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25 June 2026 US 🇺🇸
▫️Operation Fool’s End: Several arrested after undercover operation targeting online child predators, Leon Co. deputies say
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Seven people have been arrested following a multi-agency undercover operation targeting online child predators, according to the Leon County Sheriff’s Office.
Those seven suspects include Christopher Brewer, Maxwell Brower, Jason Callahan, Jordan Harting, Tyler Haude, Amontea Mitchell and Jeffery Wharton, LCSO revealed during a press conference Wednesday morning.
Each of the suspects faces charges related to online solicitation and exploitation of children, according to the sheriff’s office.
Specifically, charges stemming from the operation include traveling to meet a minor, online solicitation of a minor, promoting a sexual performance by a child, attempted human trafficking of a minor, transmission of harmful material to minors and use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony, deputies wrote in a press release.
https://www.wctv.tv/2026/06/24/several-arrested-after-undercover-operation-targeting-online-child-predators-leon-co-deputies-say/ (VIDEO)
▫️BTPD: Six arrested after undercover operation targeting online predators
BRISTOL, Tenn. — The Bristol, Tennessee Police Department (BTPD) said in a release on Wednesday that six individuals were arrested after an undercover operation targeting suspected online predators.
The BTPD said each suspect engaged in conversations of an explicit sexual nature with the BTPD posing as a female under the age of 18.
The suspects and charges are below, courtesy of the BTPD:
• Darren Coffey, 27, Morristown. Arrested on May 7; Sexual exploitation of a minor via electronic means; Solicitation of a minor & Patronizing prostitution of a minor
• Justin Miller, 31, Elizabethton. Arrested on May 22: Sexual exploitation of a minor via electronic means; Solicitation of a minor.
• James Gross, 22, Bristol, Tenn. Arrested on June 1: Sexual exploitation of a minor via electronic means & Solicitation of a minor
• Gabriel Rose, 23, Bluff City. Arrested on June 9: Sexual exploitation of a minor via electronic means & Solicitation of a minor
• Robert Isbell, 53, Bristol, Tenn. Arrested on June 11: Sexual exploitation of a minor via electronic means
• Isbell is a registered sex offender, and with the assistance of the Bristol, Virginia, Police Department, was located and taken into custody in Bristol, Virginia, where he was further charged as a fugitive from justice.
• Jason Baker, 46, Bristol, Tenn. Arrested on June 16: Sexual exploitation of a minor via electronic means & Solicitation of a minor
» https://youtu.be/dP-ea9OQCIE (VIDEO)
» https://www.wjhl.com/news/crime/btpd-six-arrested-after-undercover-operation-targeting-online-predators/
» https://wcyb.com/news/local/undercover-operation-targeting-online-predators-leads-to-six-arrests
▫️Multiple agencies conduct human trafficking sting in Branch County
COLDWATER, MI – Multiple law enforcement agencies conducted a coordinated human trafficking and sex trafficking operation Tuesday in Branch County.
During the operation, officers contacted several potential trafficking victims and provided them with victim-centered services and support through partners including S.A.F.E. Place and the Branch County Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (BCCADSV).
Additional operational details were not released due to the ongoing nature of related investigations and pending charging decisions by the Branch County Prosecutor’s Office.
https://wtvbam.com/2026/06/24/951602/
@ENDHUMANTRAFFICKING
25 June 2026 US 🇺🇸
▫️Operation Fool’s End: Several arrested after undercover operation targeting online child predators, Leon Co. deputies say
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Seven people have been arrested following a multi-agency undercover operation targeting online child predators, according to the Leon County Sheriff’s Office.
Those seven suspects include Christopher Brewer, Maxwell Brower, Jason Callahan, Jordan Harting, Tyler Haude, Amontea Mitchell and Jeffery Wharton, LCSO revealed during a press conference Wednesday morning.
Each of the suspects faces charges related to online solicitation and exploitation of children, according to the sheriff’s office.
Specifically, charges stemming from the operation include traveling to meet a minor, online solicitation of a minor, promoting a sexual performance by a child, attempted human trafficking of a minor, transmission of harmful material to minors and use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony, deputies wrote in a press release.
https://www.wctv.tv/2026/06/24/several-arrested-after-undercover-operation-targeting-online-child-predators-leon-co-deputies-say/ (VIDEO)
▫️BTPD: Six arrested after undercover operation targeting online predators
BRISTOL, Tenn. — The Bristol, Tennessee Police Department (BTPD) said in a release on Wednesday that six individuals were arrested after an undercover operation targeting suspected online predators.
The BTPD said each suspect engaged in conversations of an explicit sexual nature with the BTPD posing as a female under the age of 18.
The suspects and charges are below, courtesy of the BTPD:
• Darren Coffey, 27, Morristown. Arrested on May 7; Sexual exploitation of a minor via electronic means; Solicitation of a minor & Patronizing prostitution of a minor
• Justin Miller, 31, Elizabethton. Arrested on May 22: Sexual exploitation of a minor via electronic means; Solicitation of a minor.
• James Gross, 22, Bristol, Tenn. Arrested on June 1: Sexual exploitation of a minor via electronic means & Solicitation of a minor
• Gabriel Rose, 23, Bluff City. Arrested on June 9: Sexual exploitation of a minor via electronic means & Solicitation of a minor
• Robert Isbell, 53, Bristol, Tenn. Arrested on June 11: Sexual exploitation of a minor via electronic means
• Isbell is a registered sex offender, and with the assistance of the Bristol, Virginia, Police Department, was located and taken into custody in Bristol, Virginia, where he was further charged as a fugitive from justice.
• Jason Baker, 46, Bristol, Tenn. Arrested on June 16: Sexual exploitation of a minor via electronic means & Solicitation of a minor
» https://youtu.be/dP-ea9OQCIE (VIDEO)
» https://www.wjhl.com/news/crime/btpd-six-arrested-after-undercover-operation-targeting-online-predators/
» https://wcyb.com/news/local/undercover-operation-targeting-online-predators-leads-to-six-arrests
▫️Multiple agencies conduct human trafficking sting in Branch County
COLDWATER, MI – Multiple law enforcement agencies conducted a coordinated human trafficking and sex trafficking operation Tuesday in Branch County.
During the operation, officers contacted several potential trafficking victims and provided them with victim-centered services and support through partners including S.A.F.E. Place and the Branch County Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (BCCADSV).
Additional operational details were not released due to the ongoing nature of related investigations and pending charging decisions by the Branch County Prosecutor’s Office.
https://wtvbam.com/2026/06/24/951602/
@ENDHUMANTRAFFICKING