VIGO COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — The Vigo County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of a dozen individuals related to investigations into child solicitation.
According to Sheriff John Plasse, investigators worked over the weekend with information gathered by Predator Catchers Incorporated to make 12 arrests. Plasse said all have been charged preliminarily with felony child solicitation.
The following people were all arrested over the weekend.
- Zachary Collester, 31, of Terre Haute
- Travis Welch, 35, of Terre Haute
- Danny Montgomery III, 25, of Terre Haute
- Michael Rogers, 51, of Terre Haute
- Kirkland Livingston, 25, of Terre Haute
- William Joiner, 44, of Terre Haute
- Jeremy Harshbarger, 33, of Terre Haute
- Bryan Patterson, 29, of Terre Haute
- James Smith, 51, of Terre Haute
- Travis Kraemer, 31, of Terre Haute
- Noble Jackson, 23, of West Union, Ill.
- James Crowe, 31, of Jasonville
Plasse said their investigation targeted adults who were looking for some form of sexual interaction with a child younger than 16.
Assisting the Vigo County Sheriff’s Office in this investigation were officers from West Terre Haute Police, the Seelyville Town Marshal, as well as members of Predator Catchers Incorporated, and the Vigo County Prosecutor’s Office.