Inmates Arrested in Prostitution Sting

Durham, N.C. — Three inmates out of jail on work release ended up back in jail after police arrested them and 10 other people last week in a prostitution sting.

Twelve men and one woman were arrested in Durham on Friday in the area of Angier Avenue and Juniper Street.

Rodney Lee Robinson, 34; Albert Leon Green, 23; and Elvis Thomas Poole, 36, all on work release from the Durham Correctional Center on Prison Camp Road, were each arrested at Juniper Street and Hyde Park Avenue and charged with two counts of solicitation for prostitution.

Officers also made the following arrests:

Leobardo Cervantes Arreola, 31, of Rosedale Avenue in Durham, was arrested at Angier Avenue and Holman Street and charged with solicitation for prostitution.
Alonzo Thomas Bryant, 58, of Fashion Place in Durham, was arrested at Angier Avenue and Hoover Road and charged with solicitation for prostitution.
Edgar Melvin Chambers, 48, of Chambers Loop Road in Timberlake, was arrested at Angier Avenue and Hoover Road and charged with solicitation for prostitution and solicitation for crimes against nature.
Darrell Dewayne Corn, 38, of Fayetteville Road in Durham, was arrested at Angier Avenue and Holman Street and charged with solicitation for prostitution.
Rogelio Rios Garza, 29, of Fayetteville Street in Durham, was arrested at Juniper Street and Hyde Park Avenue and charged with solicitation for prostitution.
Thomas Jiles Jr., 43, of Garner Road in Raleigh, was arrested at Angier Avenue and Hoover Road and charged with solicitation for crimes against nature.
Jesus Rivera Leon, 26, of Shady River Court in Durham, was arrested at Angier Avenue and Holman Street and charged with solicitation for prostitution.
Maxine Latta Moore, 47, of Hyde Park Avenue in Durham, was arrested at Juniper Street and Hyde Park Avenue and charged with resisting, delaying and obstructing an officer.
Joe Lee Patterson, 44, of Crest Street, in Durham, was arrested at Juniper Street and Hyde Park Avenue and charged with two counts of solicitation for prostitution.
Maurice Vincent Smith, 50, of Hartford Avenue, in New Bern, was arrested at Juniper Street and Hyde Park Avenue and charged with solicitation for prostitution and solicitation for crimes against nature.

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OH my post wasn't so bad.

mramorak
July 17, 2007 9:22 a.m.

Durham is an All America city.....what is that supposed to mean?

iamforjustice
July 17, 2007 9:15 a.m.

Many people are confused over this "It is a trust thing" No Officer are with these inmates during there work release programs. They are dropped of and then retuned by another officer. No one officer can stay there to watch them every minute. there are not enough of these officers to be with them. That is why the inmates have to work their trust.We all know that these inmates arent in there for singing to loud in church, but they are trying or have worked to get to that point. And there are inmates working everywhere, in just about every place you go. There are even inmates that can go home on the weekends as long as they are back by the unit by a certian time. It is a long process and it really gets aggrivating.

GAP PERSON
July 17, 2007 9:14 a.m.

believer - I suspect they were both, johns and prostitutes.