Prostitution investigation results in four arrests

A multi-agency investigation into prostitution in Bowie County resulted in four arrests this month.

Under a new change to Texas law which took effect Sept. 1, persons who offer to pay for sex may be charged with a state jail felony. The charge was previously a misdemeanor.

According to a probable cause document, Klyne Allen Hughes responded to an advertisement posted on the internet for prostitution. Hughes allegedly agreed to pay $110 for a sexual encounter with an agent posing as a female prostitute.

When Hughes arrived at the meet location, he was taken into custody and charged with felony solicitation. Hughes was also charged with misdemeanor unlawful carrying a weapon and with felony possession of 3.63 grams of suspected methamphetamine.

A firearms suppressor was located in the back of Hughes’ vehicle and Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms was contacted regarding it.

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Three other men were arrested and charged with misdemeanor attempted solicitation of prostitution.

If convicted of soliciting prostitution, Hughes faces 6 months to 2 years in a state jail.