Undercover human trafficking operation results in 6 arrests

"Human trafficking is a destructive crime that diminishes the value of human life," said Attorney General Lynn Fitch.

"My office will continue to work with private and public federal, state, and local partners, including our partners at MBI, to hold those who engage in this modern slavery accountable to the fullest extent of the law and seek justice for those who are its victims."

Michael Keenum, Roy Thompson, Kenneth Gurley, Jason Carothers, and James Moore were all charged with Procuring Prostitution. Tarus Hervey was also charged with Procuring Prostitution and Resisting Arrest.

Authorities also released a statement. "Over the weekend, agents with Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and Mississippi Attorney General's Office conducted an operation focused on eradicating the continued scourge of sex trafficking in our state," said Lieutenant Colonel Lee Morrison, Director of MBI.

"The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation will continue to conduct such operations throughout the state targeting those who traffic the vulnerable and those who purchase or seek to purchase human beings," Morrison concluded.

If you suspect someone is a victim of human trafficking, please call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888.