The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest of 22 more men as part of an ongoing operation targeting potential sexual predators. The operation, which has been going on for a couple months, identifies men trying to contact children for sexual activity, according to a release fromt he department.

“These arrests bring our arrest total to 33 suspects from the operation we hosted earlier this year with the Lexington Police Department and the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office,” Sheriff Jay Koon is quoted. “The intent of these suspects during these communications is clear. They wanted to persuade, entice or coerce someone they reasonably believed to be under the age of 18 to engage in sexual activity.

“Without strong relationships between federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, operations like this would not be possible,” Koon said.

According to the release, these individuals were arrested and charged:

Brian Keith Ashworth, 52; Kernersville, North Carolina — Criminal solicitation of a minor, two counts of unlawful dissemination of obscene material to a person under 18

Jeffery S. Close, 52; Downsville, New York – Two counts of first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, criminal solicitation of a minor

Jarrett Carter Crapse, 21, St. Matthews — Unlawful dissemination of obscene material to a person under 18, criminal solicitation of a minor

James Allen Helms, 48, Fort Mill — Three counts of unlawful dissemination of obscene material to a person under 18

Christopher James Hendrix, 50, Moncks Corner — Criminal solicitation of a minor, first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor

Tony Wesley Hoover, 54, Columbia — Three counts of criminal solicitation of a minor, unlawful dissemination of obscene material to a person under 18

David Larson, 31; Dardanelle, Arizona — Unlawful dissemination of obscene material to a person under 18, criminal solicitation of a minor

Samuel Alan Laytham, 56; Cordova, North Carolina — Criminal solicitation of a minor, unlawful dissemination of obscene material to a person under 18

Matthew E. Lisa, 26; Kinnelon, New Jersey — First-degree sexual exploitation of a minor

Scott Richard Manzo, 40, Florence — Criminal solicitation of a minor, unlawful dissemination of obscene material to a person under 18

Steven Patrick Maxim, 43, Hartsville — Two counts of criminal solicitation of a minor, unlawful dissemination of obscene material to a person under 18, first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor

Ali Dawud Muhammad, 39; Concord, North Carolina — Criminal solicitation of a minor, three counts of unlawful dissemination of obscene material to a person under 18

Randall Joshua Norris, 40, Gaston — Unlawful dissemination of obscene material to a person under 18 

Michael Alan Olsen, 40, Greenwood — Unlawful dissemination of obscene material to a person under 18, criminal solicitation of a minor

Robert Lee Ray, 22; Gainesville, Georgia — Criminal solicitation of a minor, unlawful dissemination of obscene material to a person under 18

Shawn Edward Rayburn; 46, Garner, North Carolina — Promoting the prostitution of a minor, second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor

Thomas Allan Rike, 39; Tarpon Springs, Florida — Four counts of unlawful dissemination of obscene material to a person under 18, criminal solicitation of a minor

Kadeem Latron Riley, 32, St. Matthews — Criminal solicitation of a minor, unlawful dissemination of obscene material to a person under 18

Randal Scott Shearer, 54, Lexington — Two counts of criminal solicitation of a minor

Michael Wesley Thomas, 33, Moore — Two counts of first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, criminal solicitation of a minor, unlawful dissemination of obscene material to a person under 18

Alexander Louis Toth, 29; Greene, Maine — Unlawful dissemination of obscene material to a person under 18, criminal solicitation of a minor

Tevin Richard Trego, 29; Oak Harbor, Washington — Criminal solicitation of a minor, second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, unlawful dissemination of obscene material to a person under 18