Crime & Safety

Two Alleged Pimps Busted in Woodbury

Two suspected pimps are facing sex trafficking charges after Woodbury police investigated an advertised "two-girl special​."

Two suspected pimps are facing sex trafficking charges after Woodbury police investigated an advertised "two-girl special" on Backpage.com. On the morning of Dec. 16, Woodbury police answered the ad and began an undercover operations near the intersection of Woodbury Drive and Hudson Road.

Police say two women, 20-year-old from Rochester an 18-year-old from Fridley, were advertised as a two-girls special, the Woodbury Bulletin reported. The prostitutes told police they receive no money, but only clothes, shoes and food from their alleged sex traffickers.

The two women were interviewed and were given resources.

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Tyree Erik Jones and Deno Lamont Williams, the alleged pimps, are both facing sex trafficking charges. The suspect's vehicle was recovered and searched.

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