Police Charge Seven with Soliciting Prostitution in Sting

Anne Arundel County police charged seven men from around Maryland with soliciting prostitution after an online sting last week.

After posing online as escorts, undercover police made contact with seven men on March 5 in the Linthicum hotel district, and arrested them after they solicited sexual services in exchange for money. Police charged the following men with solicitation offenses:

Jahmel George O’Riley, 25, of Gwynn Oak

• One count of prostitution general
• One count of marijuana possession
• One count of possessing drug paraphernalia

Randal Arden Capshaw, 47, of Centerville

• One count of prostitution general
• One count of resisting arrest

Garry Whitaker, 52, of Baltimore

• One count of prostitution general

Shaunak Dineshchandra Shah, 38, of Laurel

• One count of prostitution general

Eugene Robert Rice, 30, of Baltimore

• One count of prostitution general

Rodrigo Peredo Alvaro, 43, of Burke, VA

• One count of prostitution general

Yonas Tesfaye, 51, of Ellicott City

• One count of prostitution general

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