Lubbock police arrest 11 in west Lubbock human trafficking sting

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The Lubbock Police Department on Monday announced 11 arrests resulting from a human trafficking sting last week in west Lubbock.

LPD confirmed seven people were arrested Thursday for solicitation of prostitution and four for prostitution, in addition to other charges. Solicitation of prostitution is a state jail felony punishable by six months to two years in jail. Prostitution is a class B misdemeanor, which carries up to six months in jail.

Arrestees and their charges are listed below:

  • Armando Cortez Jr., 28-year-old male

    • Solicitation of prostitution

    • Manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, penalty group 1

    • Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence

    • PD warrant x3

  • Kymberlee Simpson, 20-year-old female

    • Prostitution

    • PD warrant x1

  • Shannon Parnell, 45-year-old female

    • Prostitution

  • Donald Darcy, 30-year-old male

    • Solicitation of prostitution

  • Victor Contreras, 25-year-old male

    • Solicitation of prostitution

  • Nathaniel Mackey, 25-year-old male

    • Solicitation of prostitution

  • Venkata Ponnuru, 44-year-old male

    • Solicitation of prostitution

  • Jonathan Jordan, 25-year-old male

    • Solicitation of prostitution

  • Ryan Janssen-Perez, 27-year-old male

    • Solicitation of prostitution

  • Veronica Villarreal-Jimenez, 53-year-old female

    • Prostitution

  • Alexandra Iracheta, 23-year-old female

    • Prostitution

This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Lubbock police arrest 11 in west Lubbock human trafficking sting