{"id":328124,"date":"2026-07-03T06:05:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T06:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/328124\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T06:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T06:05:12","slug":"operation-county-line-jso-partner-agencies-arrest-29-in-online-prostitution-sting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/328124\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation County Line: JSO, partner agencies arrest 29 in online prostitution sting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (CBS12)  \u2014 A Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office prostitution investigation led to the arrest of 29 people, the agency announced Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>According to JSO, the sheriff\u2019s office partnered with the Intercept Task Force and the Clay County Sheriff\u2019s Office to launch Operation County Line. The goal of the operation was to target those using online sites to solicit or offer prostitution.<\/p>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/teenage-crime-martin-county-teens-arrested-after-14-year-old-robbed-at-gun-point-martin-county-sheriffs-office-fake-rolex-shotgun-snapchat-pratt-whitney-road-k-9-aviation-unit-911-chase-take-down-crime-crackdown-treasure-coast-kia-ski-masks-monterey-us1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Martin County teens arrested after 14-year-old boy robbed at gunpoint<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The sheriff\u2019s office says prostitution is a misdemeanor, but it is a crime that fuels human trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>The 29 suspects arrested are:<\/p>\n<p>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-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<\/p>\n<p>In South Florida, a separate multi-agency investigation led to the arrest of seven individuals as part of a human trafficking operation ahead of World Cup matches. The operation, announced Thursday, targeted people seeking to exploit minors for commercial sex acts and involved partnerships with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies across South Florida.<\/p>\n<p>JSO asks residents who suspect prostitution or suspicious activity to call 904-630-0500. They can also contact the 24\/7 National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 A Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office prostitution investigation led to the arrest of 29 people, the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":328125,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-328124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=328124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328124\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/328125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=328124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=328124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=328124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}