OFFICE OF THE WASHINGTON COUNTY ATTORNEY

PETER J. ORPUT COUNTY A TTORNEY

Press Release
Contact: Pete Orput FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Phone: 651-430-6115 DATE: July 14, 2017

BROOKLYNPARKMANSENTTOPRISONFORSEXTRAFFICKING
CountyAttorneyPeteOrputtodayannouncedthatTyreeErikJones,23,ofBrooklynParkwas
sentencedtoprisonforthesextraffickingofawomaninWoodbury.WashingtonCounty
DistrictJudgeRichardC.IlkkasentencedJonesto96monthsinprisonfollowinghisearlier
guiltyplea.ThecasewasprosecutedbyImranS.Ali,anassistantWashingtonCounty
Attorney.

Accordingtothecriminalcomplaintfiledinthecase,WoodburyPoliceDepartmentandthe
WashingtonCountyAttorneysMajorProsecution/HumanTraffickingUnitconductedan
undercoveroperationandarrangedfortheundercoverofficertomeetawomanatahotelin
Woodburyforthepurposeofengaginginsexinreturnfor$300.Theofficermetthewoman
atthehotelandsheandanotherwomantoldtheofficerthatJoneswastheirpimpandthat
JoneswouldplaceadsonBackpage.com,drivethemtothelocation,andafterthesexual
liaisonwascompleted,takeallthemoneytheyreceivedinreturnforsex.Bothindicatedthat
wasthereasonfortheirpresencethatdayatthehotel.Joneswasseenatthishotelatthe
sametimeastheofficermetthewomanatthedoor.

Orputstated,Thisofficewillcontinuetogoaftersextraffickersuntil,hopefully,theyrealize
thatWashingtonCountyisnolongersafeforthemtodobusinesshere.

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(criminal complaint follows)
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