Capital Region prostitution sting nets 16 arrests
CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. » State police said a prostitution sting resulted in more than a dozen people being arrested.
Troopers in Clifton Park, with the assistance of the Community Narcotics Enforcement Team and the Electronics Surveillance Unit, conducted a prostitution sting operation on two separate dates. The operation resulted in the arrest of 9 females for prostitution and 7 males for patronizing a prostitute, police said
The sting operation involved officials setting up a prearranged meeting date, time and location within the Clifton Park area via social media platforms, police said.
Police said those charged May 10 were:
• Jamie L. Adams, 19, of Schenectady — Prostitution, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 7th;
• Christa L. Brown, 20, of Troy — Prostitution;
• Sarah Z. Davis, 25, of Schenectady — Prostitution, Active Warrant from Hudson Falls PD;
• Billiejo Kirven, 22, of Canton, Ohio — Prostitution;
• Nicole Wray, 41, of Queensbury — Prostitution.
Police said those charged May 16 were:
• Abigail E. Henderson, 29, of Waterford — Prostitution, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance-7th, Criminally Possessing a Hypodermic Instrument;
• Jeffrey M. Hewitt, 37, of Watervliet, — Patronizing a Prostitute;
• Ethel L. Jones, 39, of Hyde Park, Mass. — Prostitution;
• Warren L. Lashway, 47, of Nassau — Patronizing a Prostitute;
• Keana H. Leton, 40, of Latham — Prostitution;
• Shawn C. Messier, 44, of Halfmoon, — Patronizing a Pros- titute;
• Sharavia J. Moore, 29, of Albany, — Prostitution;
• Steve Moore, 60, of Yorktown, Va. — Patronizing a Prostitute;
• Robert L. Palson, 55, of Round Top — Patronizing a Prostitute;
• Jonas J. Penrose, 39, of Queensbury — Patronizing a Prostitute;
• Richard S. Wible, 47, Vineland, N. J. — Patronizing a Prostitute.
All were released on appearance tickets to appear in Town Court on May 23.