Multiple Arrests For Human Trafficking Made in Clarke County
By J. Thomas Wade
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News
November 9, 2026
CLARKE COUNTY, Ala. The Clarke County Sheriff’s Office arrested multiple people during an undercover operation targeting human trafficking of minors.
The sheriff’s office worked in conjunction with a private group called the Covenant Rescue Group and the Jackson Police Department, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Citronelle Police Department, and Federal Bureau of Investigation assisted in the sting operation.
During the operation, four suspects were arrested after allegedly arranging to pay for sexual services from someone they believed to be under 16 years old:
Kevin Funes, 21, of Mobile, Alabama
Aaron Casey Peel, 26, of Porterville, Mississippi
James Wesley Havelin, 42, of Malcolm, Alabama
Richard Eugene Smith, 54, of Mobile, Alabama
All four are charged with Human Trafficking First Degree, Electronic Solicitation of Child, and Traveling to Meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act. Peel was also charged with Resisting Arrest.
Three other individuals allegedly committed the offense of Transmitting Obscene Material to a Minor during the operation. Additional arrests are expected according to the sheriff’s office.
The investigations involving each suspect remain ongoing, and additional charges may follow.
Copyright 2026 Blue RAM Media. All rights reserved.
SUPPORT OUR “LOCAL” NEWS
https://bluerammedia.com/DONATE/
