FLORIDA – A Florida man accused of human trafficking and manslaughter has been arrested by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), the FDLE said in an announcement.
According to the FDLE, its agents arrested Daniel Adam Rhodes, 42, on felony charges of human trafficking causing great bodily harm, permanent disability or permanent disfigurement, and manslaughter.
He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
“Rhodes is suspected of operating a multi-year human-trafficking ring out of a series of hotels and motels along the Treasure Coast,” the FDLE said in its statement.
“Rhodes reportedly advertised women for commercial sex over the internet,” the FDLE said.
The FDLE said its investigation found that Rhodes supplied his victims with various drugs to coerce them into prostitution. He is suspected of injecting a lethal dose of fentanyl and cocaine into a 27-year-old sex trafficking victim in a Port St. Lucie motel room, the FDLE said.
Rhodes is currently serving a prison sentence for selling methamphetamine and soliciting prostitution in Trenton, Florida. He was scheduled to be released before Christmas.
The case is being prosecuted by Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Office of Statewide Prosecution.
