15 people arrested in Montgomery-area sex trafficking operation
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrests of 15 people in a sex trafficking investigation.
Montgomery County Assistant Chief Deputy Wesley Richerson says the investigation involved the sheriff’s office, the Montgomery Police Department, The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Service. Richarson says the investigation took place Thursday and Friday, Dec. 7-8.
Richerson says the 15 people arrested have been charged with attempted human trafficking in the first degree, electronic solicitation of a child and traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act.
These are the suspects:
Leon Johnson, 50
Malik Hazama, 36
Key Darine Dashun Coley, 28
Jesus Alejandro Lopez-Vicente, 32
Jalen Miller, 22
Anthony Allen, 22
Jordan Addison Dukes, 30
James Earl Ellis, III 28
Robert Anthony Lusco Jr. 56
Quentin Lamar Jones, 26
Johnny Lee Timmons, 29
Flanzy Lee Harris, 43
Al’Shon Tupactre Latrell Walker, 21
Jarvis Frost, 25
Charity Devontay Wright, 24
Richerson says Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham will hold a news conference in the coming days to release more details.
“The Sheriff’s Office takes sexual related crimes seriously, and we will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to relentlessly pursue individuals who prey on our children and jeopardize the safety of our community,” Richerson said.
