Eleven arrested in Cartersville Internet prostitution sting

Submitted by Julie Wolfe, 11Alive Reporter

Monday, March 14th, 2016, 8:12pm

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. -- Eleven people were arrested in an internet prostitution bust at a Cartersville hotel.

According to Cartersville Police Department spokesperson Lt. M.E. Bettikofer, the undercover operation was conducted on Friday in an effort to "curtail sex trafficking, theft, and drug-related incidents surrounding this type of crime".

Charges were filed against eleven people caught in that operation:

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Saturday, March 12th, 2016, 11:08am

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. -- A search for a missing 30-year-old teacher has ended tragically.

The Bartow County Deputy Coroner Brandon Duncan confirmed to 11Alive that Scott Salter was found dead near a popular hiking trial.

Salter was a teacher at Cass High School. When he did not show up to work Monday, a search began.

"We went by his apartment and he had his school clothes laid out on his bed, and he had his books by the door," said his father, Gil Salter. "So he was just planning on going out and doing a quick hour, hour and a half hike and coming back."

Volunteers and other officials – including the Bartow County Sheriff's Office, Army Corp of Engineers, and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources – met at the entrance of Pine Mountain at Main Street at 2 p.m. Monday afternoon to begin their search.

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Tuesday, March 8th, 2016, 1:38pm

BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. -- A 23-year veteran of the Bartow County Sheriff's Office retired a day after being arrested for driving under the influence.

A Cartersville police officer arrested Bartow County Sheriff's Deputy Brandy Denise Kottemann on March 6 and cited her for driving under the influence of alcohol, failing to maintain lane and driving on roadways for traffic.

According to a police report, an off-duty Marietta officer called 911 after reportedly telling Kottemann that she shouldn't drive while they were at a Steakhouse. That officer then followed her out of the parking lot of a Steakhouse.

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Monday, March 7th, 2016, 10:55pm

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. — A search is underway in Cartersville for a missing teacher after he failed to show up for work Monday morning.

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Friday, March 4th, 2016, 9:12pm

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. -- Cartersville police have arrested a man they said had more than 300 images and videos of child pornography.

According to Cartersville Police Lt. M.E. Bettikofer, Franklin Lee-Clark Gilmore was arrested on Wednesday after an investigation that began in 2014.

Authorities said that Gilmore was arrested after a traffic stop on drug charges. While being interviewed, Gilmore allegedly admitted to receiving child porn through peer-to-peer websites and social media applications. Authorities said they found Gilmore in possession of more than 300 images and videos of sexually explicit material involving children on multiple electronic devices.

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Saturday, January 30th, 2016, 11:00pm

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. -- Cartersville Police have confirmed that a woman has died after being hit by a car on Friday evening.

The woman, identified as Hou Jin Dong of Cartersville, Ga. was pronounced dead at Cartersville Medical Center.

Dong was struck by a vehicle in the intersection of Highway 411 and Peeples Valley around 11:40 p.m. officials said.

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Tuesday, November 24th, 2015, 11:50pm

BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. -- Two robbery suspects are behind bars Tuesday night.

According to a Bartow County Sheriff spokesman, a Cartersville man and woman were both arrested Monday after the two allegedly stole money from a taxi driver earlier that morning.

Ashley Blair Johnson, was charged with robbery by sudden snatching. Derrick Gainor was charged with party to the crime of robbery, as he was with Johnson when the incident occurred.

The two are currently in Bartow County Jail pending a bond hearing.

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