Las Vegas, NV (AP) - A multi-agency operation targeting online child sex predators led to 15 arrests last week.
Members of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Nevada Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, Federal Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation Task Force, and the Southern Nevada Human Trafficking Task Force participated in the two-day operation titled Operation Dark Knight. Utilizing undercover and investigative techniques, several suspects were taken into custody.
Those arrested were Charles Peterson, 28; Cody Zeno, 36; Kingsley Wokocha Jr, 32; James Lastrapes, 64; Uriel Campos-Tellez, 24; Nathan Fisher, 24; Darryl Gatmaitan, 33; Richard Santana, 36; Christopher Mayoral-Gutierrez, 20; Larry T. Gell, 58; Baltazar Lopez-Chavez, 48; Mohammed M. Abualroos, 51; Jesus Juan Zapata, 33; David A. Matlock, 52; and Jonathan Carter, 28. Each was booked into the Henderson Detention Center for Luring a Minor with the Use of a Computer to Engage in Sexual Conduct.
The participating task forces are comprised of detectives and agents from the LVMPD, NLVPD, Henderson Police Department, Nevada Attorney General’s Office, FBI and Homeland Security Investigations.