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Miami Herald
28-05-2025
- Miami Herald
Miami sex ad photos lead deputies to a missing Texas teen, MDSO says. 3 arrested
Three people are locked up in Miami in connection with a human trafficking investigation that deputies say involve a 15-year-old girl who was reported as a missing runaway weeks ago in Texas. On Friday, the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office Human Trafficking Squad, along with the Department of Homeland Security Investigations, found the teen after discovering a commercial sex advertisement featuring her photos in Miami, according to an arrest report. Undercover officers sent a message to the phone number listed in the advertisement. The girl responded and agreed to meet at a predetermined location, the report read. Surveillance teams observed her being dropped off by a white Hyundai Kona, leading officers to conduct a traffic stop. Inside the car were three people identified as Yasmin Cobb, 18, Josiah Sneed, 21 and Clifton Ray Foster Jr., 25, who all have Texas addresses listed on their arrest reports All three were detained and taken to the HSI office for questioning. The teen was reported missing May 1. Cobb, Foster and Sneed provided statements to investigators. None had legal custody or guardianship over the girl, authorities confirmed. The trio was arrested without incident and transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. Court records show they have all since bonded out of jail. They are charged with custody interference, a third-degree felony under Florida law related to kidnapping and human trafficking.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Missing Texas teen found being sold for sex in Florida, deputies say
MIAMI (WFLA) — Three people were arrested after a missing Texas teenager was spotted in a commercial sex advertisement in Florida. The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office Human Trafficking Squad and Department of Homeland Security Investigations began searching for the 15-year-old runaway on May 1, according to a report from NBC affiliate WTVJ. Man survives alligator attack before being fatally shot by Polk County deputies: sheriff They spotted her in a commercial sex advertisement that included her photos. Undercover detectives arranged a meeting with the girl over the phone. She was dropped off at the meeting location in a Hyundai Kona with three adults inside. Josiah Sneed, 21, Yasmin Cobb, 18, and Clifton Ray Foster, Jr., 25, were arrested and charged with interfering with custody. There is no word yet on if they could face more significant charges. The trio was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Center jail without incident. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
