Fourth Suspect Charged in Counter-Human Trafficking Operation

Clay County Sheriff's deputies were able to arrest a fourth suspect in their counter-human trafficking operation that occurred in January.

Samuel J. Weisse, 34, of Leavenworth, Kan.

Samuel J. Weisse, 34, of Leavenworth, Kan., has been charged with one count of felony attempted child enticement. Weisse was allegedly trying to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex after deputies arrested him in a sting operation Wednesday night.

Weisse was allegedly messaging with under-cover detectives during the Sheriff’s Office original counter-human trafficking operation Jan. 23 and 24. He continued communication until Wednesday night, Feb. 5, when he made arrangements to meet whom he believed to be the 13-year-old. Instead, deputies took him into custody at the meet-up location. He is being held on a $25,000 bond.

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office has already arrested and charged three other men in this operation: Jose Trinidad-Diaz, 33, of Kansas City, Mo., Dominic Shelby, 34, of Kansas City, Kan., and Josue Rivera, 27, of Kansas City, Kan.

Enticement of a child or an attempt to commit enticement of a child is a felony which carries a penalty of up to thirty years in prison.

KPGZ News – Brian Watts contributed to this story.