8 MD Men Arrested In Undercover Prostitution Operation: Police

Baltimore MD

25 September, 2020

3:35 PM

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BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — A Catonsville man was one of eight Maryland men arrested in an undercover prostitution operation launched by the Howard County Police Department. None of the men live in Howard County and now face an assortment of charges including solicitation of prostitution. The undercover operation unfolded at a hotel in the 8100 block of Washington Boulevard in Jessup, according to the police department. As part of the operation, detectives placed fake ads on websites known by detectives to be used for prostitution. Men who called the number in the ad spoke with an undercover officer who provided a meeting location upon the caller's request. When the men arrived and offered money for sex acts, they were arrested and charged with solicitation of prostitution and disorderly conduct. The following men were involved in the operation, according to the Howard County Police Department: Jose Luis Pons, 39, of SevernEmanuel Nicholas Karas, 49, of ArnoldFrank Joachim Tarimo, 31, of BaltimoreSandeep Maharjan, 29, of Silver SpringEdwin P. Udoh, 46, of CatonsvilleKyle Brian Nkafu-Ashu, 19, of CockeysvilleNelson Navas-Gomez, 37, of Brooklyn ParkBenjamin D. Williams, 31, of Owings Mills