BCA Announces 6 Suspects Taken into Custody in Bemidji-Beltrami County Prostitution Sting

BEMIDJI, MN (trfnews.i234.me) The Minnesota BCA says 6 people were arrested during a prostitution sting this weekend. We have details and the names of the suspects.
we have an update on our story regarding a prostitution sting in bemidji this now in from the minnesota bureau of criminal apprehension quote six people were arrested during a human trafficking operation that took place over the past two days in beltrami county investigators with the bureau of criminal apprehension-led human trafficking investigators task force led the operation in partnership with the tribes against sex trafficking task force the beltrami county sheriff’s office bemidji police the operation ran from june 25th through the 26th during the operation suspects responded to an ad on a sex advertisement website investigators arrested the suspects as they arrived at an arranged meeting place for a commercial sex crime all were booked into the beltrami county jail on a probable cause solicitation or prostitution of an adult charges are expected in the coming days lists of arrested are michael lee eichstadt 56 of bemidji quint kyle iron necklace 24 of bemidji lance armin jones 39 of oakville washington dennis michael murphy 43 of park rapids mr murphy also faces probable cause possession of a controlled substance matthew f seneca 49 of illinois philip edward toomey jr 48 of maywood missouri many additional agencies and organizations lent resources and expertise to the effort including the link the buffalo fond du lac gibbing minneapolis-st paul thief river falls upper sioux police departments red lake department of public safety the chicago hennepin asante county sheriff’s office paul bunyan drug task force ramsey county attorney’s office and homeland security investigation the operation was part of an ongoing collective commitment to rid our communities of sexual exploitation bca superintendent drew evans said it’s never okay to purchase another per