ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An undercover sting led to a Lakeland man’s arrest at Walt Disney World after he sent explicit images to a detective posing as a 13-year-old boy on Snapchat, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said.
According to the affidavit, an undercover deputy was operating a Snapchat account in August 2026 when a user identified as “madmax17245” made contact. The user identified himself as a 37-year-old male in the Orlando area. The deputy responded, identifying himself as a 13-year-old boy.
The affidavit states Michael Byrne sent an explicit image and three videos before asking the undercover deputy for images in return. Investigators later linked the account to Byrne…