A tip about a missing juvenile seen at a Petro Truck Stop in Beaumont recently led local police on a search of hotels that ended in the arrest of two individuals found with three juveniles in a nearby hotel room. | Stock Photo
A tip about a missing juvenile seen at a Petro Truck Stop in Beaumont recently led local police on a search of hotels that ended in the arrest of two individuals found with three juveniles in a nearby hotel room. | Stock Photo
A tip about a missing juvenile seen at a Petro Truck Stop in Beaumont recently led local police on a search of hotels that ended in the arrest of two individuals found with three juveniles in a nearby hotel room.
According to reporting by My Texas Daily, the initial tip led them to investigate several hotels in the area, eventually getting a further lead to investigate the Executive Inn.
In a room at the hotel, officers discovered the missing juvenile along with two other juveniles and two adults – a man and a woman.
Police arrested 22-year-old Darrel Jordan of Beaumont, Texas, and 19-year-old Paige Sidney of Groves, Texas. Police said that evidence found on investigation of the location was indicative of human trafficking, according to My Texas Daily.
In addition to both being charged with human trafficking, Jordan was also charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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