Operation ‘Rockin’ Robins’ leads to 24 arrests connected to sex trafficking, commercial sex buyers 

HOUSTON COUNTY — A months-long operation, “Rockin’ Robins,” targeted sex traffickers and commercial sex buyers and led to 24 arrests, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

The arrests were made following a proactive, multi-agency undercover investigation conducted from March 4 through March 6. It was coordinated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Human Exploitation and Trafficking Unit, also known as HEAT, according to a media release. 

The Houston County Sheriff’s Office, the GBI Middle Georgia Task Force, Georgia State Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations participated in the operation. Thirteen commercial sex workers met with victim advocates and were offered services.

As a result of this operation, the following people were arrested and charged: 

• Armon Khalil, 29, of Warner Robins, was charged with pandering
• Javier Zarate Alvarado, 43, of Warner Robins, was charged with pandering and had an active removal from the United States. 
• Tajh Shaheen Brooks, 32, of Warner Robins, was charged with prostitution, possession of drug-related objects, possession of marijuana less than one ounce and identity fraud
• Jeffery Michael McKay, 45, of Warner Robins, was charged with pimping, possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime
• Ahmad Rice, 25, of Perry, was charged with pandering
• Courtney Mills, 39, of Perry, was charged with pandering
• Charles Fred Hobbs, 44, of Bonaire, was charged with pandering
• Jason L. Winer, 50, of Bonaire, was charged with pandering
• Hakeem Jerome Dunning, 36, of Kathleen, was charged with pandering
• Joseph Bailem, Jr., 36, of Kathleen, was charged with pandering
• David Deonta Williams, 34, of Byron, was charged with possession of methamphetamines, obstruction, and probation violation
• Roderequis O. Warren, 33, of Byron, was charged with pimping
• Steven Lewis Melanson, 61, of Fort Valley, was charged with pandering
• Gustavo Hernandez, 24, of Macon, was charged with pandering
• Marcell Antron Cone, Jr., 25, of Macon, was charged with pimping
• Michael Antoine Douglas, 50, of Macon, was charged with pandering
• Rajiv Yadav, 33, of Macon, was charged with pandering
• Ryeena Unique Mallory, 22, of Macon, was arrested on an unrelated outstanding warrant out of Centerville
• Landon Borders, 17, of Hawkinsville, was charged with pandering
• Courtney McGriff, 52, of Cordele, was charged with Pandering
• Steven Craig Hilliard, 54, of Eastman, was charged with pandering
• Bronwood Chad Smith, 52, of Gordon, was charged with pandering
• Brandon T. Smith, 25, of Smithville, was charged with pandering
• Anthony Chase Hickey, 32, of Ball Ground, was charged with pandering

Operation Rockin’ Robins involved several months of planning and the collaboration of several law enforcement agencies to combat human trafficking. The arrestees, ranging in ages from 17 to 61, traveled from areas around Houston County with the intent to purchase sex or sell sex commercially. 

The GBI says the operation’s goal was to apprehend individuals attempting to purchase sex and to offer support and services to those being exploited. The objective was to identify and arrest pimps and human traffickers through a two-fold approach. 

The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the GBI’s HEAT Unit at (404) 270-8433 or the Houston County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 542-2125. 

All forms of human trafficking should be reported to Georgia’s Statewide Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-866-ENDHTGA. Trained law enforcement agents, advocates and first responders are available 24/7 to answer calls.

Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be given to the Houston County District Attorney’s and Solicitor General’s offices for prosecution.