Special Investigators at TTPD along with investigators from the Bowie County Sheriff’s Office, the FBI, and the Texas Department of Public Safety conducted a sting operation that led to arrests of men trying to have sex with what they believed to be an underage girl.
Great work from our local investigators… KEEP IT UP!
Media Release:
Our Special Investigations Unit conducted a sting operation over the last two days in an effort to combat child sexual trafficking in our area and arrested three people.
Officers posted a fake ad on a website known to offer prostitution services and then posed as an underage girl when men responded to the ad. Even though the “girl” told each of them that she talked to that she was underage, each of the three men still wanted to come meet up with her and offered to pay her for sex. When the guys showed up and knocked, they were shocked when several police officers answered the door instead of the young girl they were expecting.
All the suspects were arrested and booked into the Bi-State Jail. We charged Adarius Wills, 33, for Online Solicitation of a Minor (Sexual Conduct) and Delivery of Marijuana. His bond was set at $85,000. Telvin Wilson, 31, was also charged with Online Solicitation of a Minor (Sexual Conduct), and his bond was set at $100,000. James Willis, 37, was charged with Online Solicitation of a Minor (Sexual Conduct), Delivery of a Controlled Substance, Resisting Arrest, Evading Arrest, Abandoning/Endangering a Child with Intent to Return, and Possession of a Controlled Substance. His bond has not yet been set.
Thank you to the investigators with the Bowie County Sheriff’s Office, FBI, and Texas Department of Public Safety for their invaluable help with this operation.
James Willis, 37, was charged with Online Solicitation of a Minor (Sexual Conduct), Delivery of a Controlled Substance, Resisting Arrest, Evading Arrest, Abandoning/Endangering a Child with Intent to Return, and Possession of a Controlled Substance.Adarius Wills, 33, for Online Solicitation of a Minor (Sexual Conduct) and Delivery of Marijuana. His bond was set at $85,000.Telvin Wilson, 31, was also charged with Online Solicitation of a Minor (Sexual Conduct), and his bond was set at $100,000.
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