On Thursday, the Collin County Sheriff's Office announced its successful sting operation that took place from March 22 through March 24. Using information from informants, he expanded his investigation to include Leroy Medlin, a former Loving County Sheriffs deputy whod been fired from the San Antonio Police Department and was working as a part-time ranch hand for Jones. each comment to let us know of abusive posts. More than 60 men have been snared in a sting operation as they allegedly tried to pay for sex earlier this year at a bogus modeling studio police opened in the Houston area. According to federal officials in the Dallas branch of Homeland Security Investigations, one of the 46 men was Fort Worth pastor Lamarcus Strickland. Jones, the scion of a prominent ranching family and the top elected official in this sparsely populated West Texas county for the past 15 years, is charged with three felony counts of livestock theft and one count of engaging in organized crime potentially facing decades in prison if convicted. And an operations director of a large hospital network. Scott Wooden was arrested on Feb. 11 during a prostitution sting operation conducted by the Polk County Sheriffs Department. Miles is an award-winning reporter who has been covering North Texas for CBS 11 since 1996. / CBS Texas. So that's why we have to educate. Men looking to pay for sex who responded to the undercover adds arrived at the hotels in Frisco and Southlake only to find police waiting for them. North Texas Porch Thieves Becoming Bolder, Fort Worth Reviews Violent Crime Response Initiative. What do you think his plan was?. Jana Kilcrease. Ten people were arrested, ranging in age from 23 to 77. "They can be subjected to physical and sexual assault, robbery, and even murder. Our effort is to deter all people from seeking out this criminal behavior, and, therefore, making our County safer for everyone.. Please purchase a subscription to read our premium content. So we'll go at it from that aspect first. In addition to the trafficking task force, agencies that took part in this months operation included the Arlington, Colleyville, Dallas, Flower Mound, Frisco, Irving and Midlothian police departments; the Collin, Dallas and Tarrant county sheriffs departments; and the Dallas County district attorneys office. An additional four individuals were arrested on the second day of the operation, the news release stated. Last year, a 15-year-old girl disappeared from a Dallas Mavericks game at American Airlines Center and was found a few days later in Oklahoma City; three people were arrested on charges of human trafficking. During this weeks operation, one of the defendants negotiated a price but arrived with no money. Example video title will go here for this video. Officers responded to more than 700 messages from 73 different people in response to ads placed as part of the sting over two days. All rights reserved. Investigators also seized terabytes of data and electronic devices that were being used during the commission of these crimes. Under Texas law, grand jurors cannot be related by blood or marriage. "The victims of these heinous crimes are treated like commodities, used to make as much money as possible, as quickly as possible," Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told Fox 4. HOUSTON Six men were arrested and charged after a sex sting operation last week in Harris County, the Harris County Precinct 4 Constables Office announced Tuesday. "I want to thank the investigators who participated in this operation for their hard work and dedication to bring this group of sexual predators to justice," said Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner. I positively identified the pair as being the same reddish-brown cow and calf I had released in Loving County, he wrote. Advocates who help women and children survivors of sex trafficking said the arrests shed light on a bigger problem. These were among the 46 men arrested in a massive During the operation, investigators seized a large number of electronic devices that will undergo forensic examination and may result in additional criminal charges being filed. Each of those arrested individuals were charged with soliciting a prostitute, a state felony in Texas. Right? A week later, a Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association market inspector told Baker the cows had turned up at the Big Spring Livestock Auction in Big Spring, Texas, about two-and-a-half hours away. Police arrested a youth pastor and a high school coach and teacher for 10 men were arrested Wednesday and Thursday in a sting operation in Belton. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Inherently, minor sting operations involve the TABC going undercover to identify establishments that sell alcoholic On the first day of the operation, six individuals were arrested. And on Oct. 18, thats what he did, setting the operation into motion. A Connecticut woman says her two 10-year-old German Shepherds, Cimo and Lieben, were shot, beheaded, and killed by a hunter from New York. And the bull was eating his grass, he added. All rights reserved, Following a Delivery Truck? WebThe suicide of Bill Conradt was the November 2006 death of a local assistant district attorney in the DallasFort Worth metroplex after Texas police served him with search and arrest warrants stemming from a Dateline NBC Perverted-Justice online sting of men soliciting sex with children.. Perverted-Justice (PJ) and Dateline conducted their sting, Texas law enforcement worked to uncover a huge prostitute sting of 46 community men. In 2021, Collin County officials made 18 arrests during 'Operation Safe Halloween' and seized a number of electronic devices used to contact young children. We'd love to hear eyewitness Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.. Cloudy skies this evening followed by scattered showers and thunderstorms overnight. Residents can contact Aware Central Texas at 254-813-0968 locally or can report nationally by calling the Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 or by texting "Help" to 233733. The men looking to pay for sex responded to the ads, arrived at the hotels in Frisco and Southlake, and were greeted by police officers waiting for them. Share with Us. Robertson is with POETIC, a Dallas based organization that helps women and girls who are victims of sex trafficking. The six men identified as being from from Killeen are Jamal Davis, 23; Shawn Ginn, 37; Vicente Pereira, 47; Luis Ramirez, 32; Kevin Roe, 26; and Brian Whipple, 55. Weeks passed. The moment has gone viral on TikTok with more than one million views. Ten Central Texas men ranging in age from 23 to 77 are charged with state jail felonies 10 men were arrested Wednesday and Thursday in a sting operation in Belton. A 60-day sting operation conducted by law enforcement officers from several agencies netted the arrests of nearly a dozen suspects accused of committing crimes Its unknown if the two steers were strays, Baker wrote, but the judge piqued his suspicion about the black cow by referring to it as a wild cow in a text message. The operation was a partnership with the Bell County Organized Crime Unit, Fort Hood Military Police and Fort Hood Criminal Investigations Divisions. "Giving help and support to those who are vulnerable to being pulled into prostitution rings is a great way to start to eradicate the availability of the product.". She explained that the progression of people looking at illicit mages and videos can lead to action and put even more children in harm's way and also lead to sex trafficking. Additionally, one of them received a charge of resisting arrest, but Bell County did not identify which. ATLANTA: PROTESTERS CALL FOR 'VIOLENCE' AGAINST POLICE AFTER SHOOTING LEAVES 1 DEAD, OFFICER INJURED. And they are required to reside within the county, which has become a flashpoint since the Loving County justice of the peace in May sent four prospective jurors including Jones son and a county commissioner to jail on a contempt order for allegedly not living there. It's not immediately clear which of the suspects listed below have obtained attorneys. Police arrested 23 people after an investigation at short According to federal officials in the Dallas branch of Homeland Security Investigations, one of the 46 men was Fort Worth pastor Lamarcus Strickland. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, On Wednesday and Thursday, digital ads were posted to known websites promoting prostitution. Each of the people arrested was charged with Soliciting a Prostitute, which in Texas is a state felony. MENTONE, Texas On a December day in 2021, Loving County Judge Skeet Jones, 71, climbed atop an oilfield tank surrounded by wide-open Texas desert dressed in a business suit and toting a pair of binoculars, hoping to spot an elusive black bull. About two weeks later, Baker asked Williams to come to the sheriffs office for an interview. The backstory of what led to the arrests of Jones, a former sheriffs deputy and two ranch hands in May is chronicled in a stack of warrants obtained by NBC News. Bell County residents, who suspect or have knowledge of human trafficking or are in need of assistance themselves, can reach out locally to Aware Central Texas at 254-813-0968, or can nationally report by calling the Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888, or by texting "Help" to 233733 (BEFREE). Out of the arrests, 11 were charged with online solicitation of a minor, four with prostitution of a person less than 18-years-old, one charged with sexual performance of a child, and one with possession of child pornography. Baker obtained a brownish-red cow and calf and a black bull and equipped them with microchips. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. The men allegedly arranged online to meet at the hotels where they intended to pay for sex, authorities said. 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Skeet Jones mentioned that he and his ranch hands catch stray cattle and sell them and donate the money to boys ranches in Texas. The names of the suspects were not released by federal authorities. Chance of rain 40%. Those arrested also included a volunteer firefighter, a semi-professional hockey player, and the director of operations for a large hospital network in Texas. We also had a semi-pro hockey player. He said people have this "misconception" that sex trafficking only occurs in certain parts of Dallas. Courtesy photo. (Alvarado later told Baker hed checked the bull for markings and brands and there were none. 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