Arrests Made in Joint Human Trafficking Investigation
On 07/29/23, the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office engaged in a joint Human Trafficking Investigation with the Pennsylvania State Police, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department, Hampden Township Police Department, and Shippensburg Police Department designed to identify and arrest persons engaged in the sex trade.
Although this is the fifth operation of this type to be conducted over the past year, investigators have found a high demand among individuals who would seek to exploit women remains. Future enforcement operations are planned throughout the county and those people that continue to prey on others will be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Cumberland County District Attorney Seán M. McCormack commented on Operation Impact Demand V, “Since we began these operations targeting sex buyers who drive the demand for commercial sex, we have arrested 45 individuals. Every single dollar that a sex trafficker makes comes out of the wallet of a sex buyer. They are the ones driving sex trafficking by putting money into the hands of the sex traffickers who exploit the women and men trapped in this existence. We are going to continue these operations.”
In this operation, investigators utilized undercover officers to meet men in a hotel in Shippensburg Township, Cumberland County. These men contacted the officers and arranged to meet them at the location to engage in sex for financial compensation. Nine men were taken into custody during this operation.
- Jared Dennis STONER, 23 of Chambersburg
- Kenneth Eugene YODER, 67 of Carlisle
- Robert Danrell LEWIS, 56 of Carlisle
- Thomas Michael COLANTUONO, 65 of Carlisle
- Admir EMKIC, 36 of Mechanicsburg
- Edward Allen WHITE, 57 of Waynesboro
- Doychin Dimhrov MANCHOROV, 44 of Dauphin
- Edwin QUINONES, 68 of Myerstown
- Chad Michael SMITH, 42 of Shippensburg
Charges of Prostitution and Related Offenses will be filed through the appropriate District Court. Preliminary hearings will be scheduled at a later date.
Note: The above information is merely an accusation at this time. The accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
