Nine Nabbed In Merced Human Trafficking Sting, Police Say

January 31, 2018 05:18 PM 

 

A joint effort in Merced nabbed two alleged human traffickers and seven alleged johns in a recent prostitution sting, according to police.

Two Merced police units, the Disruptive Area Response Team and Gang Violence Suppression Unit, conducted undercover operations last Thursday, Friday and Saturday, police said in a news release. It was part of a statewide effort against human trafficking and prostitution.

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Two Men Arrested On Human Trafficking Charges

Two men face charges after police said they ran an online sex trafficking operation.

One of the victims was able to escape Monday to get help and told officers she was being held against her will by Jarvis Anderson and Lawrence Jackson, along with another victim at a hotel.

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Multiple Arrested In Connection With Human Trafficking Ring In Alamance County

ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. -- The U.S. Marshal's Office arrested two people Wednesday in connection with a two-month human trafficking and prostitution investigation in Alamance County.

Briana Lashera Morrison, 30, and William Lee Reynolds, 30, were arrested by the U.S. Marshal's Fugitive Task Force at the Econo Lodge in Burlington, according to Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson.

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