Nine MD, VA Men Arrested For Soliciting Prostitutes: Police

JESSUP, MD — Howard County police officers conducted an undercover operation Monday that resulted in the arrest of nine men for solicitation of prostitution and related charges.

Officers arrested the men for soliciting prostitution at a hotel located in the 8100 block of Washington Boulevard in Jessup. As part of the operation, detectives placed fake ads on websites known by police to be used for prostitution. Men who called the number in the ad spoke with an undercover officer who provided a meeting location upon the caller’s request. When the men arrived and offered money for sex acts, they were arrested and charged with solicitation of
prostitution and disorderly conduct.

The men involved are:
Andre Hutchins, 27, of Roanoke, VA
Adrian Emmanuel Hewitt, 24, of Lanham
Chaning Matthew Spriggs, 27, of Linthicum
Juan Sanchez-Melchor, 49, of Laurel
Miguel Roberto Mejia Vasquez, 35, of Annapolis
Eric Juan Heron, 44, of Glen Burnie
Matthew Allen Imholte, 41, of Columbia
Johnny Lewis Savage, 54, of Jessup
Kenneth Simmons, 51, of Severn