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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