Valentine's prostitution sting leads to 5 arrests

OTHELLO — Local police say they arrested five men in a Valentine’s Day prostitution sting on Tuesday, Feb. 14.

According to a police report, the street crimes unity conducted the sting targeting men attempting to hire a prostitute in the city.

Police identified those arrested during the sting as:

Alex Jeronimo-Vasquez, 37, of Marlin

Ismael Pineda-Pineda, 27, of Othello

Ricardo A. Preciado, 51, of Othello

Eustorgio Valentine-Roa, 37, of Othello

Luis F. Perez-Jimenez, 27, of Ephrata

“All of the sex buyers were issued a criminal citiation, fingerprinted and photographed,” police said.

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