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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