SIX ARRESTED

4/29/25

State Police arrested six people during a two-day anti-human trafficking demand suppression operation in the Troy area of Madison County on Wednesday and Thursday.  The operation focused on identifying individuals seeking to engage in sex acts with minors.

Included in the six was Effingham resident 40-year-old James A. Walker.  The operation was conducted by the Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Trafficking Enforcement Bureau.  The others arrested are from the Metro East area.  All suspects were charged with indecent solicitation of a child, traveling to meet a minor, solicitation to meet a child, and grooming.

The Illinois State Police is continuing its multifaceted approach toward protecting those most vulnerable with its ongoing statewide human trafficking enforcement operations.  If you suspect human trafficking, contact the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888.