{"id":147456,"date":"2026-02-02T13:06:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T13:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/147456\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T13:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T13:06:07","slug":"lubbock-human-trafficking-operation-leads-to-20-arrests-10-victims-rescued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/147456\/","title":{"rendered":"Lubbock Human Trafficking Operation Leads To 20 Arrests, 10 Victims Rescued"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A monthlong, multi-agency human trafficking operation in Lubbock resulted in the rescue of 10 victims and the arrest of 20 individuals, according to information released by the Lubbock Police Department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The operation was conducted throughout January and coordinated with National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. It was led by the Lubbock Police Department\u2019s Special Operations Human Trafficking Unit, with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, and the Lubbock County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police said the rescued victims were connected with Voice of Hope, a Lubbock-based organization that provides services and resources for survivors of human trafficking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcbd.com\/2026\/01\/30\/10-victims-rescued-20-felony-arrests-made-lubbock-human-trafficking-operation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:According;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">According<\/a> to law enforcement, 16 individuals face felony charges, one individual faces both felony and misdemeanor charges, and three individuals face misdemeanor charges stemming from the operation. Several suspects were also held on federal immigration detainers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWhile the operation has concluded, the Lubbock Police Department, in conjunction with its area law enforcement partners, remains committed in its fight against human trafficking here in the Hub City and beyond,\u201d the department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/news\/10-victims-rescued-lubbock-human-trafficking-bust-20-facing-charges\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:said;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">said<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals Arrested and Charges Filed<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Authorities released the following names and charges related to the operation. All individuals are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.<\/p>\n<p>Felony Charges<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Daniel John Forgione, 63 \u2013 Solicitation of prostitution<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Son Hoang Tran, 54 \u2013 Solicitation of prostitution<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Diego Arrendondo, 37 \u2013 Solicitation of prostitution (ICE detainer)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Francisco Manuel Romero, 26 \u2013 Solicitation of prostitution<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ray Anthony Herrera, 59 \u2013 Solicitation of prostitution<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gabor Plosz, 34 \u2013 Solicitation of prostitution (ICE detainer)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Oluwaseye Peter Oyetade, 35 \u2013 Solicitation of prostitution<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Angel Anthony Contreras-Fuentes, 24 \u2013 Solicitation of prostitution<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Justin Mathis, 44 \u2013 Solicitation of prostitution<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wesley Adam Walker, 46 \u2013 Solicitation of prostitution; unlawful carrying of a weapon; manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance; possession of marijuana<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jeffrey McClanahan, 43 \u2013 Solicitation of prostitution<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tsamarte Ryan, 27 \u2013 Solicitation of prostitution<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jamil Willis, 43 \u2013 Promotion of prostitution (warrant)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fu Gao, 66 \u2013 Aggravated promotion of prostitution (warrant)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Biwu Liu, 32 \u2013 Aggravated promotion of prostitution (warrant)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Griselda Alexandra Chavira, 26 \u2013 Prostitution<\/p>\n<p>Felony and Misdemeanor Charges<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Samuel Logan Wing, 28 \u2013 Solicitation of prostitution (felony); resisting arrest\/search\/transport (misdemeanor)<\/p>\n<p>Misdemeanor Charges<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">William Bryan Terrell, 49 \u2013 Interference with public duties; resisting arrest\/search\/transport<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jason Rachels, 44 \u2013 Warrant for attempted solicitation of prostitution<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Veronica Marie Chavez, 35 \u2013 Misdemeanor charge<\/p>\n<p>Resources for Victims<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Authorities encouraged anyone who may be a victim of human trafficking or who knows someone in need of assistance to contact the following organizations:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Voice of Hope: 806-763-7273 | voiceofhopetexas.org<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888 | humantraffickinghotline.org<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">National Center for Missing &amp; Exploited Children: 1-800-THE-LOST | missingkids.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A monthlong, multi-agency human trafficking operation in Lubbock resulted in the rescue of 10 victims and the arrest&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":147457,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[19667,6974,61493,168,170,169,3605,49949,40978,6877,61494],"class_list":["post-147456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-homeland-security-investigations","tag-human-trafficking","tag-individuals","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news","tag-lubbock-police-department","tag-national-human-trafficking-awareness-month","tag-solicitation","tag-texas-department-of-public-safety","tag-voice-of-hope"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147456\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}