11 Arrested in Prostitution Sting

Eleven people recently found out the hard way that prostitution isn’t a welcomed activity in St. Petersburg.

Responding to resident complaints, St. Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway has instructed officers to increase their efforts to crack down on prostitution with special enforcement operations, the department explained in an email to media. One such operation was staged Tuesday and resulted in the arrest of 11 people and the impounding of six vehicles.

Those arrested were:

Michael L. Duffy, 62

• Solicitation for Prostitution
• Vehicle Impounded

Jose A. Santos Maza, 45

• Solicitation for Prostitution

Scott Andrew Stewart, 58

• Solicitation for Prostitution
• Vehicle Impounded

Juan Romero, 49

• Solicitation for Prostitution
• Vehicle Impounded

Jamai Diallo Thomas, 42

• Solicitation for Prostitution
• Vehicle Impounded

Victor A Dejusus Jr., 40

• Solicitation for Prostitution
• Vehicle Impounded

Jose Ramos Cobas, 59

• Solicitation for Prostitution

Jabdiel Pino, 22

• Solicitation for Prostitution
• Possession of Marijuana
• Violation of Probation for Grand Theft

Meshach L. Boyd, 25

• Prohibited Pre-Cursor Acts facilitation Prostitution
• Vehicle Impounded

Christian Devanne Hopson, 24

• Prohibited Pre-Cursor Acts facilitation Prostitution

Jessica Caudill, 32

• Solicitation for Prostitution

The vehicle impounding was performed under city law. Owners whose vehicles were impounded must pay a $500 civil administrative penalty for the sex-related offense, the department noted in its email.

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