Pensacola Man Among 12 Arrested in Daphne Police Operation

DAPHNE, Ala. (NewsRadio 92.3) -- A Pensacola man was among 12 men arrested Friday during a multi-agency enforcement operation led by Daphne Police along the Interstate 10 corridor in Baldwin County.

According to information reported by NBC 15, all 12 men face charges of solicitation of prostitution. The Pensacola man was identified as Jordan Phillips.

Daphne Police said the operation focused on demand for commercial sex that can contribute to human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Officers from Orange Beach, Gulf Shores and Spanish Fort were among those who participated, along with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations.

Police said the Little Tree Project, a nonprofit organization that assists victims, provided open-source intelligence and other operational support.

Some of those arrested face additional charges, according to police. The available report does not identify any trafficking charges arising from the operation or state that trafficking victims were identified during it.

Blue RAM Media separately reported that an undercover operation based in Daphne resulted in prostitution-related arrests and listed Phillips among those arrested.