A two-day undercover operation on Wednesday & Thursday by MNPD Human Trafficking detectives, with the assistance of the TBI and Homeland Security Investigations resulted in the following 15 men being charged with trafficking for a commercial sex act:
- Charence Smith, 49, of Clarksville;
- Arthur Burnett, 51, of Clarksville;
- Kendall Kendrick, 28, of Nashville;
- Jumapili Lumumba, 29, of Nashville;
- Gabriel Soto Adame, 33, of Nashville;
- Aroldo Garcia, 25, of Nashville;
- Marqueze Parrish, 20, of Nashville;
- William Moore, 55, of Nashville;
- Antwan Davis, 21, of Nashville;
- Uchenna Ugwu, 37, of Nashville;
- Minor Gabriel Perez, 22, of Lebanon;
- James White, 57, of Greenbrier;
- Alex Patel, 20, of Nashville;
- Luis Antonio Lopez, 45, of Nashville;
- Johnny Ardon Gozales, 38, of Sevierville.
The men responded to a Nashville hotel in response to internet ads posted by undercover officers who portrayed themselves as 16-year-old females.
