BINFORD, N.D. (NewsDakota.com/Valley News Live) – The superintendent of Midkota Public Schools has been arrested on suspicion of having child pornography.

40-year-old Ryan Wayne Baron was arrested and is being held in the Barnes County Jail.

North Dakota court records show Baron is charged in Griggs County with five counts of possession of certain materials prohibited, also known as child pornography.

Baron is listed on the Midkota Public Schools website as the Superintendent and High School Principal. The Midkota Public School District includes the communities of Binford, Glenfield, Grace City, McHenry, and Sutton, North Dakota.