POLICE Department
HPD Vice Continues Enforcement, Arrests in Prostitution Investigations
May 13, 2016 - Charges have been filed against 26 suspects arrested in a two month-long prostitution initiative in southeast Houston from March to May.
In an effort to decrease prostitution demand, investigators in the Houston Police Department Vice Division, along with officers from the HPD Southeast Patrol Differential Response Team (DRT), conducted several initiatives near the 2400 block of Gould near Stratton and in the 3200 block of Telephone Road in response to citizen complaints regarding a high level of prostitution in the area. Twenty-six males attempted to buy sex in exchange for money and were taken into custody.
The male suspects are charged with prostitution and identified as:
- Victorino Toledo (H/m, 47) - Harris County Criminal Court #12
- Jesus M. Ramirez (H/m, 32) - Harris County Criminal Court #14
- Modesto Cardenas, Jr. (H/m, 40) - Harris County Criminal Court #9
- Miguel A. Aguilar (H/m, 30) - Harris County Criminal Court #7
- Husein Bajrektarevic (w/m, 53) - Harris County Criminal Court #9
- Geronimo Marquez Razo (H/m, 20) - Harris County Criminal Court #3
- Quinton S. Payne (b/m, 41) - Harris County Criminal Court #8
- Lorenzo Chub (w/m, 25) - Harris County Criminal Court #16
- Israel R. Flores (H/m, 33) - Harris County Criminal Court #7
- Andrew Shaw (b/m, 34) - Harris County Criminal Court #6
- George Flores (H/m, 69) - Harris County Criminal Court #15
- Luis F. Segovia-Martinez (H/m, 33) - Harris County Criminal Court #16
- Moises Gaona (H/m, 65) - Harris County Criminal Court #5
- Raul R. Medina (H/m, 52) - Harris County Criminal Court #6
- Alex Ordonez (H/m, 37) - Harris County Criminal Court #12
- Miguel A. Zuniga (H/m, 25) - Harris County Criminal Court #8
- Cuauhtemoc Garcia-Ponce (H/m, 39) - Harris County Criminal Court #5
- James Hauboldt (w/m, 52) - Harris County Criminal Court #4
- Roberto Pachino (H/m, 31) - Harris County Criminal Court #4
- Rickey Marshall (b/m, 45) - Harris County Criminal Court #2
- Alan Vargas (H/m, 24) - Harris County Criminal Court #16
- Alton Hall (b/m, 57) - Harris County Criminal Court #4
- Santos Flores (H/m, 28) - Harris County Criminal Court #5
- Crecencio Peres (H/m, 42) - Harris County Criminal Court #8
- Antonio Garcia (H/m, 43) - Harris County Criminal Court #3
- Jose Ramirez (H/m, 24) - Harris County Criminal Court #5
Photos of all suspects can be viewed on the HPD flickr page at https://www.flickr.com/photos/houstonpolice/albums/72157668048833622
HPD's goal is to lower the demand for sex trafficking, which often involves under-age girls and women being abused and coerced into prostitution. By targeting patrons (johns), the hope is to reduce demand for these illegal activities and the exploited women forced into them.
VHS/JFC 5-13-16
For additional information, please contact the HPD Public Affairs Division at 713-308-3200.
