Operation Southern Impact III: 17 children recovered, 82 arrested in child sex sting
These are the names of those arrested in Georgia.
A firefighter. A business owner. A dishwasher. They were among 82 people arrested as part of a massive, multi-state child exploitation operation conducted across eight southeastern states, including Georgia.
Seventeen children were recovered in the operation, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
The operation began four months ago and culminated in three days of investigative actions to include search warrant executions, undercover operations, arrests and sex offender compliance verification visits in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
In Georgia, 31 people were arrested during the sting, which was dubbed "Operation Southern Impact III." Seven of those arrested had traveled to meeting a minor to have sex, the GBI said.
Investigators in Georgia "targeted those seeking out and distributing the most violent sexual abuse material involving infants and toddlers," according to the GBI news release.
A total of 56 search warrants were executed and 41 knock and talks were conducted in Georgia during Operation Southern Impact III.
During the operation, four registered sex offenders were encountered and arrested in Georgia on charges related to child pornography. One of the registered sex offenders arrested during Operation Southern Impact III was initially arrested by the GBI during a very similar operation in 2015.
The GBI said 972 digital media and devices were seized as evidence and illegal drugs and firearms were also found.
Those in custody and charged in Georgia as part of Operation Southern Impact III are:
James Barfield IV, 51, Atlanta, GA, home improvement store employee
Dillan M. Bell, 26, Allenhurst, GA, unemployed
Gerald Chamberlain, 34, Rome, GA, golf course maintenance worker
Carol Chellew, 56, Jefferson, GA, county employee
Doug Chellew, 56, Jefferson, GA, department store employee
Timothy Wayne Diggs, 39, Metter, GA, information technology specialist
Keith James Diver, 37, Norcross, GA, restaurant employee
Erick Noe Gonzalez, 26, Buford, GA, landscaper
Erik Gordon, 30, Morrow, GA, shipping company employee
Desmond Lemond Hasley, 27, Douglasville, GA, staffing company employee
Keidron Jayquan Isham, 23, Rome, GA, unemployed
Claude Martin Johnson IV, 21, Augusta, GA, unemployed
Andrew Kim, 30, Suwanee, GA, business owner
Jordan Logan, 33, Grovetown, GA, painter
Jonathan Craig Manning, 28, Rome, GA, railroad worker
Andrew J. Martz, 30, Tyrone, GA, student
Matthew James McDurmond, 26, Cedartown, unknown
Terry Menard, 61, Roswell, GA, multimedia designer
Daniel Joseph Mullinax, 35, Auburn, GA, unemployed
Justin Lee Myers, 22, Cleveland, GA, unknown
Andrew Benjamin Nelson, 42, Marietta, GA, construction worker
Michael David Quinn, 44, Roswell, GA, unknown
Matthew Steven Ramski, 37, Cumming, GA, graphic design artist
Arlen Lemuel Riddle, 46, Muscadine, AL, fireman
Malchijah Robinson, 40, Decatur, GA, unemployed
David Chris Sammons, 33, Eatonton, GA, factory worker
Omar S. Sanchez-Viera, 40, Jonesboro, GA, health supplement company employee
Chad Sitzwohl, 35, Dawsonville, GA, factory worker
Wille D. Slaughter, 33, Valdosta, GA, military veteran
Wan Yeung Tang, 45, Cumming, GA, dishwasher
Tyler Wooten, 21, Sharpsburg, GA, student
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