Craigslist sting, 17 men arrested

17 men were arrested as a result of a sting operation.  The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office conducted, "Operation Sheepdog" from April 27 to May 1.

These men range in age from 20-55 years old.

What they tried to do was meet up with children between the ages of 8 and 15 through Craigslist.  They were actually undercover detectives posing as kids and even as parents.  These men kept talking to them and eventually wanted to meet up at a house.  Detectives set up a home for them to come to and arrested them there.

Some of the men showed up to the house with condoms, lubrication, one man had three cucumbers and others brought candy.

None of these men were registered sex offenders or predators.  One of them was a middle school teacher, two were in the military, one was an optician, there was cook, a janitor, a bank teller and a civil engineer. 

These men are now facing 60 felony charges.

Below is a list of all the men that were arrested along with the charges and their bonds.

Robert Gazel Jones, 40, Jacksonville
Ct. 1: Use computer service to seduce/solicit a child (F)
Ct. 2: Obscene communication travel to meet after use computer to lure a child (F)
Ct. 3: Utilizing a two way device to facilitate a felony (F)
Bonds totaling $150,000.

Melvin Crosby, 27, Jacksonville
Ct. 1: Attempt sexual performance by a child (F)
Ct. 2: Use computer service to seduce/solicit a child (F)
Ct. 3: Obscene communication travel to meet after use computer to lure a child (F)
Ct. 4: Use a two way device to facilitate a felony (F)
Bonds totaling $100,000

Christopher Lee Smith, 29, Waycross, Georgia
Ct. 1: Attempted capital sexual battery (F)
Ct. 2: Use computer service to seduce/solicit a child (F)
Ct. 3: Obscene communication travel to meet after use computer to lure a child (F)
Ct. 4: Utilize a two way device to facilitate a felony (F)
Ct. 5: Protection of minors; prohibition of certain acts in connection w/ obscenity (F)
Bonds totaling $250,000

Christopher E. Logue, 26, Jacksonville
Ct. 1: Use computer service to seduce/solicit a child (F)
Ct. 2: Obscene communication travel to meet after use computer to lure a child (F)
Ct. 3: Utilize a two way device to facilitate a felony (F)
Ct. 4: Protection of minors; prohibition of certain acts in connection w/obscenity (F)
Bonds totaling $100,000

Brandon Meredith Hardy, 20, Valdosta, Georgia
Ct. 1: Use computer service to seduce/solicit a child (F)
Ct. 2: Obscene communication travel to meet after use computer to lure a child (F)
Additional state and federal charges pending.
Released after posting $50,000 bond.

Francisco J. Nunez, 27, Jacksonville
Ct. 1: Use computer service to seduce/solicit a guardian (F)
Ct. 2: Use computer service to seduce/solicit a child (F)
Ct. 3: Obscene communication travel to meet after use computer to lure child (F)
Ct. 4: Obscene communication travel to meet after use computer to lure guard. (F)
Ct. 5: Protection of minors; prohibition of certain acts in connection w/obscenity (F)
Bonds totaling $125,000

Jimmy Santiago Jr., 28, Orange Park
Ct. 1: Use computer service to seduce/solicit a guardian (F)
Ct. 2: Use computer service to seduce/solicit a child (F)
Ct. 3: Obscene communication travel to meet after use computer to lure child (F)
Ct. 4: Obscene communication travel to meet after use computer to lure guard. (F)
Ct. 5: Protection of minors; prohibition of certain acts in connection w/obscenity (F)
Bonds totaling $150,000

Donald Kim Stephens, 55, Jacksonville
Ct. 1: Attempted capital sexual battery (F)
Ct. 2: Use computer service to seduce/solicit a guardian (F)
Ct. 3: Obscene communication travel to meet after use computer to lure a child (F)
Ct. 4: Use a two way device to facilitate a felony (F)
Ct. 5: Protection of minors; prohibition of certain acts in connection w/obscenity (F)
Bonds totaling $125,000

Adam Michael Morris, 22, Gainesville
Ct. 1: Use computer service to seduce/solicit a guardian (F)
Ct. 2: Obscene communication travel to meet after use computer to lure a child (F)
Ct. 3: Use a two way device to facilitate a felony (F)
Bonds totaling $75,000

Joshua Michael Johnson, 29, Yulee
Ct. 1: Use computer service to seduce/solicit a child (F)
Ct. 2: Obscene communication travel to meet after use computer to lure a child (F)
Released after posting $50,000 bond

Murtaza Ali Panjwani, 27, Jacksonville
Ct. 1: Use computer service to seduce/solicit a parent (F)
Ct. 2: Obscene communication travel to meet after use computer to lure parent (F)
Ct. 3: Utilize a two way device to facilitate a felony (F)
Ct. 4: Possession of marijuana less than 20 grams (M)
Ct. 5: Possession of drug paraphernalia (M)
Bonds totaling $76,000

Kenan Dumanjic, 24, Jacksonville
Ct. 1: Use computer service to seduce/solicit a child (F)
Ct. 2: Obscene communication travel to meet after use computer to lure a child (F)
Ct. 3: Utilize a two way device to facilitate a felony (F)
Bonds totaling $75,000

Alvin Brian Smith, 25, Deltona
Ct. 1: Use computer service to seduce solicit/a guardian (F)
Ct. 2: Obscene communication travel to meet after use computer to lure guardian (F)
Ct. 3: Utilize a two way device to facilitate a felony (F)
Bonds totaling $75,000

Efrain Perez-Casanova, 23, Kissimmee
Ct. 1: Use computer service to seduce/solicit a child (F)
Ct. 2: Obscene communication travel to meet after use computer to lure child (F)
Ct. 3: Utilize a two way device to facilitate a felony (F)
Ct. 4: Use computer service to seduce/solicit a guardian (F)
Ct. 5: Obscene communication travel to meet after use computer to lure guard. (F)
Ct. 6: Operating a vehicle without a valid driver's license
Bonds totaling $125,200


Sui Law, 20, Jacksonville
Ct. 1: Use computer service to seduce/solicit a child (F)
Ct. 2: Obscene communication travel to meet after use computer to lure child (F)
Ct. 3: Utilize a two way device to facilitate a felony (F)
Bonds totaling $75,000

Benjamin C. Harrison, 39, Jacksonville
Ct. 1: Use computer service to seduce/solicit a guardian (F)
Ct. 2: Obscene communication travel to meet after use compute to lure guard. (F)
Ct. 3: Utilize a two way device to facilitate a felony (F)
Bonds totaling $75,000

Ronald D. Thompson, 47, Jacksonville
Ct. 1: Use computer service to seduce/solicit a guardian (F)
Ct. 2: Obscene communication travel to meet after use computer to lure guard. (F)
Bonds totaling $50,000