Isabella County and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), along with Mecosta, Montcalm, Newaygo, and Osceola joined forces in forming a task force to seek out those who prey on youth in our communities.

 

During the task force event, several members of the team began to communicate with dozens of potential predators on a variety of social media apps. During these communications some of the person(s) communicating with law enforcement agree to come to a particular location with the intent to have sexual relations with underage men and women.

 

Once they arrived at the location, they were arrested on charges that pertain to that individual’s interactions with the task force. Three men arrived at the location and were arrested without incident The arrests were shared amongst the Isabella County agencies participating in the event.

 

Warrant requests have been submitted to the Isabella County Prosecutors Office for review and charges.

 

Those arrested and charged include:

1) Joel Middleton, 27-Year-Old Man from Shepherd

a. Charges – Children Accosting for Immoral Purposes and Computer crime

2) Jeffrey Davis – 59-Year-Old Man from Harrison

a. Charges – Children Accosting for Immoral Purposes and Computer crime

3) Eric Rohman – 41-Year-Old Main from Mt Pleasant

a. Charges – Children Accosting for Immoral Purposes and Computer crime