Crime & Safety

10 Arrested In Gwinnett Pandering Probe

The males were arrested after being accused of trying to solicit an undercover deputy in Gwinnett County.

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA — Ten males have been arrested on pandering charges after attempting to solicit an undercover deputy in Gwinnett County, authorities said Wednesday.

Special investigators performed a pandering operation Friday, when the males tried to solicit the deputy, according to the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office.

The operation was conducted to target people who "create the demand for prostitution and criminal activity that often exploits vulnerable individuals," authorities said.

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They released the following names and charges of the arrestees (their ages were not immediately known):

  • Relemon Adams: pandering
  • Jose Delgado Ontiveros: pandering
  • Brian Huertas: pandering, VGCSA possession of methamphetamine and possession and use of drug-related objects
  • Adib Jaberi: pandering, VGCSA possession of a schedule I controlled substance and VGCSA possession of a schedule II controlled substance
  • Justin Logan: pandering
  • Ashton Mason: pandering
  • Rakesh Patel: pandering
  • Leonard Roberson: pandering
  • Jarrod Sheppard: pandering
  • Chetan Vekariya: pandering

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