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The Cookeville Police Department arrested eight individuals Thursday as part of a human trafficking investigation.
CPD released a statement Friday saying undercover detectives and officers made the arrests after posing as patrons seeking to pay for sexual activity.
The individuals arrested range in age from 20 years old to 59. No underage individuals were located in the investigation.
Among those arrested were: 33-year-old Joshua Meadows of Cookeville; 58-year-old Kevin Arber of Nashville; 20-year-old Sam Barrera of Gainesboro; 52-year-old Timothy Howell of Jamestown; 20-year-old Bobby McGill of Robbins; 45-year-old Matthew Kerney of Byrdstown; 59-year-old Michael Custer of Lebanon; and 38-year-old Amanda Conley of Cookeville.
Seven of the individuals were charged with patronizing prostitution, while Conley was charged for prostitution.
CPD states the goal of the investigation was to locate those being exploited into the sex trade.
Mugshots of those arrested were not included in the press release.
