Multi-Agency Sting Nets Five Suspected Sexual Predators
September 10, 2024 1:11PM CDT
The Amarillo Police Department Special Victims Crime Unit with officers from the PACE unit along with others in August arrested five people in an on-line sting operation targeting sexual predators.
Arrested for online solicitation of a minor were:
- 40 year-old Orlando Brown
- 24 year-old Dyshaun Johnson
- 42 year-old Tariq Carter
- 47 year-old Paul Priebe
- 29 year-old Jesus Pina
Pina was also charged with a probation-warrant violation and possession of a controlled substance. Solicitation of a minor is a 2nd degree felony.
The Amarillo PD Special Victims Crime Unit conducts these sting operations throughout the year to stop predators.