The Staunton Police Department recently conducted a task force investigating the online solicitation of minors. The Staunton Police Department is a member agency of the Southern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
The following individuals were arrested on the following charges:
- Brandon Lee Acord, 22, of Churchville
Two counts of Online Solicitation of a Minor under 15 (Code of VA Section 18.2-374.3) One count of Attempted Indecent Liberties with a Minor (Code of VA Section 18.2-26/18.2-370) - Ricky Darrell Beard, 51, of Waynesboro
Five counts of Online Solicitation of a Minor under 15 (Code of VA Section 18.2-374.3) One Count of Attempted Indecent Liberties with a Minor (Code of VA Section 18.2-26/18.2-370) - Wannie Wayne Buzzard, 39, of Timberville
Two counts of Online Solicitation of a Minor under 15 (Code of VA Section 18.2-374.3) One count of Attempted Indecent Liberties with a Minor (Code of VA Section 18.2-26/18.2-370) - Roy Edwin Cave, 79, of Harrisonburg
Two counts of Online Solicitation of a Minor under 15 (Code of VA Section 18.2-374.3) One count of Attempted Indecent Liberties with a Minor (Code of VA Section 18.2-26/18.2-370) - David Gray Jordan Jr, 50, of Charlottesville
Five counts of Online Solicitation of a Minor under 15 (Code of VA Section 18.2-374.3) One count of Attempted Indecent Liberties with a Minor (Code of VA Section 18.2-26/18.2-370) - Joseph Garvis Mabe, 37, of Lynchburg
Three counts of Online Solicitation of a Minor under 15 (Code of VA Section 18.2-374.3) One count of Attempted Indecent Liberties with a Minor (Code of VA Section 18.2-26/18.2-370) - Gabriel Diaz-Rosero, 31, of Crofton, Md.
Six counts of Online Solicitation of a Minor under 15 (Code of VA Section 18.2-374.3) One count of Attempted Indecent Liberties with a Minor (Code of VA Section 18.2-26/18.2-370) - Jerson Alexander Orellanna, 19, of Charlottesville
One count of Online Solicitation of a Minor under 15 (Code of VA Section 18.2-374.3) One count of Attempted Indecent Liberties with a Minor (Code of VA Section 18.2-26/18.2-370) - Jerry Ray Plaugher, 40, of Mount Crawford
Nine counts of Online Solicitation of a Minor under 15 (Code of VA Section 18.2-374.3) One count of Attempted Indecent Liberties with a Minor (Code of VA Section 18.2-26/18.2-370) One count of Impersonating a Firefighter (Code of VA Section 18.2-174.1)