Former Elko officer accused of incest posts bail

ELKO " A former Elko police captain facing incest and child pornography charges has been released from jail after a judge reduced his bail.

Court records show Elko District Judge Andrew Puccinelli last week lowered bail for Aaron Hughes from $500,000 to $200,000.

The Elko Daily Free Press reports Hughes posted bail on Friday and was released from a Lander County jail where he was being held.

Under the judge's order, he cannot contact any witnesses in the case or leave Elko County and must live with family.

Hughes was charged in December after police searched his home while investigating unrelated grand larceny charges and seized a computer allegedly containing videos of him engaging in sex with an underage, blood relative.

Information from: Elko Daily Free Press, http://www.elkodaily.com