Crime & Safety
Clearwater Prostitution Sting Nets 15 Arrests
A two-night detail in the East Gateway area of Clearwater resulted in 15 arrests on prostitution-related charges.
Clearwater Police arrested women offering services and men seeking the services of prostitutes during the two-night detail.
According to a media release, fifteen people - seven women and eight men - including one juvenile male, were arrested on Thursday and Friday in the area bordered by Missouri and Highland Avenues and Drew and Court Streets.
The following people were arrested on prostitution-related charges:
Tera Humber - not pictured
Lauren McGuinness - not pictured
Joni Puma, 28, of Clearwater
Britney Lightfoot - not pictured
Teresa Bond - not pictured
Marcy Nachman- not pictured
Felecia Haslett, 47, of Clearwater
Michael Rayner, 49, of Clearwater
Paul Gibbons, 54, of Tampa
Matthew Geist, 40, of Clearwater
Jeffrey Mitchell, 47, of Clearwater
Juan Gonzalez, 56, of Largo
Michael Benjamin, 54, of Clearwater
William Browning, 42, Clearwater
There were also multiple other arrests for non-prostitution charges that include trespass after warning, violation of probation, tampering with evidence and possession of a controlled substance, according to police.
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