UPDATED Apr 24, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET
Apr 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
An undercover Knoxville-area trafficking operation led to eight arrests, including a Rockwood man charged with soliciting a minor.
WHO: Charles Ed Boles, Jr., 48, of Rockwood, Tennessee, and seven others arrested by TBI and Knoxville police
WHAT: Arrested during an undercover human trafficking operation; Boles faces a charge of Solicitation of a Minor – Patronizing Prostitution
WHEN: Apr 23, 2026 at 2:20 PM ET
WHERE: Knoxville, Tennessee
WHY: He was arrested for the alleged offense of soliciting a minor for prostitution.
