Online Central Texas Sex Sting Leads To 8 People Being Arrested

Think of this as the Central Texas version of the show "To Catch A Predator".

When I've watched that show in the past, I never really understood why people would even attempt to meet with underage people. Aside from it just being wrong, there's also the fact that you're most likely going to meet up with an undercover cop. Even people who'd seen TCaP would show up. How dumb can you be?

Here in Bell County, over a two-day span eight individuals were recently arrested, accused of engaging in sexual conversations with minors and attempting to meet up with them. Two of them are active-duty military personnel. The other two reportedly drove more than two hours to meet up with who they thought was an underaged teenager.

KWTX reports that Charles Pulley, Daniel Martinez who is 79 years old, Ramon Rodriguez, Kevin Wallace, Vidoll Smith, Christopher Slough, Harkin Alamo, and Gustavo Miranda were all arrested for agreeing to meet with an underage female to engage in a sexual act for a fee and engaging in sexual conversation, according to Bell County Sheriff Maj. T.J. Cruz's press release.

Thankfully these guys have been caught, and if found guilty, will end up on the registry so people know to avoid them. Sadly, there are probably more out there who haven't been caught and actually do manage to meet underage people, many of who are probably victims of human trafficking.

The Texas Attorney General's Office website has information on how to spot and report suspected human trafficking. We live at the intersection of two major highways, so it's a good idea to have this information in the back of your mind.

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Texas' Top 15 Pro Athletes from the Past 25 Years in No Particular Order

These are, in my opinion, the Top 15 Professional athletes from the past 25 years.

Of course, we'll start with the Dallas Cowboys (of course we will) and go from there.

The NFL's most prized franchise won 3 World Championships in the 1990s in 1992, 1993, and 1995.

Those teams saw numerous Hall Of Fame coaches and players from Jimmy Johnson, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, and Michael Irvin.

You can't forget about the dynasty the San Antonio Spurs had that started in the late 90s and came into the 200s as an NBA Powerhouse winning 5 NBA Championships led by players such as David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobli, Tony Parker, and in their later years Kawhi Leonard.

What about that 2011 Dallas Mavericks team that gave Dallas their first-ever NBA Championship under the leadership of Dirk Nowitski, Jason Kidd, Jason Terry and company?

We definitely can't deny new superstar Luka Doncic and the Mavericks of today inching closer and closer to becoming a dominant West Coast Team.

I would be foolish not to mention those Houston Rockets teams that repeated as NBA Champions in the mid-90s, (I did say past 25 years right?) and the James Harden led team, who along with Chris Paul boosted the Rockets to the playoffs year after year ultimately leading them to the Western Conference Finals.

Here are my top 15..

7 Seafood Restaurants in Killeen and Harker Heights You Need To Check Out

You don't have to travel to the coast to find great seafood. There are plenty of places right here in Central Texas that serve it up fresh and serve it up right. These are just a handful of our favorites. Did yours make the list? If not, let us know what we should try next!

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