TownOnline.com – Meghann Ackerman – Staff Writer
Once again police used an ad from craigslist.com to launch an investigation into prostitution. Through the work of an undercover officer, police were able to secure a warrant and make an arrest on June 10.
Eric R. Jones, aka Taaliyah A. Jones, aka Jasmine, 27, of 4 Wallingford Road, Apt. 1, Brighton, was arrested and charged with two counts of sex for a fee after an undercover officer visited the suspect twice. The suspect allegedly agreed to perform oral sex and have anal sex with the officer for a fee of $50.
Police said they found “Jasmine” through ads on craigslist advertising a 23-year-old black transvestite. An undercover officer called a phone number listed in the ad and spoke with the suspect to arrange a meeting on June 7 at the suspect?s apartment. After the initial meeting, at which “Jasmine” allegedly agreed to a price of $50 for various sex acts, police obtained a search warrant for the Wallingford Road apartment.
On June 10, the officer arranged for a second meeting with the suspect, at which police entered and searched the apartment, placing the suspect under arrest. During the search, police seized a cell phone and bill, a computer and modem, condoms, lubricant, credit cards, apartment keys and $88.