Crime & Safety
West Alabama Prostitution Bust Results In Seven Arrests
Six men and a juvenile were arrested in a recent undercover operation by the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force.
TUSCALOOSA, AL — Six men and a juvenile were arrested in a recent undercover operation by the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force targeting people who solicit commercial sex.
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The arrests came after the suspects allegedly responded to an online ad placed by undercover officers, went to a predetermined location and offered money in exchange for sex.
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All were charged with soliciting prostitution — a Class A misdemeanor — and booked into jail with bond set at $300 each.
Those arrested:
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- Aaron Carthage, 48, of Northport
- Jeffrey Jamall Gordon, 29, of Columbus, Mississippi
- Benjamin Kannard, 47, of Eutaw
- Amar Walden, 33, of Tuscaloosa
- Davian Williams, 24, of Northport
- James Renico Rashod Wilson, 28, of Tuscaloosa
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