by Any Means

    Guilty
    3
    Child Sexually Exploitative Material Willfully Possess or Access by Any Means

    Guilty

    Events and Hearings

    02/26/2026 New Case - Criminal

    02/26/2026 Criminal Complaint

    Judicial Officer
    Workman, Donald R.

    02/26/2026 Affidavit of Probable Cause

    02/26/2026 Warrant/Det Order Issued - Arrest

    Judicial Officer
    Workman, Donald R.

    02/27/2026 Initial Appearance - Felony Magistrate Court

    Original Type
    Initial Appearance - Felony Magistrate Court

    Judicial Officer
    Barrett, James Howard, Jr

    Hearing Time
    02:30 PM

    Result
    Hearing Held
    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Defendant: Morris, Zachary Coleman

    02/27/2026 Notification of Rights

    Judicial Officer
    Barrett, James Howard, Jr

    02/27/2026 Warrant Returned - Served

    02/27/2026 Order of Commitment

    Judicial Officer
    Barrett, James Howard, Jr

    02/27/2026 Application for Attorney at Public Expense

    Judicial Officer
    Barrett, James Howard, Jr

    02/27/2026 Order Appointing State Public Defender

    Judicial Officer
    Barrett, James Howard, Jr

    02/27/2026 Court Minutes

    02/27/2026 Notice of Hearing

    03/03/2026 Notice of Assignment (PD)

    03/10/2026 Stipulation to Continue

    03/10/2026 Order to Transport

    03/11/2026 Preliminary Hearing

    Original Type
    Preliminary Hearing

    Judicial Officer
    Hunt, David

    Hearing Time
    1:30 PM

    Result
    Hearing Continued
    Parties Present

    Defendant: Morris, Zachary Coleman

    Public Defender: Archibald, R. James

    03/11/2026 Order to Continue

    03/11/2026 Court Minutes

    03/11/2026 Notice of Hearing

    03/13/2026 Order to Transport

    03/31/2026 Waiver of Preliminary Hearing

    04/01/2026 Preliminary Hearing

    Judicial Officer
    Hunt, David

    Hearing Time
    1:30 PM

    Cancel Reason
    Vacated

    04/01/2026 Order Waiving Preliminary Hearing (Written Waiver)

    04/01/2026 Notice of Service of Discovery Requests

    04/01/2026 Notice

    Comment
    State's Notice of Intent to Offer Evidence in Reliance on IRE 803(6), IRE 902(11) and or IRE 803(24)

    04/01/2026 Request for Discovery

    04/01/2026 Witness Disclosure

    Comment
    of Expert Witness Forensic COX

    04/01/2026 Witness Disclosure

    Comment
    Disclosure of Expert Witness Forensic LOCKWOOD

    04/01/2026 Motion for Zoom Hearing

    04/01/2026 Felony Information Filed

    04/09/2026 Order for Remote Hearing

    04/13/2026 Arraignment - District Court

    Original Type
    Arraignment - District Court

    Judicial Officer
    Boyce, Steven W

    Hearing Time
    9:00 AM

    Result
    Hearing Held
    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Defendant: Morris, Zachary Coleman

    Public Defender: Archibald, R. James

    04/13/2026 Court Minutes

    04/20/2026 Notice of Trial Setting, Final Pre-Trial Conference & Order

    04/20/2026 Motion for Zoom Hearing

    04/20/2026 Order for Remote Hearing

    Comment
    for State

    05/04/2026 Substitution of Counsel

    06/17/2026 Plea Agreement

    06/17/2026 Order to Transport

    06/22/2026 Pre-trial Conference

    Original Type
    Pre-trial Conference

    Judicial Officer
    Boyce, Steven W

    Hearing Time
    10:00 AM

    Result
    Hearing Held
    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Deputy Attorney General: Hathaway, Baeley Elaine

    Defendant: Morris, Zachary Coleman

    Public Defender: Archibald, R. James

    06/22/2026 Court Minutes

    06/22/2026 PSI Face Sheet

    07/01/2026 Order for Pre-Sentence Report (PSI)

    07/01/2026 Notice of Hearing

    07/02/2026 Order for Psychosexual Evaluation

    07/22/2026 Jury Trial

    Judicial Officer
    Boyce, Steven W

    Hearing Time
    9:00 AM

    Cancel Reason
    Vacated

    07/23/2026 Jury Trial

    Judicial Officer
    Boyce, Steven W

    Hearing Time
    9:00 AM

    Cancel Reason
    Vacated

    07/24/2026 Jury Trial

    Judicial Officer
    Boyce, Steven W

    Hearing Time
    9:00 AM

    Cancel Reason
    Vacated

    10/19/2026 Sentencing

    Judicial Officer
    Boyce, Steven W

    Hearing Time
    11:00 AM

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