The release below is from the sheriff’s Department can also be found on the department’s Facebook Page.
On October 16, 2026, the Stone County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division, in coordination with members of the Taney County Sheriff’s Office, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office, Missouri Informational Analysis Center, OUR Rescue, Indian Point PD and the Pathways Project Coalition of the Ozarks conducted a proactive Human Trafficking Demand Reduction Operation in Stone County.
The Human Trafficking Demand Reduction Operation yielded the following arrests:
Wagner Russ Charles (31 years old)
Felony Patronizing Prostitution – $5,000 Bond
Andrew Booker Wallace (46 years)
Felony Patronizing Prostitution – $10,000 Bond
Emilio Camino (56 years old)
Felony Patronizing Prostitution –$10,000 Bond ICE Hold
Oren Zohar (54 years old)
Felony Patronizing Prostitution – Bonded
Rodney Lee Williams (63 years old)
Felony Patronizing Prostitution – Bonded
Daniel Ivan Tartar (27 years old)
Felony Patronizing Prostitution – Bonded
Christopher Brett Franklin (45 years old)
Felony Patronizing Prostitution – Bonded
Thank you to all those who assisted in this Human Trafficking Demand Reduction Operation, providing various resources and investigative assistance. The Stone County Sheriff’s Office has a ZERO TOLERANCE stance on human trafficking in any form or fashion. The Stone County Sheriff’s Office will continue to aggressively pursue those who prey on others and their victims.
Sheriff Doug Rader
