3/28/2016 (updated 4/1/2016) – OKC, OK — Score four more for the good guys. Oklahoma City Police arrested two men and two women last week in the metro on human sex trafficking charges of a local teenager – one female suspect was reportedly hiding drugs in her privates.
According to the Oklahoma County Jail, the following individuals were identified and taken into custody last Wednesday;
- Devery Jonquil Crisp, 24, Black male, reportedly resides in the 1600 block of NE 39th in OKC, OK.
- Trevyn Tavarez Edwards, 24, Black male, reportedly resides in the 300 block of NW 119th, OKC, OK.
- Deeshawna Ann Simpkins, 21, Black female, reportedly resides the 700 block of NE 81st, OKC, OK.
- Bethena Sue Deuel, DOB 11/13/1976, White female, reportedly resides in the 6000 block of Marlon Ln, OKC, OK.
According to probable cause affidavits filed in Oklahoma County, late last Tuesday evening members of the Oklahoma City Police Department’s Vice Unit were investigating escort services advertised on Backpage.com.
An undercover male officer responded to the ad pictured below and requested two females – as promoted in their online advertisement…
Actual Ad OKC Police Responded Too
The undercover officer was told to go to room #234 at the Economy Inn, located at 12005 N. I-35 in Oklahoma City.
Shortly before 1 a.m. on Wednesday, the officer met with the two females who negotiated a rate of $200 for sex with both of them. Simpkins reportedly then took the cash and counted it. The undercover male officer then placed the women under arrest as additional officers arrived on scene. During their interview with the females, it was learned that one of them was only 17-years old and listed as a runaway from DHS custody out of Norman.
One of the females allegedly told police that two black males and a white female were directly involved in their prostitution efforts. The female went on to tell officers that the trio was in a rented red four-door vehicle with California tags.
Surveillance officers in the area located the vehicle, followed it for a time and pulled it over after observing the driver commit undisclosed traffic violations. All three occupants of the car were placed into investigative detention.
The driver was identified as Trevyn Edwards, the front passenger was Devery Crisp, and the backseat passenger was Bethena Deuel.
Officers reportedly located a key card in the vehicle that went to the room where the juvenile was located. Additional evidence implicated Edwards as being the one who received the proceeds from the prostitution efforts of the female teen and adult prostitute.
Crisp was identified has a co-conspirator who helped Edwards recruit the teen and adult female.
When officers confronted Deuel, she admitted that she had rented the motel room and placed the advertisements on Backpage.com. Deuel also admitted that she had marijuana hidden inside her vagina.
All four were booked into the Oklahoma County Jail on human trafficking complaints. Edwards and Crisp were also booked in on transporting and recruiting females for the purpose of prostitution. Deuel was also charged with possession of marijuana. Simpkins was also charged with felony computer crimes and offering to engage in prostitution.
The teen’s identity has not been released.
Also seized at the time of the arrests were several cell phones. Oklahoma City police have obtained search warrants to search those phones in an attempt to locate evidence of additional crimes.
Edwards’ criminal resume includes a 2014 deferred sentence for possession of CDS with intent to distribute, possession of criminal proceeds and possession of an offensive weapon while committing a felony. Edwards has a current misdemeanor case for threatening an act of violence.
Simpkins has two current cases listed in Oklahoma County. One for a 2014 charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and two counts of malicious injury of property.
No adult criminal record could be located for Crisp or Deuel.
JohnTV will continue to follow these cases.
