Human Trafficking Sting Nets 4 In Robertson County
SPRINGFIELD/ROBERTSON COUNTY TENNESSEE: (Smokey Barn News) – An undercover operation by the TBI Human Trafficking Unit, the Springfield Police Department, the Robertson County Sheriff’s Office, the 19th Judicial District Attorney General’s Office, and TBI’s Tennessee Human Trafficking Task Force resulted in the arrest of four men accused of seeking illicit sex from minors.
Over a two-day period beginning May 12th, as part of an undercover investigation aimed at addressing human trafficking in the Middle Tennessee area, undercover officers placed several decoy advertisements on websites known to be linked to prostitution and commercial sex. The focus of the operation was to identify individuals allegedly seeking to engage in commercial sex acts with minors. As a result of the operation, agents, deputies, and detectives arrested and charged four men.
Arbey Neptale Bartolon-Lopez (age 33) One count Trafficking for Commercial Sex Act, one count Solicitation of a Minor, one count Patronizing Prostitution. Bond: $310,000.
*Benjamin Wade Taylor, (age 26) One count Trafficking for Commercial Sex Act, one count Solicitation of a Minor, one count Patronizing Prostitution. Bond: $160,000.
*Cornelius S. McKnight, (age 23) One count Trafficking for Commercial Sex Act, one count Solicitation of a Minor, one count Patronizing Prostitution. Bond: $160,000.
Angel Daniel Sanmiguel-Barron, (age 21) One count Trafficking for Commercial Sex Act, one county Solicitation of a Minor, one count Patronizing Prostitution. Bond: $160,000.
This is the fifth such operation conducted by TBI special agents and other law enforcement partners in 2023. Nine similar operations were conducted across the state in 2022, and 13 in 2021, all aimed at reducing human trafficking. All four men were booked into the Robertson County Jail.
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