(LEE COUNTY) - Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Opelika Police, Lee County District Attorney’s Office and Covenant Rescue Group conducted an undercover sting operation that lead to the apprehension of 17 men suspected of attempting to arrange sexual encounters with a child.
During the operation, undercover Investigators chatted online with 249 individuals, and 17 of those traveled to meet a female they believed to be 15-years-old at a motel in Lee County.
July 18-19, the following individuals were arrested on allegations of prostitution with a minor: Wesley Lamar Thomas (age 33) and Quinton Devaughn Henderson (age 23), Jacinto Garcia Perez (age 45), Stephen Michael Jones (age 39), Deangelo Bernard Farrow (age 27), and James Christopher Barrett (age 44).
On July 20, Deontavian Zavarious Woody (age 32), Sung Hoon Lee (age 29), Ronnie L. Johnson (age 51), Michael Dylan Johnson (age 23), Luis Alonso Antonio Contreras (age 31), Jordan Isaiah Paradise (age 25), Daniel Christopher Kendrick (age 41), Alfonzo Gomez Guzman (age 27), Mario Kantrell Carter (age 32), and Carl Bellamy (age 26).
Willie James Harris (age 31) was also arrested on charges of traveling to meet a minor, electronic solicitation of a minor, and felony promoting prostitution of a minor.
Each defendant has a bond of at least $110,000.00.
