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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Nine arrested in prostitution sting at Coeur d’Alene Casino

From staff reports
A two-night law enforcement operation targeting prostitution at the Coeur d’Alene casino last week ended with nine arrests, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Casino management has seen an upswing in activities indicating prostitutes were operating within the casino and attached resort over the past few months, the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The Sheriff’s Office worked with Coeur d’Alene Tribal Police and the FBI because the casino is within tribal jurisdiction. The goal of the operation was to reduce the number of prostitutes in Kootenai County, the release said. Arrested and charged with prostitution were: Samantha Morgan, 21, Yesenia Barreda, 18, Mary Faucett, 26, and Tonya Talbott, 45, all of Spokane; Mary Gorkhali, 41, and Carolyn Amell, 46, of Coeur d’Alene; Anastasia Shyvers, 33, of Medical Lake and Amy Trujillo, 42, of Pullman. Scott O. Ashton, 39, of Richland, was charged with solicitation of prostitution. Bond for all suspects was set at $300. As of Wednesday, only Shyvers was listed as an inmate in the Kootenai County Jail.