Detectives from Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking (PANT) arrested three men in separate sex trafficking cases this week. Edgar Jesus Martinez from Prescott Valley, Brennan McGuire from Phoenix, and James Price from Prescott allegedly tried to meet young girls in exchange for money.
According to PANT, investigators discovered James had been sending explicit pictures to a young girl and agreed to meet with her. McGuire agreed to meet with the juvenile in exchange money for sex acts, and Martinez also attempted to meet with a young female for sex acts in exchange for money.
Charges against the men include, child sex trafficking, and aggravated luring of a minor. The arrests are part of PANT’s ongoing efforts to combat sex trafficking in Yavapai County.