West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force Arrests 20 In Operation

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force says it made 20 arrests during an undercover operation conducted by the multi-agency unit in Tuscaloosa on Friday and Saturday nights.

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Five of the suspects were charged with both traveling to meet a minor for an unlawful sex act and electronic solicitation of a child. The Task Force also said 15 other suspects were arrested for soliciting prostitution.

“The officers working this detail did an outstanding job on these cases,” said Lt. Darren Beams, commander of the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force. “Operations like these are crucial in the fight to prevent human trafficking from happening in our area.”

Here is a list of the suspects and their charges:

• Zachary Nathaniel Bradley, 20, of Tuscaloosa - Traveling to meet a minor for an unlawful sex act ( $60,000 bond), electronic solicitation of a child ( $30,000 bond).
• John Stephen Shoemaker, 64, of Tuscaloosa - Traveling to meet a minor for an unlawful sex act ( $60,000 bond), electronic solicitation of a child ( $30,000 bond).
• Terence Xavier Colvin, 23, of Tuscaloosa - Traveling to meet a minor for an unlawful sex act ($60,000 bond), electronic solicitation of a child ( $30,000 bond).
• Miguel Angel Garcia-Gonzalez, 29, of Bessemer - Traveling to meet a minor for an unlawful sex act ($60,000 bond), electronic solicitation of a child ($30,000 bond).
• Francisco Marin-Cuevas, 35, of Tuscaloosa - Traveling to meet a minor for an unlawful sex act ($60,000 bond), electronic solicitation of a child ($30,000 bond).
• Alan Dexter Sanders, 31, of Tuscaloosa - Soliciting prostitution.
• Keith Dewayne Sutton, 46, of Northport - Soliciting prostitution.
• Cory Danyell Willis, 41, of Northport - Soliciting prostitution.
• Dennis Derell Merritt, 29, of Tuscaloosa - Soliciting prostitution.
• Kadarius Tyevon Hill, 32, of Northport - Soliciting prostitution, carrying a pistol without a license.
• Gartrell Dcardo Johnson, 27, of Tuscaloosa - Soliciting prostitution.
• Jahmal Andrew Jones, 27, of Tuscaloosa - Soliciting prostitution.
• Joshua William Middleton, 36, Appalachia, Virginia - Soliciting prostitution.

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