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Suspects Jowuan Lawrence Shorter, 30, and Kylee Lynn Berry, 27. <\/p>\n
FOX 2 – Two people have been charged in a Southfield human trafficking investigation after being arrested Saturday.<\/p>\n
The backstory:<\/p>\n
The man, from Inkster, and a Pennsylvania woman were charged with multiple felonies including human trafficking after police took them into custody at a hotel.<\/p>\n
Jowuan Lawrence Shorter, 30, and Kylee Lynn Berry, 27, of Connelsville, Pa., were arraigned Monday on charges of operating a human trafficking enterprise \u2013 a 15-year felony \u2013 and accepting earnings of prostitution \u2013 a 20-year felony.<\/p>\n
Berry was also charged with possession of a controlled substance. They are each being held on $50,000 bond after their arraignment in Southfield district court.<\/p>\n
Investigators also found suspected cocaine and fentanyl and evidence supporting human trafficking.<\/p>\n
“Our collective anti-human trafficking efforts continue to grow with our strong partnerships across the area,” Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said in a statement. “In this case, Southfield police were
integral in their efforts, communication and teamwork.”<\/p>\n
Shorter and Berry were arrested after a 47-year-old Detroit man contacted Southfield police, complaining he had been robbed by two men while he was inside a hotel room.<\/p>\n
The Detroit man told investigators he had gone to the hotel to meet with a sex worker earlier Saturday morning.<\/p>\n
The Oakland County Sheriff\u2019s Office and with the assistance of the Southfield police, was contacted about a case of possible human trafficking. obtained search warrants for two rooms at the hotel.<\/p>\n
The Source: Information for this report is from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.<\/p>\n
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