DENTON COUNTY, Texas — The Denton County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) is cracking down on prostitution in the area.
Wednesday, the department announced the arrest of 18 men accused of soliciting prostitution as part of a targeted enforcement last week.
On August 14 and 15, DCSO executed a “Prostitution Demand Suppression Operation." Deputies arrested 18 men and they were charged with Solicitation of Prostitution which is a state jail felony, according to DCSO.
The department said the goal of the operation was to decrease prostitution in the community by arresting offenders attempting to purchase sexual favors for money.
Two men were arrested on the charge of Solicitation of Prostitution under 18 which is a second-degree felony. Two others were also charged with Unlawful Carrying Weapon. In addition three of the men were charged with Evading Arrest Detention.
In a Facebook post, DCSO released the mug shots of the suspects listed below:
- Nikhil Bandi of Denton, TX
- Jason Bruch Bradley of Keller, TX
- Christopher Cuneo Mowinski of Frisco, TX
- Anthony Charles Elliott of Bowie, TX
- Luis Enrique Funez-Hernandez of Corinth, TX
- Monish Galla of Denton, TX
- Aaron Russell Kelso of Denton, TX
- Amit Kumar of Little Elem, TX
- Nikhil Kummari of Denton, TX
- Jaikiran Reddy Mekala of Denton, TX
- Fernando Moreno-Castro of Valley View, TX
- Barry Don Neely of Justin, TX
- Karthik Rayapati of Denton, TX
- Juan Rubio-Vargas of Bridgeport, TX
- Nabin Shrestha of Denton, TX
- Robert Andrew Urban of Denton, TX
- Jeffery Antonio Ware of Haslet, TX
- Paris Lamont Williams of Denton, TX
Highland Village Police Department assisted the Denton County Sheriff’s Office with the investigation.
