Oct 11th, 2018
The Mobile Police Department Narcotics and Vice Unit arrested 21 individuals during a reverse prostitution sting this week. Officers posed as prostitutes in an effort to curtail the street-level crime of prostitution that is often linked to other violent crimes.
Of those arrested, 17 men were charged with patronizing a prostitute, and two men face loitering for the purpose of prostitution charges. Two others were charged with soliciting prostitution.
Officers conducted the sting operation at multiple locations citywide on Oct. 9.
Here is a list of the individuals arrested and their charges.
1. Demetrice Laffitte, 39
Patronizing a Prostitute
2. Timothy Mosley, 52
Loitering for the Purpose of Prostitution
Warrant: Domestic Violence Third
Warrant: Domestic Violence Third
Warrant: Improper Lights
Warrant: Driving while Suspended
3. Anthony Gardner, 20
Loitering for the Purpose of Prostitution
4. Clifford Garling, 42
Patronizing a Prostitute
Possession of a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine)
5. Claude Brown, 68
Patronizing a Prostitute
6. Kenneth Welch, 65
Patronizing a Prostitute
Possession of a Controlled Substance (Crack Cocaine)
7. William Duckworth, 23
Soliciting Prostitute
Warrant: Public Intoxication
8. Donald Erika Jackson, 51
Patronizing a Prostitute
9. Tabatha Williams, 43
Soliciting Prostitution
10. Charles Van Deventer, 35
Patronizing a Prostitute
11. Johnny Antley, 40
Patronizing a Prostitute
12. Joseph Meredith, 31
Patronizing a Prostitute
13. Jon Clay, 67
Patronizing a Prostitute
14. Alan Michaels, 71
Patronizing a Prostitute
15. Juan Santana, 34
Patronizing a Prostitute
16. Diaz Mejia, 25
Patronizing a Prostitute
17. Troy Lappin, 47
Patronizing a Prostitute
18. Jose Avilez, 38
Patronizing a Prostitute
19. Antonio Maldonado, 24
Patronizing a Prostitute
20. Jose Hernandez-Quzaza, 42
Patronizing a Prostitute
21. Vidal Juarez, 41
Patronizing a Prostitute
MOBILE POLICE DEPARTMENT