Two women face prostitution charges in connection with an undercover operation on New Castle’s South Side.
City police said they have received a high volume of complaints from neighborhood residents. And within 30 minutes Monday morning, two women had been arrested.
Stacy Kirkwood, 38, of 602 Gardner Center Road was charged with prostitution, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. She remains in Lawrence County jail on $1,000 bond. Her preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Brandy Lynn Bartley, 30, of 5393 Erie St., Edinburg, was charged with prostitution and released from custody. Bartley’s preliminary hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. Sept. 10.
Kirkwood reportedly approached an undercover officer stationed in the Lutton Street area at 2 a.m. Monday.
“Kirkwood asked (the officer) what he was looking for, and he stated he was looking to get some (oral sex),” a police report about the incident noted. “(The officer) asked how much for oral sex and (intercourse), and she stated ‘Both will cost you $30.’ ”
The officer agreed to the price and drove Kirkwood to the “designated take down point.”
When Kirkwood realized two police officers were following, the report said, she told the undercover agent to stop and jumped out of the vehicle. Kirkwood was arrested as she attempted to reach the Columbus Innerbelt.
Police said suspected crack cocaine was found in her purse.
The undercover officer then headed to the area of Home and Mill streets, where Bartley reportedly approached him.
Bartley allegedly told the officer that it would cost him $40 for the same services Kirkwood reportedly had offered for $30.
“(The officer) stated he only had $32 on him,” according to the report. “Bartley stated she would do it for that.”
Shortly afterward, she was taken into custody and charged.
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