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Date: 07-25-2018
Case Style:
United States of America v. Pierre Lagrone, a/k/a "P" and "Pedro"
Western District of Texas Federal Courthouse - Fort Worth, Texas
Case Number: 4:17-cr-00264-O
Judge: Reed C. O'Connor
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Tarrant County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: P.J. Neitl and Nicole Dana
Defendant's Attorney: Cody Cofer and Gabriela Vega - FPD
Description: Fort Worth, TX - Fort Worth Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for His Role in Sex Trafficking of Children
Pierre Lagrone, aka “P” or “Pedro,” 34, was sentenced on July 23, 2018 by U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor, to life in federal prison.
Following a four-day trial in April 2018, Lagrone and co-conspirators, Herman Sanders, aka “Pooh,” 29, and Demarcus Davis, aka “Zigg,” 26, were found guilty for their roles in a conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of underage girls. Sanders was previously sentenced before Judge O’Connor to 420 months and Davis is scheduled for sentencing July 30, 2018.
According to evidence presented at trial, Lagrone and Davis were violent pimps who recruited, controlled, and profited off underage female victims through commercial sex acts. Lagrone and Davis recruited and advertised underage female victims for commercial sex acts. The defendants communicated with potential clients, collected proceeds, and paid for motels rooms and supplies. Lagrone and Davis kept almost all, if not all, of the proceeds of the commercial sex acts, providing only food, shelter, and occasional clothing to the underage female victims. Sanders conspired with and assisted Lagrone in this sex trafficking.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Fort Worth, Tyler and Arlington Police Departments.
Counts:
18 U.S.C. § 1594(c); 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1) and (a)(2) Conspiracy to Commit Sex Trafficking
(1)
18 U.S.C. § 1594(c); 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a) and (b)(2) Conspiracy to Engage in Sex Trafficking of Children
(1s)
18 U.S.C. § 1594(c); 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a)(1)(b)(2), and (c) Conspiracy to engage in Sex Trafficking of Children
(1ss)
18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a) and (b)(2) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 Sex Trafficking of Children
(2s)
18 U.S.C. §§ 1591 (a)(1), (b)(2), and (c), and 18 U.S.C. § 2 Sex Trafficking of Children
(2ss-4ss)
18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a) and (b)(2) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 Sex Trafficking of Children
(3s-5s)
18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1) and (b)(2) Sex Trafficking of Children
(6-7)
18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B) Possession of Child Pornography
(6s)
18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B) Possession of Child Pornography
(12)
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