Darrin Bell, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist from the Bay Area, was arrested Wednesday for allegedly possessing child pornography, including AI-generated material. Known for his acclaimed works “Candorville” and “Rudy Park,

Darrin Bell, 49, who won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning, was arrested Wednesday morning at his south Sacramento home by Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office investigators. Deputies had served a search warrant against Bell following an investigation by the Sacramento Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Detectives task force.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist who was educated at UC Berkeley has been arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography, authorities said.