PRESS RELEASE
June 12, 2015
FCSO Conducts Prostitution Sting
SUBJECT: James McClary, age 29, of 368 Ike Mitchum Road, Kingstree, SC was arrested by deputies with the Florence County Sheriff’s Office on June 10, 2015 and charged with Solicitation of Prostitution (S.C. Code Section 16-15-90). See FCSO Booking Website for additional details.
SUBJECT: Jamelle Goodman, age 26, 1506 Orlando Court, Florence, SC 29505 was arrested by deputies with the Florence County Sheriff’s Office on June 10, 2015 and charged with Solicitation of Prostitution (S.C. Code Section 16-15-90). See FCSO Booking Website for additional details.
SUBJECT: Randy Burgess, age 32, of 95 Rolling Creek Drive, Sumter, SC 29153 was arrested by deputies with the Florence County Sheriff’s Office on June 10, 2015 and charged with Solicitation of Prostitution (S.C. Code Section 16-15-90). See FCSO Booking Website for additional details.
NARRATIVE: Specially trained narcotics officers with the Florence County Sheriff’s Office arrested three suspects on June 10, 2015 and charged them with Solicitation of Prostitution. Following receipt of complaints of prostitution from area businesses, deputies conducted the sting operation at a hotel located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 52 and I-95. According to deputies, an undercover officer posed as a prostitute on an internet website frequently used for solicitation of prostitution. The suspects then allegedly replied to the undercover officer and made arrangements to meet at the specified location to exchange money for a sex act. After arriving at the location and confirming the arrangement, the suspects were immediately taken into custody.
Under South Carolina law, first offense Solicitation of Prostitution is a misdemeanor which carries a penalty of a fine of up to $250.00 or 30 days in jail, or both.
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Major Michael M. Nunn
General Counsel/P.I.O.
