{"id":1454799,"date":"2025-11-03T03:09:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T09:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1454799"},"modified":"2025-11-05T05:17:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T11:17:26","slug":"eight-arrested-in-halloween-prostitution-drug-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1454799","title":{"rendered":"Eight arrested in Halloween prostitution, drug operation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1454801\" src=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2025\/11\/2025-11-03_030854-198x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2025\/11\/2025-11-03_030854-198x200.jpg 198w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2025\/11\/2025-11-03_030854-347x350.jpg 347w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2025\/11\/2025-11-03_030854.jpg 411w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/>GILMER \u2013 The Gilmer Police Department has arrested eight people as a part of a Halloween weekend initiative they called \u201cOperation BOO-ty Call\u201d, according to our news partner KETK.<\/p>\n<p>Gilmer PD said the operation was a proactive effort that resulted in the arrest of eight people for drug and prostitution-related offenses, along with the seizure of illegal drugs. The operation\u2019s targets were partly selected based on community crime reports and Gilmer PD\u2019s own investigations. \u201cThe department emphasizes that proactive initiatives like Operation BOO-ty Call are part of its ongoing commitment to reducing crime, fostering public trust and maintaining transparency with the community,\u201d Gilmer PD said.<\/p>\n<p>The following arrests were made as a part of \u201cOperation BOO-ty Call\u201d: Corey Liley, Justin White, Eric Smith, Corey Rhymes, Waymon Freeney and Juan Flores Soto were arrested for solicitation of prostitution. Mary Melugin was arrested for prostitution and Christopher Hilley was arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of a dangerous drug.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1454800\" src=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2025\/11\/Booty-CALL-550x309.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2025\/11\/Booty-CALL-550x309.webp 550w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2025\/11\/Booty-CALL-225x126.webp 225w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2025\/11\/Booty-CALL-768x431.webp 768w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2025\/11\/Booty-CALL.webp 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GILMER \u2013 The Gilmer Police Department has arrested eight people as a part of a Halloween weekend initiative they called \u201cOperation BOO-ty Call\u201d, according to our news partner KETK. 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