MORGAN COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) – Operation Spring Sting leads to five arrests in Morgan County child predator sting
The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office says five people were arrested over the weekend as part of Operation Spring Sting, an undercover investigation targeting people accused of trying to meet a minor for sex.
Investigators said the suspects communicated with an undercover agent posing as a minor. Authorities said the suspects were informed during the interactions that the decoy was a minor, then traveled to meet and were arrested by investigators.
Arrested suspects:
Antoriaunte Shivoughn Provens, 32, of Madison Charges: First-degree human trafficking; traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act; electronic solicitation of a child. Bond status: No bond; an Aniah’s Law hearing will determine whether bond will be denied.
Carlow Lamont Roseboro, 39, of Gaffney, South Carolina Charges: First-degree human trafficking; electronic solicitation of a child; selling or furnishing a controlled substance to a minor. Bond status: No bond; an Aniah’s Law hearing will determine whether bond will be denied.
Fleury Jobenson, 26, of Decatur Charges: Electronic solicitation of a child; traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act; first-degree human trafficking. Bond status: No bond; an Aniah’s Law hearing will determine whether bond will be denied. Additional note: ICE detainer; authorities said Jobenson is a Brazilian national.
Kendrick Lashunn Bowling, 46, city not provided Charges: First-degree human trafficking; traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act; electronic solicitation of a child. Bond status: No bond; an Aniah’s Law hearing will determine whether bond will be denied.
Cordaryl Lashawn Turner, 38, of Decatur Charges: First-degree human trafficking; traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act; electronic solicitation of a child. Bond status: No bond; an Aniah’s Law hearing will determine whether bond will be denied.
What is Aniah’s Law Aniah’s Law is an Alabama constitutional amendment passed in 2022 that allows judges to deny bail to people charged with certain violent felonies, meaning they can be held in jail before trial. The law is named for 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard, who was killed in 2019 by a suspect who was out on bond. The law is intended to increase public safety by allowing prosecutors to ask a judge to hold certain defendants without bond for offenses such as murder, kidnapping, rape and human trafficking.
The sheriff’s office said the operation was supported by the Priceville Police Department and the 25th Judicial Circuit of Alabama.
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