JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Vice Unit arrested 29 people — 24 men and five women — during a three-day operation targeting people using the internet to solicit sex, the agency announced.
The operation, dubbed “Operation County Line,” was conducted in partnership with the Intercept Task Force and the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.
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Investigators targeted individuals using online sites to solicit or offer prostitution.
While prostitution is a misdemeanor offense, JSO said it remains a serious crime that fuels human trafficking and spreads disease in the community.
The following suspects were arrested:
Devin Alexander Douglas, 29Daniel Howard Fields Jr., 54Travis Lance Alvin Yokel, 48Chung Minh Luong, 32Kenneth Altiero, 40Stacey Chanell Clayton, 39Antonio Dion Upton, 31Harvez Beaudy Pierre, 44Jiaire Eustace Brown, 23Shawn Michael Behner, 38Louis Matt Nester, 57Devon Lamar Atkinson, 33Joshua Jay Brown, 47Brandon Michael Thomas Sr., 51Steven James Winsberg, 40Cecelia Janae Walker, 28Aman Aniyah Marrs, 24Mohammed Tagelsir-Ma Mohammed, 33Natorian Devert Apente Bell, 27Nicholas Michael Male, 48Jamie L Robins, 35Joshua Jay Ohmann, 42Carlos Coleman, 41Roderick Lavaughn-Alexan Shuman II, 33Paul Edward Curtis, 79Darryl Charles Crooms Jr., 39Kelly Gracy Kipp, 46Gerald Martin Timmers, 47Kamaria Anjelika Mills, 20
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JSO is asking the public to report suspected prostitution or suspicious activity, whether online or in person.
Tips can be reported to the agency at 904-630-0500 or to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, available 24/7, at 1-888-373-7888.
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