Madison Radio: Ex-WWQM Morning Host Pleads Not Guilty

Matthew Jones

A former Madison radio DJ pleaded not guilty Wednesday in court to 10 possession of child pornography allegations.

According to court documents, Matthew Jones faces 10 felony charges. Nine of those charges were added on April 9.

NBC15 reports the 40-year-old Mt. Horeb man, who went by Jackson Jones on air, had co-hosted Today’s Q106 Morning Show on country WWQM.

He was arrested in mid-February as the Mt. Horeb Police Department, along with other agencies, executed a search warrant at his home.

According to a criminal complaint, the Mt. Horeb Police Dept. launched an investigation in December after it received a tip about child pornography and an associated Tumblr account. After serving a subpoena to Charter Communications about the account, investigators were able to trace the account to two addresses.

The first address was in the 100 block of Ridge Drive, in the Village of Mt. Horeb, corresponding with Jones’ address, while the second address was in the 700 block of Rayovac Drive, which is the same block as the Mid-West Family of Companies building, which owns Q106.