Sex-for-hire sting nets 10 arrests in Banks County

HOMER – Ten people were arrested as a result of a sex-for-hire operation on Wednesday, Jan. 23, in Banks County.

Those arrested included:

• Antwoine Lyles, 25, Statham, distribution of marijuana, pandering.

• John Charles Brundige, 48, Danielsville, pandering;

• Larry Avery Dalton, 68, Gainesville, pandering;

• Cuong Nam Dao, 42, Flowery Branch, pandering;

• Tim Edward Durham, 39, Carnesville, pandering;

• Antone Lyles, 24, Athens, pandering and possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute;

• Gabriel Franchesco Mayberry, 40, Commerce, pandering;

• John Wesley Meadows, 36, Richardsville, Va., pandering;

• Thad Robert Pruitt, 44, Homer, pandering;

• Horice Keith Segars, 46, Lula, pandering;

• Mark Lewis Wilmot, 56, Jefferson, pandering, possession of less than one ounce of marijuana.

All were booked into the Banks County Detention Center.

This story will be updated.