LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — A Craighead County man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty in a human trafficking case, according to KATV content partner Region 8 News.
Tyler Scott Sowell, 26, of Brookland pleaded guilty to patronizing a minor victim of human trafficking.null
Jonesboro police arrested Sowell and Olivia Grace Deroeck, 27, of Jonesboro in March after an investigation. Police alleged she and Sowell were in contact “making sales and setting up timing with a minor.” In Sowell’s case, he was also given a 60-month suspended sentence in the case, plus ordered to pay court costs and fees.
Deroeck was also given 15 years in prison this week after pleading guilty in a child trafficking case. She pleaded guilty to the trafficking of persons if the victim is a minor during an Oct. 6 court appearance.
In addition to the prison sentence, Deroeck was given a 60-month suspended sentence, given a no-contact order with the victim in the case, complete alcohol and drug rehab and psychiatric treatment, plus provide “truthful testimony in the trial of any co-defendants.”
realfree.news.blog 