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30 people arrested in Bell County prostitution sting

Thirty people have been arrested in a recent Bell County prostitution sting, Bell County Sheriff said.

The sheriff said one of the suspects arrested, Tyler Willison, a Fort Hood soldier, was found in possession of a knife, six strands of rope, duct tape and a body bag. Willison told deputies he brought the rope to the room because he had a bonding fetish. The other items were later found in his car.

The two operations took place in Temple six days apart. 15 people were arrested in each sting.

Four of those arrested are Fort Hood soldiers and three are undocumented immigrants.

During the sting, one of the suspects entered the room with a gun. 

The ages of those arrested ranged from 17-57.

Deputies said 13 of the suspects arrested are Temple residents.

During an 8-hour period, the department sent 5,800 texts.

"As long as there continues to be a problem, we are going to continue operations like this," Sherrif Eddy Lange said. "So, guys, if you're out there on the dark web or even on the regular web and you're thinking about this, you better be thinking, ' hey, is it Chief Mitchell's guys or is it the sheriff's department on the other end?' You'll never know what's behind that closed door."

The thirty men arrested were: 

  • Andrew Kuhn
  • Barron Ramsey
  • Christopher Colwell
  • Dartagnan Seay
  • James Gattison
  • Jose Moreno
  • Kenneth Solack
  • Marcus Brown
  • Nathan Murray
  • Ralph Phelan
  • Richard Swanson
  • Toby Culp
  • Travis Hunt
  • Tyler Willison
  • William McDonald
  • Austin Woodward
  • Brandon Lemus
  • Brandon McMeen
  • Clinton Young
  • Conrad Rodgers
  • Erasmo Maya
  • Ernest Soto Jr. 
  • Fernando Gomez
  • Frank Ceballos
  • Jose Luna-Gonzalez
  • Joseph Holland
  • Luis Lopez-Gomez
  • Luis Rivas
  • Robert Martinez
  • Zeb Johnson
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Andrew Kuhn Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Barron Ramsey Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Christopher colwell Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Dartagnan Seay Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) James Gattison Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Jose Moreno Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Kenneth Solack Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Marcus Phy Brown Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Nathan Murray Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Ralph Phelan Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Richard Swanson Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Toby Culp Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Travis Hunt Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Tyler Willison Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) William McDonald Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Austin Woodward Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Brandon Lemus Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Brandon McMeen Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Clinton Young Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Conrad Rodgers Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Erasmo Maya Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Ernest Soto Jr Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Fernando Gomez Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Frank Ceballos Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Jose Luna-Gonzalez Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Joseph Holland Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Luis Lopez-Gomez Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Luis Rivas Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Robert Martinez Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department) Zeb Johnson Photo by: (Source: Bell County Sheriff's department)

30 people arrested in Bell County prostitution sting

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  • Andrew Kuhn
  • Barron Ramsey
  • Christopher colwell
  • Dartagnan Seay
  • James Gattison
  • Jose Moreno
  • Kenneth Solack
  • Marcus Phy Brown
  • Nathan Murray
  • Ralph Phelan
  • Richard Swanson
  • Toby Culp
  • Travis Hunt
  • Tyler Willison
  • William McDonald
  • Austin Woodward
  • Brandon Lemus
  • Brandon McMeen
  • Clinton Young
  • Conrad Rodgers
  • Erasmo Maya
  • Ernest Soto Jr
  • Fernando Gomez
  • Frank Ceballos
  • Jose Luna-Gonzalez
  • Joseph Holland
  • Luis Lopez-Gomez
  • Luis Rivas
  • Robert Martinez
  • Zeb Johnson

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