OPERATION WOLF HUNTER ARREST REPORTS
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 16 individuals following a joint undercover cyber sex sting operation in partnership with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Walton County Sheriff’s Office, Pensacola Police Department, Gainesville Police Department, St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Jacksonville County Sheriff’s Office, Tallahassee Police Department and US Marshal Service Fugitive Task Force, all members of the North Florida Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.
Operation Wolf Hunter began October 21 and concluded this morning, netting a total of 16 arrests after Investigators went online to various chat forums searching for individuals who were looking for sexual activity with a child. All suspects are charged with Traveling to Meet a Minor and Using an On-Line Service to Lure/Entice a Minor.
Operation Wolf Hunter Arrests:
- James Patrick Applegate, DOB 03/22/1986, Address: 1918 W. Mistral Lane, Mary Esther, FL
- Ali Khaleel Huthail, DOB 05/07/1991, Address: 166 N. Fox Avenue, Panama City, FL
- Jacob James Brenner, DOB 03/23/1988, Address: 1809 Natures Way, Gulf Breeze, FL
- Michael Bradley Christmas, DOB 12/23/1982, Address: 1154 Lost Trail, Fort Walton Beach, FL
- Adam Chay Bairos, DOB 05/04/1994, Address: 133 Menzel Street, Valparaiso, FL
- William Max Gage Calton, DOB 11/21/1989, Address: 138 Menzel Street, Valparaiso, FL
- David Allen Royce, DOB 12/11/1983, Address: 7 Caswell Branch Road, Freeport, FL
- Garrett Thomas Richards, DOB 09/01/1996, Address: 90368 Room A220, Hurlburt Field, FL
- Tejay Landon Aplin, DOB 01/26/1990, Address: 400 E. 19th Street, Panama City, FL
- Darin Roger Paddie, DOB 09/23/1994, Address: 304 Reeves Street, Niceville, FL
- Chad Michael Keiser, DOB 05/14/1978, Address: 6110 Cypress Point Drive, Panama City, FL
- Robert Donald Lawson, DOB 10/22/1996, Address: 15988 S. Hwy 29, Andalusia, AL
- Cameron William Ahlsen Girard, DOB 11/25/1987, Address: 101 SE Waynell Circle, Fort Walton Beach, FL
- David McLeod, DOB 07/01/1987, Address: 100 8th Avenue, Shalimar, FL
- John Joseph Schreiner, DOB 04/27/1987, Address: 57 Robys Drive, Mary Esther, FL
- William Myrick, DOB 02/01/1943, No Address Available
Investigators say awareness is the key. Parents are encouraged to learn to use parental monitoring software for computers and smartphones, to become familiar and learn to utilize social media and to speak to their kids about the dangers of the internet.Arrest reports with additional information are attached to this news release and available at www.sheriff-okaloosa.org.
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