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Clarksville Police Department’s Special Operations Unit targets Internet Prostitution on Back Page.com

Clarksville Police Department - CPDClarksville, TN – On December 11th, 2014 and January 2nd, 2015, Vice Agents of the Clarksville Police Department’s Special Operations Unit conducted operations targeting Internet prostitution on Back Page.com.

Seven arrests were made that included charges of Prostitution, Promoting Prostitution, Possession of a Handgun by a Felon, Possession of Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia.

Clarksville Police Department internet prostitution sting nets (Top: L to R) Dawn Lowery, Traci McClayton, Olivia Brannum, Wanda Foulks; (Bottom: L to R) Crystal Fruin, Whitney Wilson, Anjelica Peden and Jonathon Gotcher.

These types of operations are ongoing in an effort to not only deter prostitution, but to deter the other crimes that consistently accompany prostitution.

Assault and Robbery of the customer have become common crimes in Internet prostitution as the meeting place is controlled by the prostitute.

Further operations will be conducted targeting the Internet customers. This is a fair warning to the prostitutes and the solicitors of prostitution in Clarksville – think before you hit the “enter” button on the computer. The person on the other end of that Internet connection just might be the police.

Agent Nathan Lee and Agent Ryan Steinlage are the lead investigators.

Dawn Lowery

Dawn LoweryName: Dawn Lowery

Charged With: Promoting Prostitution

Traci McClayton

Traci McClaytonName: Traci McClayton

Charged With: Promoting Prostitution, Prostitution.

Olivia Brannum

Name: Olivia Brannum

Charged With: Promoting Prostitution, Prostitution.

Wanda Foulks

Wanda FoulksName: Wanda Foulks

Charged With: Promoting Prostitution, Prostitution.

Crystal Fruin

 Crystal FruinName: Crystal Fruin

Charged With: Promoting Prostitution, Prostitution.

Whitney Wilson

Whitney WilsonName: Whitney Wilson

Charged With: Promoting Prostitution, Simple Possession of Drugs.

Anjelica Peden

Anjelica PedenName: Anjelica Peden

Charged With: Promoting Prostitution, Prostitution, Simple Possession of Drugs, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Jonathon Gotcher

Jonathon GotcherName: Jonathon Gotcher

Charged With: Possession of a Handgun by a Felon.

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