UNDERCOVER OPERATION NETS 14 ARRESTS
 
OCALA: The Multi-Agency Drug Enforcement Team conducted an undercover operation for the sole purpose of arresting persons soliciting prostitution.

At various areas throughout the City of Ocala, agents posing as prostitutes engaged in conversation suspects who agreed to trade money for various sex acts. There were a total of 14 people arrested, 15 misdemeanor charges and 1 felony drug charge.

Arrested for Solicitation of Prostitution are:

Timoteo Arias-Ramires H/M 1/25/1986
Octavio Becerra H/M 3/22/1984
Adrian Hernandez H/M 4/19/1984
Primitivo Lopez H/M 6/10/1962
Gilberto Lopez H/M 7/5/1975
Toribio Montor H/M 3/22/1972
David F. Rizzo W/M 1/14/1972
Juan Segundo-Ruiz H/M 8/21/1986
Jimmie Lee Stevens B/M 6/17/1966
James L. Tackett W/M 3/21/1987
David Kalina W/M 5/30/1978

Charged with Solicitation of Prostitution, Possession of Crack Cocaine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia was:

Joseph R. Brewer W/M 8/14/1965

A Notice To Appear (NTA) was served to:

Carla Lea Deerwester W/F 2/12/1961
Charged with Prostitution

David M. Dabney B/M 5//12/1967
Charged with Solicitation of Prostitution

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ED DEAN, SHERIFF
 
Jenifer Lowe
Public Information Office
Phone: 352-368-3598
Cell: 352-843-3823
Fax: 352-369-6744
E-Mail: jlowe@marionso.com