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TWO BEMIDJI AND ONE PARK RAPIDS MAN ARRESTED FOR SEX TRAFFICKING

Six people were arrested during a human trafficking operation that took place over the past two days in Beltrami County. Investigators with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA)-led Human Trafficking Investigators Task Force led the operation in partnership with the Tribes United Against Sex Trafficking (TRUST) Task Force, the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bemidji Police Department. The operation ran from June 25-26.

During the operation, suspects responded to an ad on a sex advertisement website. Investigators arrested the suspects as they arrived at an arranged meeting place for a commercial sex crime. All were booked into the Beltrami County Jail on probable cause solicitation of prostitution of an adult. Charges are expected in the coming days.

Michael Lee Eichstadt, 56, of Bemidji.
Quint Kyle Ironnecklace, 24, of Bemidji.
Lance Armon Jones, 39, of Oakville, Washington.
Dennis Michael Murphy, 43, of Park Rapids. Murphy also faces probable cause possession of a controlled substance.
Matthew F. Senica, 49, of Illinois.
Philip Edward Toomey, Jr., 48, of Maywood, Missouri.

Many additional agencies and organizations lent resources and expertise to this effort, including The Link; the Buffalo, Fond du Lac, Hibbing, Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Thief River Falls and Upper Sioux police departments; the Red Lake Department of Public Safety; the Chisago, Hennepin and Isanti County sheriff’s offices; the Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force; the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations.

“This operation was part of our ongoing, collective commitment to rid our communities of sexual exploitation,” said BCA Superintendent Drew Evans said. “It is never okay to purchase another person for sex.”

About the Human Trafficking Investigators Task Force
The Human Trafficking Investigators Task Force was established in 2017 with funding from the Department of Public Safety Office of Justice Programs as a statewide enforcement effort to target traffickers and those exploiting children for sex.

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger of being trafficked, call 911. To report a suspected trafficking situation, call the BCA at 877-996-6222 or email bca.tips@state.mn.us.

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