FREEPORT — Freeport area law enforcement officials caught a break last week, after police in Florida arrested a pair of former residents who were wanted on felony warrants, including one count of predatory criminal sexual assault.
The arrests were part of a human trafficking related investigation, authorities said.
The Bay County Florida Sheriff’s Office arrested former Freeport residents Timothy Bennett, 37, and Crystal Houston, 38, on the felony warrants, according to news release from Freeport Police. Bennett and Houston were arrested at a hotel in Palm Beach, Florida — after Freeport Police detectives received a tip that was then passed on to the Florida officers.
Bennett’s warrant was filed in Stephenson County on September 23, 2023 and bond was set at $750,000 at that time.
Freeport fugitives found in Florida
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Source:
The Monroe Times
