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10 arrested in Howard County prostitution sting

Posted at 4:30 PM, Sep 13, 2016
and last updated 2016-09-14 12:09:48-04
Howard County Police have arrested 10 men for solicitation of prostitution and related charges.
 
Officers arrested the men for soliciting prostitution at a hotel in the 8100 block of Washington Boulevard in Jessup.
 
As part of the operation, detectives placed a fake ad on the website Backpage, a site known to detectives to be used for prostitution.
 
Men who called the number in the ad spoke with undercover female officers, who gave them a meeting location. When the men arrived, they were arrested and charged. 
 
The men are: 
 
  • Garland D. Hodges, 51, Nottingham
  • Leon M. Mil, 38, Columbia
  • Douglas Dixon, 30, Prince Frederick
  • Juan P. Rodriguez, 30, Beltsville
  • Jacob L. Cramer, 34, Huntingtown
  • Cesar A. Angel-Sermeno, 32, Columbia
  • Cuong T. Le, 22, Jessup
  • Osman P. Akcam, 53, Perry Hall
  • John C. Organ, 27, Silver Spring
  • Drew T. Kramer, 25, Baltimore
 

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