Crime & Safety

Fifteen Arrested In Prostitution Sting

Operation to crack down on prostitution in the Pelham Road area nets more than a dozen arrests, with 17 charges.

A crackdown on prostitution netted 15 arrests Thursday, the Greenville County Sheriff's Office confirmed Friday.

Laura Campbell, public information officer for the agency, said Friday that a prostitution sting in the area of Pelham Road and Interstate 85 was a success, resulting in a total of 17 charges filed against 15 people. The men taken into custody were trying to solicit prostitution during the operation.

The 15 men were booked at the Greenville County Detention Center and their bond was set at a hearing Friday morning.

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The charges are as follows:

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Gustavo Chavez – Prostitution

James Joseph Robbins – False Information and Prostitution

Ricardo Anaya – Prostitution

Gregori Luke Pollastrini – Prostitution

Dashun Kareem Twitty – Prostitution

Christopher Brandon Vickery – Prostitution

Demetrice Mathias Smith – Prostitution

Luis Felipe Pedraza – Prostitution

James Lee Hines – Prostitution

Robert Edward Schwab – Prostitution

Larry Andrew Hickman – Prostitution

James Craig Gibson – Prostitution

Robert Henry Marshall – Prostitution

Warren Arthur Faucett – Prostitution

Not all mug shots were available Friday afternoon.

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