Sheriff Grady Judd names Jan. 6 participant, MAGA influencer among 266 arrested in prostitution sting

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Polk County, Florida Sheriff Grady Judd put an illegal immigrant, a Jan. 6 Capitol participant and a social media influencer front and center after a sweeping undercover sting netted 266 arrests tied to prostitution, human trafficking and child predators.Polk County Sheriff Judd delivered a blunt breakdown Friday of what he called some of the "more outrageous events" uncovered during the multi-agency operation dubbed "Polk Around and Find Out.""We made 266 total arrests," Judd said, adding that "about 247 of them were in the human trafficking operation," with suspects collectively racking up "1,028 previous charges" before deputies "added 439 more charges to the repertoire."SHERIFF REVEALS 26 ILLEGAL MIGRANTS NOT ON FEDERAL 'RADAR' AMONG 255 ARRESTED IN FLORIDA SEX-TRAFFICKING STING A multi-day undercover operation targeting human trafficking, prostitution and child predators in central Florida resulted in 266 arrests, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Friday. (Polk County Sheriff's Office)Deputies arrested people from eleven states and eighteen different countries."People that think, ‘Oh, this is low-level and not violent’ – yeah, that’s wrong. It is violent, and it’s dangerous," Judd said.Among those highlighted was Ryan Yates, of Odessa, Florida, whom Judd said had previously been convicted