If you have a subscription, please log in or sign up for an account on our website to continue. It's all over the metroplex.". Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. The Sheriff's Department said they are concerned about possible links between prostitution and human trafficking. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Authorities in Texas have arrested nearly 50 people, including one high school teacher and a youth pastor, as part of a sting operation aimed at combatting sex trafficking. (Tarrant County Sheriff's Office). BELTON, Texas ( FOX 44) A prostitution sting in Bell County has resulted in ten arrests. Additionally, one of them received a charge of resisting arrest, but Bell County did not identify which. By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Texas law enforcement worked to uncover a huge prostitute sting of 46 community men. There was a problem saving your notification. WISCONSIN MAN INDICTED IN FORCED LABOR CASE INVOLVING WOMAN HELD AGAINST HER WILL FOR TWO YEARS, Although the names of the 46 suspects have not been released, the Lewisville Independent School District confirmed Marcus High School teacher and football coach Cecil Tim Morrison was among them. Roughly a dozen law enforcement agencies participated in the operation Jan. 12 and 13 at the Hyatt near Stonebriar Centre in Frisco and the Hilton at Southlake Town Square. In the past, we have heard public criticism to operations like this that amounted to this is just sex between consenting adults, Chief Deputy TJ Cruz said, but thats far from the truth., In a previous sting, we arrested an individual with body bags, duct tape, bleach in his trunk, Cruz continued. Known as "Operation Home Alone", law enforcement officials used the undercover operation to target suspects believed to have been preying on young adolescents online. (Tarrant County Sheriff's Office). On Thursday, the Collin County Sheriff's Office announced its successful sting operation that took place from March 22 through March 24. The Central Texas sting operation from August 1 to August 4 involved Bell County investigators posing online as a juvenile under 17 years old. Loving County, the least-populated county in the continental U.S., had 57 residents as of the latest U.S. Census Bureau estimate. Sarah Bahari, Staff writer. The Bell County Sheriffs Department, with its partners the Bell County 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. 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Police arrested 23 people after an investigation at short-term rentals in Plano and Dallas. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. During this weeks operation, one of the defendants negotiated a price but arrived with no money. "In some of these stings you see blue-collar workers, executives, all types, but in this specific one, there's a number of first responders, and we expect first responders either help us in an unsafe situation, or we feel safe with them," said Hohman. Baker made it over there before they could be sold, he wrote. We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content. 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. We'd love to hear eyewitness Define Prostitution in Texas A person can be charged with prostitution under Section 43.02 of the Texas Penal Code in two situations: Many prostitutes are themselves victims of human trafficking, Cruz said. Busse, the sheriff, denied that to Baker. Market data provided by Factset. In 2021, Collin County officials made 18 arrests during 'Operation Safe Halloween' and seized a number of electronic devices used to contact young children. No, the sheriff replied, hed never gotten a report of stray cattle from anyone on the judges ranch, the records state. The story behind the cattle sting starts on March 2, 2021, when Special Ranger Marty Baker, 58, was dispatched from Midland, Texas, to Loving County to investigate the shooting deaths of five black stray cattle. Additionally, one of the men received a charge of resisting arrest. It's well known that prostitutes walk the streets nightly in a rundown part of Northwest Dallas. In Texas, the solicitation of prostitution is considered a felony and is punishable with up two years in prison and a $10,000 fine. But for weeks, the black bull continued to elude Jones and his ranch hands, even though they put out feed and water, Baker wrote. WACO, Texas (FOX 44) Twelve arrests have been made in a McLennan County prostitution sting. 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. She previously worked as a writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where she covered a bit of everything. Daniel Johnson, a resident of Texas, sang "Hallelujah Here Below" by Elevation Worship to his premature son, Remington Hayze Johnson. The investigation involved nearly three dozen law enforcement agencies from across North Texas and from as far away as Alaska. A police sting operation in Texas City led to the arrest of two women on prostitution charges and 11 men allegedly seeking prostitutes, Texas City police said Monday. 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ATLANTA: PROTESTERS CALL FOR 'VIOLENCE' AGAINST POLICE AFTER SHOOTING LEAVES 1 DEAD, OFFICER INJURED. I positively identified the pair as being the same reddish-brown cow and calf I had released in Loving County, he wrote. The Wheat Ranch no longer runs cattle, Sparks said. TheDallas Police Department (DPD) said its Special Investigation Division ran an operation targeting online sex trafficking in the city of Dallas and Collin County. He knows.. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. All rights reserved, Following a Delivery Truck? First published on January 20, 2023 / 10:14 PM. 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The men face charges of solicitation of prostitution, a felony in Texas punishable with up two years in prison and a $10,000 fine, When you think of trafficking, you think of streets in Dallas or Fort Worth or strip clubs, said Agent John Perez, who oversees the North Texas Trafficking Task Force, part of Homeland Security Investigations. Cecil Tim Morrison, a teacher at Marcus High School and the football teams offensive coordinator, resigned after his arrest for solicitation of a prostitute, according to the Lewisville Independent School District (ISD). Thank you for reading! The undercover officers placed ads that blended in with countless others found online, according to CBS News. "In a previous sting, we arrested an individual with body bags, duct tape, and bleach in his trunk. Then Baker got a tip on Nov. 4 that the reddish-brown cow and her calf had been captured and were penned up on the Joneses family ranch, the warrants state. So we'll go at it from that aspect first. Agents in both Texas and Mississippi teamed up making a total of 15 arrests. racist or sexually-oriented language. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.. Cloudy skies this evening followed by scattered showers and thunderstorms overnight. Rich said many of the arrests were the result of leads generated through reporting to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The operation wrapped up Friday with the rescue of 28 children and the arrest of 59 people who are now facing at least 80 criminal charges. The North Texas Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and FBI Dallas Divisions Child Exploitation Task Force said Friday that from Jan. 16 through Feb. 10 highly skilled computer crimes investigators from agencies around North Texas took part in Operation Janus, an effort to identify and rescue children forced into sexual acts and arrest the abusers who were trafficking images and videos of those acts online. These were among the 46 men arrested in a massive undercover prostitution sting this month in Frisco and Southlake, local and federal authorities announced. (In Texas, the penalty for killing a stray cow is a felony with the same possible punishment as stealing one up to 10 years in jail.). Dallas police officer fired, another suspended over separate incidents, officials say, Thunderstorms roll through North Texas. A high school teacher and football coach. What's next? 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. The Dallas Police Department (DPD) said its Special Investigation Division ran an operation targeting online sex trafficking in the city of Dallas and Collin County. Officers responded to more than 700 messages from 73 different people in response to ads placed as part of the sting over two days. Legal Statement. The operation wrapped up Friday with the rescue of 28 children and the arrest of 59 people who are now facing at least 80 criminal charges. Officials in El Paso, Midland, Ector and Tom Green recovered 70 children ranging in age from 10 to 17 who were victims of sex trafficking, physical and sexual abuse, according to a press release from the Department of Homeland Security. The Dallas Police Department's Special Investigation Division ran an operation targeting online sex trafficking in the city of Dallas and Collin County. Roughly a dozen law enforcement agencies participated in the 2-day operation on Jan. 12 and 13 at the Hilton at Southlake Town Square and the Hyatt Regency near Stonebriar Centre in Frisco, Texas. All rights reserved. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. 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Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. These are individuals that we've told our children are safe. A youth pastor. Ten people were arrested, ranging in age from 23 to 77. In early January, they had a solid sighting on the nearby Wheat Ranch, owned by the family of a legendary wildcatter, J.J. Officers responded to more than 700 messages from 73 different people in response to ads placed as part of the sting over two days. that is degrading to another person. I wasn't a BeyHive member. The moment has gone viral on TikTok with more than one million views. "There are known incidents, though many go unreported, of johns being assaulted, robbed and, right here in Bell County, recently murdered, Cruz said. Bakers conversation with the judge turned to the black bull. It's the biggest roundup from a prostitution sting operation in recent memory and shows it's a crime that's not just happening in urban areas. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) conducts minor sting operations as part of its enforcement of these laws, and the TABC is very transparent about the manner in which they conduct these operations. Galveston police along with Texas DPS, Galveston County Sheriff's Office, and Homeland Security made 14 arrests with 16 total charges after conducting an operation to target online solicitation of minors and solicitation of prostitution. This is the second extensive commercial sex sting operation involving North Texas suburbs in recent months. In Frisco, two hotels were used for the undercover operation by the Department of Homeland Security. "There are known incidents, though many go unreported, of johns being assaulted, robbed and, right here in Bell County, recently murdered," Cruz said. Ten people were arrested, "These predators are very sophisticated in their use of technology and exploit online forums to target and communicate with children. So they put the mother in the pen and let her call her calf up, so they could catch it. 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 And an operations director of a large hospital network. And the bull was eating his grass, he added. Why try to catch him if it was so hard? But theres a lot of demand in the suburbs.. Williams told Baker the bull was feral and came from the river, according to the warrants. She said the support she got from other teams was 'overwhelming. Baker wrote in the warrant that Jones told him during the interview at the sheriffs office that his understanding of the estray law is that if cattle are not marked, anyone can claim them., Jones told Baker the sheriff had given him permission to take strays to sale as long as they werent marked or branded. WACO, Texas (FOX 44) Twelve arrests have been made in a McLennan County prostitution sting. Chief Deputy TJ Cruz explained that operations like these are meant to protect public safety and prevent human trafficking. 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. HOUSTON The day Texass new law regarding solicitation of prostitution went into effect, Houston police ran a sting operation in an area known as the Bissonnet Track.. A high school teacher and football coach. Each of the defendants arrests have been reviewed by the Bell County District Attorneys office and all criminal charges have been accepted, the release stated. "They can be subjected to physical and sexual assault, robbery, and even murder. Example video title will go here for this video. 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. Teachers, firemen, nurses, and so that's extremely concerning in this particular operation. About two weeks later, Baker asked Williams to come to the sheriffs office for an interview. Alongside the Bell County Organized Crime Unit, the Fort Hood Military Police and the Fort Hood Criminal Investigations Division, the Sheriff's Department conducted a two-day sting operation in Central Texas. We also had a semi-pro hockey player. This is the second extensive commercial sex sting operation involving North Texas suburbs in recent months. The arrestees of this operation are listed below: They may be geared to catching online predators using sites like BackPage.com, drug dealers or johns using Texas just became the first state to make a first-time solicitation of prostitution offense a felony. According to federal officials in the Dallas branch of Homeland Security Investigations, one of the 46 men was Fort Worth pastor Lamarcus Strickland. Officers then responded to more than 700 messages from 73 different people in response to the ads over two days. "Those who traffic victims are the scourge of the earth, and we will continue to target those responsible for the trafficking and those who solicit sex from them.". Legal Statement. 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. On Jan. 6, the same day that Sparks and Jones chatted at the courthouse, Baker got a tip that the black bull was en route from Jones ranch to the Big Spring Sale Barn. Williams arrived with Jones, who asked to talk to Baker. Sarah Bahari is a trending news reporter. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Some individuals are in custody but charges are pending.Additional names and charges are to be released. Another concern is for potential solicitors or johns themselves, who have often become the victims of other crimes. Federal authorities arrested 46 men in two days after its investigation of sex trafficking cases in North Texas. "Our primary goal is to protect children. Baker recently was appointed police chief in Coleman, Texas his hometown and left his job as a special ranger, though Fuchs said Baker will still see this case However, Perez said, "In reality, it's not. Police arrested 23 people after an investigation at short It's not immediately clear which of the suspects listed below have obtained attorneys. Inherently, minor sting operations involve the TABC going undercover to identify establishments that sell alcoholic Be Proactive. Bell County Sheriffs Department released the identities of 10 men arrested on prostitution charges in a human trafficking suppression operation that concluded Thursday, according to a news release Saturday. Law enforcement groups say over the course of the operation, 28 children were rescued from online sexual abuse, and investigators seized terabytes of data and Keep it Clean. 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. BELL COUNTY, Texas - 10 people ranging in age from 23 to 77 from all over Central Texas were arrested following a prostitution sting in Bell County. Some of these were teachers who have direct access to our children. NBC 5 has also learned the arrested individuals include paramedics, firefighters, a teacher and a nurse and that some of the victims targeted young children, including infants. Advocates who help women and children survivors of sex trafficking said the arrests shed light on a bigger problem. What Jones most likely didnt realize from his steel perch as he scanned the horizon: He, too, was being watched as part of a cattle-rustling sting operation devised by special rangers with the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. 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. (Alvarado later told Baker hed checked the bull for markings and brands and there were none. ", The Sheriffs Department says it's also concerned with the potential connection between prostitution and human trafficking. Law officials say 15 arrests were made following an undercover online child solicitation operation. Jones and his family members through blood or marriage have a tight grip on the local government, serving as judge, clerk, county attorney and constable. After trying fruitlessly to catch them by putting out feed as bait, Jones and Medlin and the other ranch hands rounded them up in September with the help of a helicopter. According to federal officials in the Dallas branch of Homeland Security Investigations, one of the 46 men was Fort Worth pastor Lamarcus Strickland. The Bell County Sheriffs Department, with its partners the Bell County Organized Crime Unit, th Baker wrote in the warrants that he had spoken briefly with the judge, whose late father, Elgin Punk Jones served as the sheriff for 28 years. I applaud the dedication of these task force groups, including members of the Dallas Police Department, to bring these suspects to justice. It just makes you wonder, where the hell the world is going?". EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) In January 2022, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Criminal Investigations Division (CID) conducted multiple Adult Prostitution Operations and Online Solicitation of Minor Operations throughout the West Texas Region. John Perez with Homeland Security Investigations oversaw an operation involving undercover officers placing ads that blended in with countless others found online. 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