MEMPHIS, Tennessee – Eleven men have been arrested and charged with seeking sex with a minor after undercover operations in Jackson, Tennessee, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported on Monday.
The two-day human trafficking investigation, which began on August 26, placed decoy ads on websites that TBI said were known to be linked to cases of prostitution.
The youngest defendant was 24 years old and the oldest 79.
Each was booked into Madison County or Chester County Jail on $ 100,000 bond and held at Chester County Jail. A judge then lowered Gene Depriest’s bail to $ 10,000. The investigation is continuing and further charges may be laid.
The people charged were:
▪ Christophe clark (DDN: 11/24/96), Milan, Tennessee: Condescending prostitution of a minor
▪ Gene deposit (DDN: 5/17/42), Waverly, Tennessee: Condescending prostitution of a minor
▪ Charles Dunigan (DDN: 8/5/85), Jackson, Tennessee: Condescending prostitution of a minor, simple possession of
Marijuana
▪ Rickius grant (DDN: 07/24/96), West Memphis, Ark. : Condescending prostitution of a minor (2 counts), illegal
Possession of a firearm, simple possession of marijuana
▪ Troyce hudson (DDN: 05/31/75), Jackson, Tennessee: Condescending prostitution of a minor
▪ Shravan Niranjan (DDN: 11/20/78), Collierville, Tenn. : Condescending prostitution of a minor
▪ Brian Patterson (DDN: 07/23/71), Trezevant, Tennessee: Condescending prostitution of a minor (2 counts)
▪ Dustin smith (DDN: 12/1/88), Drummonds, Tenn. : Condescending prostitution of a minor
▪ Brandon williams (DDN: 5/29/82), Bartlett, Tennessee: Condescending prostitution of a minor
▪ Clyde Willis (DDN: 08/29/81), Jackson, Tennessee: Condescending prostitution of a minor (2 counts)
▪ Michael Wilson (DDN: 12/29/69), Trenton, Tennessee: Condescending prostitution of a minor
TBI’s Anti-Human Trafficking Unit has partnered with the Jackson Police Department, Madison County Sheriff’s Office, Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the 26th District Attorney General, Jody Pickens, as part of Operation United Front, a 12-state human trafficking operation led by Missouri. Attorney General’s Office and Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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