‘Last Comic Standing’ winner arrested on child porn charges

Popular comedian Jon Reep was arrested Friday and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor in the second and third degree, according to multiple reports.

The 53-year-old was arrested at his home in Hickory, North Carolina, WDHN Dothan reported on Friday. The station added that Reep was slated to perform in Dothan, Alabama on Sunday but that event has been cancelled.

Queen City News reported that Reep was indicted Friday morning and was in jail in Catawba County. He was hit with one count of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and there counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.

The Hickory Police Department told the outlet that it received a cyber tip in April form the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children concerning child sexual-abuse material. The department said that during its investigation that the account associated with the tip was found to belong to Reep.

Police said they executed a search warrant at the location linked to the IP address and seized electronic devices that they then completed digital forensic analysis on. Queen City News said that Reep’s bond has been set at $260,000 and he is set to appear in court again on Monday.

Reep won the fifth season of “Last Comic Standing” on NBC in 2007. He is also known for his role in Dodge commercials in which he would ask, “That thing got a Hemi?” Along with his standup career, he also had a number of acting gigs, including playing Police Officer Gerald Bob in the ABC sitcom “Rodney” from 2004-to-2006.

He has also appeared on shows such as “Eastbound & Down,” and played Raymus in “Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.”