JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A dozen men between the ages of 18 and 54 were arrested in a prostitution sting in Jacksonville on Saturday.
Officers made the arrests after suspects solicited sex from Jacksonville Sheriff's Office detectives posed as prostitutes on Philips Highway.
Photos: 12 men arrested in Jacksonville prostitution sting
Jose Lopez-Gutierrez, 34, was arrested after he offered a detective $5 and a beer for sex.
The youngest suspect was 18-year-old Michael Vliet.
Emanuel Weeks, 32, offered a detective a "dub" of "soft" cocaine in exchange for sex. Officers said the dub was worth $20.
Other men arrested in the sting included:
- James Bernardini, 33
- Irineo Camarrillo, 47
- Levonda Kirkland, 28
- Justin Carter, 22
- Mario Alvarado, 33
- Bobie Jones, 37
- David Pembelton, 54
- Jacobo Santiago, 21
- Ramiro Sanchez, 25
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