Michigan Man Convicted In Williamson County For Human Trafficking

FRANKLIN, TN — A Williamson County jury convicted a Flint, Mich. man for human trafficking last week.

Eric Demarco Hamilton, 26, of Flint, Mich., was convicted on a felony count of trafficking for a commercial sex act and misdemeanor domestic assault. The trafficking conviction carries a sentence of eight to 30 years.

Brentwood Police and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation began investigating Hamilton after the BPD responded to a domestic assault call at the Extended Stay America hotel April 10, 2016. Investigators learned Hamilton had taken his victim from a North Little Rock, Ark. hotel April 1, 2016 and had been moving her across Arkansas, Texas, Florida and Tennessee to perform sex acts under his direction.

The victim was placed in the care of the nonprofit End Slavery Tennessee.

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