JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Five women ranging in age from 31 to 48 were arrested Thursday on prostitution charges during a citywide sting, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
The arrests took place on the Westside and in the South Metro area.
In four cases, the women offered to perform a sex act on an undercover detective in exchange for money, according to police reports.
Two of the women are also facing charges of use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
The fifth woman arrested, Buffy Suzanne Bryan, told a detective posing as a customer that she would perform oral sex in exchange for two soft shell tacos -- totaling $2.14 -- from Taco Bell, her arrest report said.
Police said all the women had been arrested on prostitution charges at least two previous times.
Here are the names of the five arrested and the charges they face:
Buffy Suzanne Bryan, 47, of Jacksonville, is charged with offering, committing or engaging in prostitution or assignation -- third and subsequent offense. Police said Thursday was the ninth time she had been arrested for prostitution.
Wendy Deanna Hagan, 47, of Fernandina Beach, is charged with offering, committing or engaging in prostitution or assignation -- third and subsequent offense. She has been arrested for offering prostitution more than three times since 2011, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Patricia Heffington, 41, of Jacksonville, is charged with using, or possession with intent to use, drug paraphernalia and offering, committing or engaging in prostitution or assignation -- third and subsequent offense. It was her third arrest for prostitution, police said.
Belinda Ray Hersh, 31, is charged with using, or possession with intent to use, drug paraphernalia and offering, committing or engaging in prostitution or assignation -- third and subsequent offense. She has been previously arrested for offering prostitution four times dating back to 2011, investigators said.
Rozalia Marshall, 48, of Jacksonville, is charged with using, or possession with intent to use, drug paraphernalia and offering, committing or engaging in prostitution or assignation -- third and subsequent offense. Detectives said she has been arrested for prostitution more than three times.
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