South Florida couple arrested for human trafficking, police say

MIAMI SPRINGS, Fla. – A Pembroke Pines couple was arrested Thursday by the Miami Springs Police Department on charges that include human trafficking and prostitution-related offenses, authorities said.

According to jail records, Matthew Daniel Vincent, 30, and Deja Washington, 23, were taken into custody outside of the Clarion Inn & Suites Miami International Airport, located at 5301 NW 36th St. in Miami Springs.

Police said the arrest stemmed from an anonymous tip received by The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office Human Trafficking Task Force on Wednesday, which led to the victim being forced into sex work by the couple.

Authorities said Vincent and Washington had manipulated the victim into engaging in sex work, taking her earnings and then subjecting her to various forms of coercion.