2 Missouri Men Traveled To FL To Meet Juvenile: Venice Police

VENICE, FL — Two Missouri men were arrested after driving to Florida to meet a juvenile, the Venice Police Department wrote in a Facebook post.

Richard Michon, 23, made contact with a juvenile through social media, sent them nude photographs and established “a predatory relationship” with them, police said.

He and Andrew Bandimere, 25, drove from Missouri to Venice.

They’re both in custody in Kansas City and the juvenile is home safe, police said.

Michon was charged with transmitting child pornography, traveling to meet a minor, use of a computer to solicit/lure a child, interfering with child custody and use of a two-way device to facilitate a felony.

Bandimere was charged with traveling to meet a minor and interfering with child custody.