33-year-old man arrested for human trafficking after sting operation
The Morgan County Sheriff's Office Fugitive Unit executed a Grand Jury Arrest warrant for Human Trafficking on Jeremy Scott Peek, 33 of Danville on Monday, June 16.
According to MCSO, a Sexual Predator Operation took place in 2024. The purpose of the operation was to identify, investigate, and arrest predators seeking children for sexual acts.
On Friday, April 26, 2024, The Morgan County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division, assisted by their Drug Enforcement Unit, Morgan County District Attorney's Office, US Army Cyber Special Agents and Limestone County Sheriff's Office conducted an operation focused on Child Sex Trafficking.
As a result of the operation, Peek was arrested and charged with Electronic Solicitation of a Child and Traveling to Meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act. He was released on a $250,000 bond.
For his human trafficking charge, Peek is currently being held with no bond at the Morgan County Jail.
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