12 arrested in Daytona Beach undercover prostitution operation

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Twelve people were arrested on prostitution-related charges in Daytona Beach as part of an undercover operation Friday, police said.

The operation took place along the Ridgewood and Atlantic Avenue corridors, according to a news release.

According to police, 11 women and one man were arrested as part of the operation:

•    Lashay R. Brooks (23, Daytona Beach)
•    Samantha M. Pantore (24, Daytona Beach)
•    Jennifer S. Crawford (38, Daytona Beach)
•    Tammy A. Freimiller (31, Port Orange)
•    Ashley J. Tamilio (31, Daytona Beach)
•    Leandra S. Franko (36, Daytona Beach)
•    Rita L. Groves (35, Edgewater)
•    Cassandra J. Helms (34, Daytona Beach) 
•    Melissa A. Matucha (34, Daytona Beach) 
•    Coquette H. Volk (37, Daytona Beach) 
•    Deanna Eversole (38, Nicholasville, Kentucky) 
•    Matthew W. Clausman (30, Daytona Beach)

Clausman is facing a charge of arranging an act of prostitution, jail records show.

Police have arrested 48 people on prostitution-related charges in 2019, according to a news release.

Police arrested 36 people in a similar operation during Bike Week in March.

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