Nine people have been arrested after a multi-agency operation targeted prostitution at Coeur d'Alene Casino.
The prostitution complaints were targeted at the casino on Wednesday, April 29 and Thursday, April 30.
Coeur d'Alene Casino management had seen an increase in activities which indicated an increase in prostition activity within the casino and the attached resort hotel areas. They contacted Coeur d'Alene Tribal Police for help.
Information from Washington law enforcement revealed some of the people seen by casino security were suspected prostitutes and their customers.
The Coeur d'Alene Tribal Police involved the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office and the FBI to handle shared jurisdictional issues.
The goal of the operation was to reduce the number of active prostitutes operating within Kootenai County, and more specifically the Coeur d’Alene Casino.
Over the two-night operation, nine arrests were made; eight adult females were charged with prostitution and one male was charged with solicitation of prostitution. Investigators believe more arrests could have been made, but after the first night, several social media posts were being made warning of the “prostitution sting” at the Casino.
Those arrested were:
Ashton, Scott O., 39 years old of Richland, WA – Solicitation of Prostitution, $300.00 bond
Morgan, Samantha N., 21 years old of Spokane, WA – Prostitution, $300.00 bond
Barreda, Yesenia S., 18 years old of Spokane, WA – Prostitution, $300.00 bond
Faucett, Mary A., 26 years old of Spokane, WA – Prostitution, $300.00 bond
Talbott, Tonya S., 45 years old of Spokane, WA – Prostitution, $300.00 bond
Gorkhali, Mary D., 41 years old of Coeur d’Alene, ID – Prostitution, $300.00 bond
Shyvers, Anastasia T., 33 years old of Medical Lake, WA – Prostitution, $300.00 bond
Trujillo, Amy D., 42, years old of Pullman, WA – Prostitution, $300.00 bond
Amell, Carolyn A, 46 years old of Coeur d’Alene, ID – Prostitution, $300.00 bond
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