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Charges of solicitation and prostitution are expected to be filed against three area residents, including an Arkadelphia attorney, according to a report filed Friday at the Arkadelphia Police Department.
Jonathan Brian Huber, 33, of 324 Cherry St., is expected to face charges of solicitation after he allegedly exchanged money with a couple.
The four-page report says officers were initially called to Henderson State University Police Department on Thursday, Sept. 29, at about 2:30 a.m., for a report of an assault.
According to the report, the female, identified as 19-year-old Katie Lavender, of Norman, told police that a white male, known to her as Bryan Treadway, had offered money to her and a Hot Springs man, Blake Randall Austin, 20.
Both Austin and Lavender later identified Huber as the man who told them his name was Bryan Treadway.
The couple met Huber at a vacant house on Robey Street near Bamajawa Apartments, the report says. Austin reportedly left the room but returned a short time later. A verbal alteration between the males ensued, and Huber left in a red, two-door passenger car described as a late ‘90s or early 2000s model, according to the report.
The report says that the reporting patrolmen then notified criminal investigator Sgt. Pete Dixon, who later that morning tried to locate someone named Bryan Treadway with negative results, then found the Robey Street residence as described by Lavender and Austin.
The residence was vacant and owned/managed by Huber Rental. Dixon wrote in his report that he spoke with a Huber Rental employee who confirmed the residence was vacant and that no one by the name of Bryan Treadway was employed with Huber Rental or leased property from them.
Dixon then interviewed Lavender and Austin, who “gave identical accounts of what happened.” It was learned that Lavender was sent a private message on Facebook by someone using Bryan Treadway as a profile name, and that, over the course of about a week, the two “discussed and negotiated sexually explicit acts in exchange for money.” The couple said Treadway provided the location and had a key to the front door, according to the report.
The report said a photo lineup was prepared and included Huber, who both Lavender and Austin identified as the person who met them at the Robey Street residence.
According to the report, investigators researched the Bryan Treadway Facebook profile and learned that the site “was used for years to solicit photos from young women.”
The report says Huber was accompanied by an attorney when he was questioned by police, and that “several” search warrants were executed at his business and residence for his computers.
Huber reportedly admitted to police that he had created and operated the bogus Facebook profile and that it was used to solicit contact with young women, the report says. He also admitted that he solicited Lavender, the report says.
According to the report, a search of the seized computers yielded “no further evidence of criminal actions.” All three parties are being charged, Dixon said in a telephone interview Monday morning. Lavender is expected to be charged with prostitution, and Austin is expected to be charged with promoting prostitution.
Dixon said Huber’s arrest is pending the appointment of a special prosecutor, as Prosecuting Attorney Blake Batson recused himself from the case. Huber is a former Clark County justice of the peace.
Charges of solicitation and prostitution are expected to be filed against three area residents, including an Arkadelphia attorney, according to a report filed Friday at the Arkadelphia Police Department.
Jonathan Brian Huber, 33, of 324 Cherry St., is expected to face charges of solicitation after he allegedly exchanged money with a couple.
The four-page report says officers were initially called to Henderson State University Police Department on Thursday, Sept. 29, at about 2:30 a.m., for a report of an assault.
According to the report, the female, identified as 19-year-old Katie Lavender, of Norman, told police that a white male, known to her as Bryan Treadway, had offered money to her and a Hot Springs man, Blake Randall Austin, 20.
Both Austin and Lavender later identified Huber as the man who told them his name was Bryan Treadway.
The couple met Huber at a vacant house on Robey Street near Bamajawa Apartments, the report says. Austin reportedly left the room but returned a short time later. A verbal alteration between the males ensued, and Huber left in a red, two-door passenger car described as a late ‘90s or early 2000s model, according to the report.
The report says that the reporting patrolmen then notified criminal investigator Sgt. Pete Dixon, who later that morning tried to locate someone named Bryan Treadway with negative results, then found the Robey Street residence as described by Lavender and Austin.
The residence was vacant and owned/managed by Huber Rental. Dixon wrote in his report that he spoke with a Huber Rental employee who confirmed the residence was vacant and that no one by the name of Bryan Treadway was employed with Huber Rental or leased property from them.
Dixon then interviewed Lavender and Austin, who “gave identical accounts of what happened.” It was learned that Lavender was sent a private message on Facebook by someone using Bryan Treadway as a profile name, and that, over the course of about a week, the two “discussed and negotiated sexually explicit acts in exchange for money.” The couple said Treadway provided the location and had a key to the front door, according to the report.
The report said a photo lineup was prepared and included Huber, who both Lavender and Austin identified as the person who met them at the Robey Street residence.
According to the report, investigators researched the Bryan Treadway Facebook profile and learned that the site “was used for years to solicit photos from young women.”
The report says Huber was accompanied by an attorney when he was questioned by police, and that “several” search warrants were executed at his business and residence for his computers.
Huber reportedly admitted to police that he had created and operated the bogus Facebook profile and that it was used to solicit contact with young women, the report says. He also admitted that he solicited Lavender, the report says.
According to the report, a search of the seized computers yielded “no further evidence of criminal actions.” All three parties are being charged, Dixon said in a telephone interview Monday morning. Lavender is expected to be charged with prostitution, and Austin is expected to be charged with promoting prostitution.
Dixon said Huber’s arrest is pending the appointment of a special prosecutor, as Prosecuting Attorney Blake Batson recused himself from the case. Huber is a former Clark County justice of the peace.
