SALISBURY, N.C. — An investigation led to 15 people being arrested in a prostitution sting in Rowan County.
The Rowan County Sheriff's Office, Salisbury Police Department, and North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation staged an investigation from Oct. 10 to Oct. 14 on North Long Street in Salisbury. The investigation resulted in 15 men being arrested for solicitation charges.
The men who were arrested are:
- Harold Lamont Heilig, 62
- Edwing Antonio Espinoza Charez, 30
- Clarence Kelly Jr, 50
- Howard McGrady, 80
- Neil Tafarrio Willoughby, 56
- Max Clarence Lee Allen, 28
- Felix Salvador Martinez Franco
- Phillip Vaughn Blackmon, 69
- Amiri Tourialai, 35
- Dennis Joel Santos, 39
- Pedro Antonio Vasquis Funes, 59
- Joe Alan Parker, 51
- Willie Lee Hayes, 75
- Heriberto Garcia Cruz, 60
- Jay Hue Streater, 63
The investigation into this matter is ongoing.
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