{"id":147627,"date":"2026-02-02T16:01:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T16:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/147627\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T16:01:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T16:01:19","slug":"lubbock-human-trafficking-operation-leads-to-20-arrests-10-victims-rescued-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/147627\/","title":{"rendered":"Lubbock Human Trafficking Operation Leads To 20 Arrests, 10 Victims Rescued"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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

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

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

\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 said<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n

Individuals Arrested and Charges Filed<\/p>\n

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

Felony Charges
\nDaniel John Forgione, 63 \u2013 Solicitation of prostitution
\nSon Hoang Tran, 54 \u2013 Solicitation of prostitution
\nDiego Arrendondo, 37 \u2013 Solicitation of prostitution (ICE detainer)
\nFrancisco Manuel Romero, 26 \u2013 Solicitation of prostitution
\nRay Anthony Herrera, 59 \u2013 Solicitation of prostitution
\nGabor Plosz, 34 \u2013 Solicitation of prostitution (ICE detainer)
\nOluwaseye Peter Oyetade, 35 \u2013 Solicitation of prostitution
\nAngel Anthony Contreras-Fuentes, 24 \u2013 Solicitation of prostitution
\nJustin Mathis, 44 \u2013 Solicitation of prostitution
\nWesley Adam Walker, 46 \u2013 Solicitation of prostitution; unlawful carrying of a weapon; manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance; possession of marijuana
\nJeffrey McClanahan, 43 \u2013 Solicitation of prostitution
\nTsamarte Ryan, 27 \u2013 Solicitation of prostitution
\nJamil Willis, 43 \u2013 Promotion of prostitution (warrant)
\nFu Gao, 66 \u2013 Aggravated promotion of prostitution (warrant)
\nBiwu Liu, 32 \u2013 Aggravated promotion of prostitution (warrant)
\nGriselda Alexandra Chavira, 26 \u2013 Prostitution
\nFelony and Misdemeanor ChargesMisdemeanor Charges
\nWilliam Bryan Terrell, 49 \u2013 Interference with public duties; resisting arrest\/search\/transport
\nJason Rachels, 44 \u2013 Warrant for attempted solicitation of prostitution
\nVeronica Marie Chavez, 35 \u2013 Misdemeanor charge
\nResources for Victims<\/p>\n

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

Voice of Hope: 806-763-7273 | voiceofhopetexas.org
\nNational Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888 | humantraffickinghotline.org
\nNational Center for Missing & 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…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":147628,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[6974,61536,168,170,169,3605,61537,1225,45778],"class_list":{"0":"post-147627","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lubbock","8":"tag-human-trafficking","9":"tag-law-enforcement-operations","10":"tag-lubbock","11":"tag-lubbock-headlines","12":"tag-lubbock-news","13":"tag-lubbock-police-department","14":"tag-prostitution-charges","15":"tag-public-safety","16":"tag-texas-crime"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147627","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=147627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147627\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}