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Sunday, September 24, 2017

UPDATED: Ocean City Police Conduct Human Trafficking Operation


UPDATED TO INCLUDE PHOTOS 

OCEAN CITY, MD – (September 18, 2017): The Ocean City Police Department recently conducted a human trafficking operation in the resort town with assistance from the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team, the Maryland State Police, and Homeland Security Investigations.

During the course of the operation, conducted September 14th, 15th, and 16th, detectives arrested the following individuals:

John E. Buffington, 27, of Alexandria, VA

  • Charged with prostitution
  • Released on personal recognizance
Obed E. Cabrera, 25, of Ocean City, MD
  • Charged with prostitution
  • Released on personal recognizance
Richard H. Campbell, 45, of Langhorne, PA
  • Charged with purchasing a non-controlled substance reasonably believed to be a controlled dangerous substance
  • Released on personal recognizance
Mark A. Defrank, 46, of Kennett Square, PA
  • Charged with prostitution
  • Released on personal recognizance
James G. Ehrisman, 33, of Berlin, MD
  • Charged with prostitution and possession of narcotics with intent to distribute
  • Released after posting a $10,000 bond
Douglas M. Entenman, 48, of Dover, DE
  • Charged with prostitution
  • Released on personal recognizance
Matthew E. Killam, 48, of Salisbury, MD
  • Charged with prostitution
  • Released on personal recognizance
Joseph H. Martini, 52, of Lancaster, PA
  • Charged with prostitution
  • Released on personal recognizance
George E. O’Neal, 60, of Bear, DE
  • Charged with prostitution
  • Released on personal recognizance
Michael S. Price, 42, of Ocean City, MD
  • Charged with prostitution
  • Released on personal recognizance
James H. Rasnake, 56, of Severn, MD
  • Charged with prostitution
  • Released on personal recognizance
Cristen R. Thomas, 34, of Cumberland, MD
  • Charged with prostitution
  • Released on personal recognizance

44 comments:

Anonymous said...

That should be called an anti-human trafficking operation, or human trafficking interdiction operation.

Anonymous said...

Let me see, these good citizens are out on their personal recognizance, right. Does ANYONE think that their "personal recognizance" got them involved with these crimes?

Anonymous said...

Where were they working? What was their base of operations?

Anonymous said...

Wait. These are all males.

Anonymous said...

3:42 My thought exactly.

Anonymous said...

BINGO 342, 419!

Anonymous said...

i'm assuming these were "johns" and not prostitutes, but who knows.

Anonymous said...

BIke week moving to Rehoboth next year?

Anonymous said...

I still don't understand why a transaction between consenting adults is any business of our police state.

Anonymous said...

449
You answered your own comment.

POLICE STATE

Anonymous said...

Did not know that much prostitution was in OC or Salisbury !
Never have noticed any suspicious females around .......???

Anonymous said...

Young women are being BOUGHT and SOLD by these creeps and this is 2017 slavery. So when your daughter, niece, sister, cousin, or girlfriend goes missing...hopefully you can find one of these creeps out on bond that will tell you where you should look. Does the thought of locking these creeps up for life seem reasonable? Does to me.











Anonymous said...

Have heard that in OC alot of those from Europe working
for the summer season also do some Hooking on the side !!!

Anonymous said...

Legalize it and tax it, end of problem.

Anonymous said...

maybe they can give it a shot enforcing our immigration laws with the same vigor?

Anonymous said...

These arrests were the result of entrapment schemes by the mercenary force in O.C. They get young women from the force to act as prostitutes and lure hapless men into agreeing to payment for sex. So, they netted ten or so men with the dogs they used. Think if they could find some pretty ones how many chumps they'd get! LOL

Anonymous said...

Right!

Anonymous said...

If these are all johns lured by undercover officers; how does Christen Thomas fit in?

Anonymous said...

4:49. Because it's sick. Women only do it because they are either abused or on drugs. None of them want to do it.

Anonymous said...

Dress a cop like a slut, then arrest those who talk to her. Oh yeah, that's law enforcement. Sorry folks, but those cops have better things to do with our taxpayer money.

Anonymous said...

@ 8:51 Slavery used to be legal and that didn't help anybody.

Anonymous said...

Deport them to Siberia .....where they will be Shot !!!

Anonymous said...

James G. Ehrisman, 33, of Berlin, MD

His dad is an Ocean Pines cop..

Anonymous said...

James G. Ehrisman "Garret" was ver involved in Little League in this area

Anonymous said...

No these prostitutes are not held against their will. It's not political correct to say hooker, prostitute, crack hoe anymore. The democrats have turned them into victims now so they redefined human trafficking to mean the act of transporting someone around in order to perform a sex act.

Anonymous said...

Yes can we please focus on how James G. Ehrisman was aloud to be part of a Little League? Thats disgusting!! I hope parents talk to their kids that were around him. Are background checks not performed?

Anonymous said...

Matt Killam is a supervisor at PRMC. Press release said he wanted to dress up in sissy panties and lingerie while being verbally abused and humiliated. I wonder if he wears that under his suit when walking around PRMC!!

Anonymous said...

2:13 if he was involved with Little League in the past, how would a background check BEFORE he was charged help anybody? and it is allowed...not aloud....and no, they don't do a real background check...they pretty much just check for registered sex offenders (if they even still do that).

Anonymous said...

no background check on Ehrisman cause daddy a cop and he is also big in little league.

Anonymous said...

Ehrisman daddy not only a cop but very involved in little league his self, now you know why no background.

Anonymous said...

Just one of many deviants and whack jobs at PRMC.

Anonymous said...

How many rapes and robberies are being committed while the police make money by entrapping "consenting" adults?? Why not concentrate on "under age" prostitution? I guess it's just not as profitable.

Anonymous said...

Wicomico County Jail will hire them !!!

Anonymous said...

WCDC Staff !! LOL

Anonymous said...

Exactly!!!

Anonymous said...

The entire family is crap. His brother went down for the same thing a couple yrs ago. His mom has stolen over and over again. Used to work in a jewelry store, stole it then reselled it.

Anonymous said...

I could of told you that a background check wasn't performed for little league, he's a creep, him and his entire family our strung out on pills- (Garrett) , his daddy is a cop- so guarantee he will get him out of this, just like he always got his Brother out of trouble- karma is a bitch! And for everyone that knows him- I hope you know he lost his leg working at a corn plant, not in the military!

Anonymous said...

He was dishonorably discharged from the Marines and it's awful funny how he wears a sticker on the back of his truck window

Anonymous said...

It's not entrapment. These criminals approach the police the police don't approach them for the sale so it's not entrapment the criminals initiated the crime

Anonymous said...

Goggle his brothers name. First thing come up is child solicitation

Anonymous said...

They aren't all creeps. There was no actual prostitution. All these guys probably saw and ad on craigslist and thought shit maybe this is real I'll get an easy bj not like they were creeping on the corner looking to pick up young girls. Crazy this is how our police spend there time. Making fake profile seeing what lonely guy out there will give in a respond.

Anonymous said...

Not surprising to see one of PRMC's best and brightest in the line up. The Executive Team likes to surround themselves with misfits and "yes" men with Matthew Killam at the front of the class.

Anonymous said...

Absolutely!!!

Anonymous said...

I tried to google the PRMC guy but I do not see that he works there anymore. Maybe they wised up and he is gone from there. I did see the Executive Team photo and the men look like women and the women look like men. No Killan though.