SIZZLE: 9 Men Arrested For Solicitation In Lake Worth Beach Sting

by News Desk | Sep 16, 2023 · 9:16 am | Lake Worth Beach News

9 Men Arrested For Solicitation In Lake Worth Beach Sting

Last Updated: Dec 1, 2025 · 9:46 am

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Operation Sizzle Responsible For Arrest Of 9 “Johns” In Lake Worth Beach

LAKE WORTH BEACH, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2023) — 9 men were arrested for soliciting prostitutes in a PBSO sting conducted in Lake Worth Beach.

On Friday September 15th, 2023, deputies from the PBSO carried out an operation targeting prostitution in the part of Lake Worth Beach.

The main goal of this operation was to address the issue of prostitution, in that area.

As a result of this effort a total of 9 men were. Arrested on charges of soliciting prostitution.

Boca Post has learned that the men have been identified as:

  • Johnie Jones III, 44,  of Lake Worth Beach
  • Manuel Jose Formoso, 29, of Lake Worth
  • Reginald Lenard Newsom, 53, of Delray Beach
  • Clement Russell Jones, 66, of West Palm Beach
  • Andrew Matthew Moses, 29, of Lake Worth Beach
  • Burchard Lynn Williams, 79, of Boynton Beach
  • Shane Daniel Altis, 48, of Okeechobee
  • Mervin Abigail Velasquez Gomez, 35, of Lake Worth
  • Oscar Hernandez Castanon, 39, of Lake Worth

Most of the men have since been released from jail.

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