An undercover operation Thursday by MNPD Human Trafficking detectives resulted in the following four men being charged with felony promoting prostitution:
- Michael Swales, 49, of Nashville
- William Joy, 46, of Goodlettsville
- Stetson Brown, 25, of Nashville
- Darin Slater, 37, of Woodbury
Undercover detectives responded to internet sex ads. The four men arrested drove the women to hotels in the Rosa Parks Boulevard and Vantage Way area.
Advocates from End Slavery Tennessee, Thistle Farms, and the Nashville Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition provided immediate assistance to the women encountered during this operation.
Additionally, William Joy was charged with felon in possession of a handgun, cocaine possession, and gun possession during the commission of a felony.