Five Facing Charges In Drug, Prostitution Case

BY JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Staff Writer

Three people were arrested and warrants have been issued for two other people allegedly involved in drug and prostitution activities.

A two-week investigation into prostitution and dealing crack cocaine in Warsaw led to three arrests Wednesday night.

William H. Porter, 53, of 322 S. Buffalo St., Apt. C, Warsaw, was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail on a warrant for one count of dealing cocaine, a Class B felony. His bond was set at $100,000.

According to the Kosciusko County Drug Task Force, three warrants for dealing cocaine more than three grams, Class A felonies, and promoting prostitution, a Class D felony, are pending and should be processed by Friday.

Jessica Marie Fairres, 19, also of 322 S. Buffalo St., Apt. C, Warsaw, was arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday on one count of prostitution, a Class A misdemeanor, and one count possession of cocaine less than three grams, a Class D felony. Her bond was set at $25,000.

According to a press release from the Kosciusko County Drug Task Force, during their investigation of the drug dealing activities, Porter allegedly supplied a prostitute to an undercover officer. The Kosciusko County Drug Task Force believes Porter was prostituting young women in the Warsaw area.

During the same two-week investigation, undercover officers also made payments for prostitution to a woman reportedly representing Dating Dynamics, a massage parlor in Warsaw. Kelly Kendall Phelps, 47, of 550 W. CR 750N, Wawaka, was booked into the Kosciusko County at 8:44 p.m. Wednesday on one count of prostitution, a Class A misdemeanor. Her bond was set at $25,000.

Warrants also are pending for the arrest of two more women allegedly involved in prostitution activities.

Amy J. Thompson, 22, of 4206 Kuder Lane, Warsaw, and Alicia S. Gibbs, 23, of 214 W. North St., Akron, allegedly took payments for acts of prostitution while representing The Comfort Zone, another massage parlor in Warsaw.

According to the drug task force, Thompson and Gibbs were detained and released Wednesday and should be arrested at a later date.

As the investigation of crack cocaine distribution and prostitution in Warsaw continues, more arrests are expected.

The Kosciusko County Drug Task Force was assisted in the investigation by the Warsaw Police Detective Division, the Indiana State Police and the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office.

Anyone with information on drug activities or other crimes in the Kosciusko County area, should call the drug task force at 574-372-2494 or the sheriff’s department at 574-267-5667.