Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force

"Tommy Guns" Sentenced to Prison for Human Trafficking and Involuntary Manslaughter
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"Tommy Guns" Sentenced to Prison for Human Trafficking and Involuntary Manslaughter

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced that a Franklin County man has been sentenced to prison for providing a lethal dose of narcotics to a human trafficking victim. “Traffickers exploit vulnerabilities, leveraging addiction to control their victims – evil that will now be restrained by prison bars,” Yost said. Paul Chiles,…

Ohio Attorney General Yost to Host Anti-Trafficking Summit in January
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Ohio Attorney General Yost to Host Anti-Trafficking Summit in January

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R) will host his Fourth Annual Human Trafficking Summit next January 26 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Seventeen workshops will take place at the event, including examination of the trauma inflicted on trafficking survivors, best practices for serving those who have endured such crimes, discussion of why individuals solicit…

‘I was treated like a piece of meat,’ Columbus human trafficking survivor shares her story
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‘I was treated like a piece of meat,’ Columbus human trafficking survivor shares her story

A Columbus attorney is alleging major hotel chains know or should know about sex trafficking happening on their properties, and he’s filing several lawsuits in federal court against them. One of the hotels he’s suing is Red Roof Inn, based in New Albany. According to Sgt. Dana Hess, the director of the Central Ohio Human…

4 indicted in west Columbus human trafficking, drug bust
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4 indicted in west Columbus human trafficking, drug bust

A Franklin County grand jury indicted four people in connection to a human and drug trafficking ring in Columbus, following a yearslong investigation by an Ohio crime investigation task force. The suspects were charged with 44 felony charges for criminal activity that occurred from 2018 to 2022. RELATED: Columbus police arrest 13 gang members during…

Central Ohio task force seeks teen, a suspected trafficking victim – The Columbus Dispatch
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Central Ohio task force seeks teen, a suspected trafficking victim – The Columbus Dispatch

The Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force is requesting help in locating a missing 17-year-old girl they believe is a human trafficking victim, and they’ve released photos of her as well as of a Columbus man wanted on a felony warrant who they want to question about her disappearance. Daniela Juneth Cruz-Rios is an unaccompanied minor in…

US Marshals arrest 3 in Columbus human trafficking investigation – 10TV
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US Marshals arrest 3 in Columbus human trafficking investigation – 10TV

The U.S. Marshals Service arrested the three after multiple victims, all underage, were identified through the investigation. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Three Columbus residents were arrested Tuesday in connection to a human trafficking investigation, the Ohio attorney general announced. Twenty-year-old Ka-Auija’e “Unique” Washington, 28-year-old Levrous “Vell” Alfred and 21-year-old Patrice Bigord were indicted by a Franklin…