HAGERSTOWN – On June 3rd, 2021 members of the Hagerstown Police Department, Washington County Sheriff’s Department, Maryland State Police computer crimes section & child recovery unit combined efforts to target sex trafficking within Washington County Maryland.
Numerous Officers from each agency conducted multiple different operations over the entire day. Sex trafficking victims & suspects were targeted along with child sex predators and individuals supporting sex work in general.
This operation was a great success and numerous sex workers/victims were located. The Washington County Health Department teamed up to work with these agencies and stepped in to assist victims with harm reduction programs and assistance that was greatly needed.
In total, the above agencies arrested or detained 19 different subjects. Of those 19 subjects, 7 of them will not be charged at this time as they were placed into harm reduction programs by the Washington County Health Department. The remaining 12 individuals have been charged, which are listed below.
The main goal of these operations is to abolish sex trafficking within Washington County. Sex trafficking of any kind and those who support it, will be aggressively targeted and enforced. Along with the below charges, six arrest warrants were served and suspected heroin & methamphetamine were recovered from suspects.
This investigation was a coordinated effort between The Hagerstown Police Department, Washington County Sheriff’s Department, Maryland State Police computer crimes section, Maryland State Police child recovery unit and Washington County Health Department under the Maryland Criminal Intelligence Network (MCIN). The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services provides grant funding and strategic support to MCIN member sites to identify, disrupt, and dismantle criminal organizations through inter-agency collaboration and data sharing to make Maryland safer.
The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services funded this project under subaward number, MCIN-2021-0017. All points of view in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position of any Maryland State office or agency.
Subjects charged:
1). Jackie Lee Cobbs
DOB: 09/24/1986
18030 Putter Drive
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
Charges:
Sexual Solicitation of a Minor
2). Luis Enrique Franco Ramos
DOB: 04/01/1994
10812 Downsville Pike #34
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
Charges:
Sexual Solicitation of a Minor
3). Brooke Marie Rutherford
DOB: 11/14/1984
229 S. Locust St #3
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
Charges:
Possession with intent distribute CDS – Opioid
Possession CDS
Prostitution
4). Juan Alberto Martinez Reyes
DOB: 05/18/1984
12001 Holiday Cir
Smithsburg, Maryland 21783
Charges:
Prostitution: General
5). Charles Ira Cooke
DOB: 04/16/1946
20313 The Gardens #103
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
Charges:
Prostitution: General
6). Gibson Opoku-Mensah
DOB: 07/12/1977
34 Fairground Ave #B
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
Charges:
Prostitution: General
7). James Lester Baker
DOB: 04/05/1961
616 W. Franklin St #2
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
Charges:
Prostitution: General
8). Moises Isahi Gonzalez Sanchez
DOB: 12/08/1992
711 Forest Dr
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
Charges:
Prostitution: General
9). John David Litaker
05/21/1967
797 Poirridge Rd
Berkley Springs, WV 25411
Charges:
Prostitution: General
CDS Possession: Not Marijuana
Possession Paraphernalia
10). Frank Edward Gordon II
DOB: 12/25/1963
2925 Path Valley Rd
Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania 17224
Charges:
Prostitution: General
11). Terry Lynn Fraley
DOB: 05/25/1956
8 Oaktree Lane #D
Williamsport, Maryland 21795
Charges:
Prostitution: General
12). Jordan Jason Phillips
DOB: 03/12/2000
352 Maddex Dr
Shepherdstown, West Virginia 25443
Charges:
Prostitution: General
Detective Sgt. Andrew Lewis
Criminal Investigations Supervisor
301-790-3700 ext 247
