FORT MYERS, Fla.- Police arrested eight people for prostitution in an undercover operation.
Friday, female officers posed as street prostitutes along Cleveland Avenue in an attempt to be solicited by individuals looking to receive sexual acts for money.
“These types of operations typically begin with complaints from residents and business owners,” said Lt. Victor Medico with the Fort Myers Police Department.
Police arrested the following people for a variety of offenses:
Robert Dale Yowler, 73, of Marco Island
Solicitation for the purposes of prostitution
Eric Montanez, 27, of Lehigh Acres
Solicitation for the purposes of prostitution
Jonathan Hopwood, 25, of Lehigh Acres
Solicitation for the purposes of prostitution
Possession of marijuana less than 20 grams
Juan Carlos-Tomas, 29, of Fort Myers
Solicitation for the purposes of prostitution
Driving without a driver’s license
Eduardo Valdemar Ochoa, 26, of North Fort Myers
Solicitation for the purposes of prostitution
Driving without a driver’s license
Craig Williams, 55, of Cape Coral
Solicitation for the purposes of prostitution
Possession of drug paraphernalia
Robert Lawrence Barrows, 36, of Lehigh Acres
Solicitation for the purposes of prostitution
Possession of drug paraphernalia
Driving while license suspended
James Randall Sewell, 63, of Cape Coral
Solicitation for the purposes of prostitution