Two Texans Now In Jail For Trafficking Victims To Ohio

Houston, Texas area authorities are awaiting the return of two men after they were apprehended at an Airbnb for allegedly trafficking four victims, one of which was a minor from Texas to Ohio. A joint team of law enforcement departments worked together to catch the suspects in Ohio after the Houston office for the Federal Bureau of Investigation was able to contact Ohio's Human Trafficking Task Force about the possibility of victims being in their state after they were allegedly transported by two men, one from Houston and the other from Cypress.

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It really is remarkable how quickly law enforcement was able to capture these two suspects while also rescuing the four victims, and we all know too well how much time has an impact on the safe return of missing or trafficked people. The investigation into these two Houston area mean began less than a week ago, and today they are sitting in an Ohio jail.

Two Texans Now In Jail For Trafficking Victims To Ohio

According to this KHOU article, the two suspects now identified as Larry Hill of Houston, and Timarrea Granderson, were captured separately with 3 of the four victims in Columbus, Ohio. According to the owner of the Airbnb where they were staying, there was zero direct contact with the suspects during the reservation process, and they were only on sight at the home for less than a day before the police moved to arrest them.

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The men are awaiting extradition to Texas to face charges, and there will most likely be charges filed in Ohio as well.