Two Southeast Tennessee men have been arrested in a two-day undercover TBI Human Trafficking Unit operation.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and the Judicial District Drug Task Force teamed up on the investigation launched Aug. 7, the state agency said in a news release.
Bryan Edward Lawson, 36, of Georgetown, Tennessee, is charged with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor by electronic means and is being held without bond, according to the agency. Jeremiah James Masters, 27, of Chattanooga, was booked on a citation charging him with one count of sexual exploitation of a minor by electronic means. He was freed on a $2,500 bond Friday.
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Masters had no attorney on record, according to the Marion County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office, and Public Defender Ted Engel’s office is representing Lawson. Engel was in meetings in Nashville, his office staff said when contacted Wednesday by phone. A message was left seeking comment.