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May 04, 2012 02:04 PM CDT
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Former Cowboys O-lineman arrested on drug charges at Tampa strip club
Former Cowboys O-lineman arrested on drug charges at Tampa strip club
MCT Wire (Tampa Tribune) MCT Wire (Tampa Tribune) The Dallas Morning News Published: 04 May 2012 02:04 PM
TAMPA — A former Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman was arrested on drug charges at a Tampa strip club Tuesday.
Torrin Tucker, a starter for the Dallas Cowboys for most of the 2003 to 2005 seasons, was charged with possession of cocaine with intent to sell, possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, delivery of marijuana and possession of marijuana less than 20 grams, according to arrest records.
He was arrested at 10:20 p.m. Tuesday and released from a Hillsborough County jail the next morning after posting bail set at $19,500, according to arrest records.

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – A former Marine accused of killing four people, including a prostitute featured on HBO’s “Cathouse” series, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Friday and was sentenced to life in prison.
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Tyner was charged with the Nov. 9, 2009, shooting deaths of Brooke Phillips, 22, who had worked at the Moonlite Bunny Ranch near Carson City, Nev., Milagrous Barrera, 22, Jennifer Ermey, 25, and Mark Barrientos, 32. The victims were found inside a burning home in southwest Oklahoma City that witnesses at a January 2010 preliminary hearing said was the center of a drug distribution and prostitution ring operated by Barrientos. Tyner, a mixed martial arts fighter, worked as a bodyguard for Barrientos.
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Dennis Hof, owner of the Moonlite Bunny Ranch, the legal brothel featured on “Cathouse,” said Phillips was well-liked and left “a lot of friends.”
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According to testimony at the preliminary hearing, Tyner and a second man, Denny Phillips, 32, hatched a plan to kill Barrientos because they were not happy with the amount of money they were being paid from his drug and prostitution operation. Phillips participated in drug deals with Barrientos, according to testimony.

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Richter, who lived at 6339 Evergreen Ave, is accused of sending more than 20 letters between July 2010 and March. He was arrested Thursday in Missoula, Mont., where he moved last month to be “closer to people like him,” Spoor said.
Richter is being held without bond in Montana until he can be extradited to Pinellas County, where he faces a charge of aggravated stalking and 18 counts of prohibition of generating acts with obscene, lewd materials. All charges have hate crimes attached to them.
If convicted, he could face up to 15 years in prison for stalking and up to 5 years apiece for the prohibition charges, according to Florida law.
The first letter the couple received was on July 4, 2010. It was written in black marker and taped to their door. It told Maingi to return to Africa — he is Kenyan — and suggested Query was a prostitute.

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What do you think needs to be done to eliminate prostitution in the Seminole Heights area? Tell us in the comments section below.
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Targeting prostitutes — PEZ, bordered by Fowler Avenue on the north, 15th Street on the east, Florida Avenue on the west, Seventh Avenue on the south, and with the Nebraska Avenue corridor in the middle, is a zone where a judge can ban a suspect with a felony prostitution arrest as a special probation condition. If prostitutes are caught more than three times in the PEZ, they face felony charges for violating probation, according to Tampa Police. Yet, PEZ offenders can be inside the zone for certain stipulated exceptions, such as for a doctor’s visit. “It’s a step, not a solution,” said Tampa Police Capt. Lee Bercaw during the meeting.

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Secret Service prostitution scandal officer a former Tampa Bay area policeman
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TAMPA BAY, Fla. — A Secret Service agent who sparked a damaging scandal when he refused to pay a Colombian prostitute is a former St. Petersburg police officer.
Before his elite security assignment, 41-year-old Arthur Huntington got his grounding in law enforcement at the St. Petersburg Police Department (SPPD) in Florida, Public Information officer Mike Puetz said.
“[He] left here under good circumstances and decided he wanted to go work for the Secret Service, and apparently made that change,” Puetz said.
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A group of Secret Service officers and military personnel faced censure earlier this month after becoming embroiled in a prostitution scandal while in Cartagena, Colombia, ahead of a world leaders’ summit attended by President Barack Obama.

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Secret Service agent reported at heart of scandal once wore St. Petersburg badge
The Secret Service agent reportedly at the heart of a scandal roiling President Barack Obama’s protectors once worked for the St. Petersburg Police Department.
The government hasn’t identified any of the agents involved in the scandal that came to light last month involving the president’s advance security team and prostitutes during a boozy night in Colombia, according to media reports.
CNN has reported that Secret Service Agent Arthur Huntington brought the incident to light by refusing to pay an escort. Huntington was one of the Secret Service agents and military personnel preparing for the president’s April visit to Cartagena for the Summit of the Americas, according to CNN.
He was a St. Petersburg officer for four years starting 1997, according to agency records. He served in the DUI unit, according to a 2000 St. Petersburg Times article. His last day was Dec. 16, 2001.

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Agent in prostitution scandal had been a St. Pete police officer
Updated: Monday, 30 Apr 2012, 7:46 PM EDTPublished : Monday, 30 Apr 2012, 5:53 PM EDT
ST. PETERSBURG – The prostitution scandal that has engulfed the Secret Service has ties to Tampa Bay, FOX 13 has learned.
CNN is reporting 41-year-old Arthur Huntington was the agent who started the whole controversy when he refused to pay a Colombian prostitute.
The public embarrassment cost Huntington his job with the Secret Service.
But before his elite security assignment, Huntington got his law enforcement training at the St. Petersburg Police Department, explains Public Information officer Mike Puetz.
“[He] left here under good circumstances and decided he wanted to go work for the Secret Service, and apparently made that change,” Puetz said.
Puetz says Huntington worked in traffic enforcement as a DUI officer for more than four years, and was considered a top cop.

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… In the unincorporated area … (you have) a little bench sitting in the hot sun or the rain and people are sitting there waiting for the bus. Then you get to another area where they’ve got these nice shelters,” she said. “There’s a great disparity. If we’re going to move forward in this county with improving and expanding our transit system, we’ve got to have accommodations for our passengers.”
In banning the ads, Dunedin officials cited a desire to preserve the city’s beauty, especially in residential neighborhoods.
They also were dismayed about the lack of control over ad content, saying they were told PSTA had no authority to address past complaints about ads the city believed contained stereotypes or images that weren’t family friendly. For example, they objected to a past radio station ad in a low-income area that featured a black man dressed like a pimp.

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Former Cowboys Lineman Faces Drug Charges In Florida
May 2, 2012 2:38 PM
TAMPA, FL (AP) – A former Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman is accused of trying to sell marijuana to an undercover officer at a Tampa strip club.
Police say 32-year-old Torrin Tucker was arrested Tuesday night and charged with felony counts of cocaine possession with intent to sell, marijuana possession with intent to sell, delivery of marijuana and possession of a firearm during commission of a felony. He was released from jail Wednesday on $19,500 bail.
According to an arrest report, Tucker was working security at the Hollywood Nights strip club April 18 when he sold a $20 bag of marijuana to the undercover officer.
Tucker started 24 games for the Cowboys from 2003-05. He played last year for the United Football League’s Sacramento Mountain Lions.

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TAMPA — A former starting offensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys was arrested Tuesday night and charged with felony drug and weapons charges after police say he sold an undercover officer $20 in marijuana in the strip club where he works.
Torrin Tucker, 32, who started 24 games for the Cowboys from 2003-05 and played last year for the UFL’s Sacramento Mountain Lions, was charged with four felonies -— possession of cocaine with intent to sell, possession of marijuana with intent to sell, delivery of marijuana and possession of a firearm during commission of a felony — along with a misdemeanor count of possession of marijuana. After spending the night in the Hillsborough County jail, he was released Wednesday morning on $19,500 bail.
According to the arrest report, Tucker was observed selling a $20 bag of marijuana to an undercover officer at Hollywood Nites, a club located at 3003 N Howard Ave. where Tucker told police he works in “security.” A subsequent search found 18 ba …

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