Crime & Safety

Alleged Child Sex Trafficker Sought by FBI

The suspect may have fled from her St. Petersburg home for Miami or Port St. Lucie.

FBI investigators are asking the public for help in finding 21-year-old Keosha Renee Jones of St. Petersburg, who may have fled to Miami.  

Jones is wanted in connection to a commercial sex trafficking case involving two 14-year-old girls.  A warrant for her arrest was issued Monday.

Jones allegedly posted nude photos of the girls, who were runaways, and had them perform sex acts with at Pinellas County motels. She then kept the money.

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According to the FBI, Jones knows that there is an outstanding warrant for her arrest. She is believed to have fled from her St. Petersburg home to avoid arrest, authorities say.

She may be in Miami or Port St. Lucie, where she is known to have ties and connections. 

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Jones is about 5'5" tall and weighs 120 pounds. She has tattoos on her legs and thighs.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI, at 1-866-838-1153 (toll free).

The investigation is being conducted by the FBI’s Pinellas Office - Child Exploitation Task Force (CETF).  

The mission of the task force is to provide a rapid, proactive and intelligence-driven, investigative response to the sexual victimization of children and other crimes against children within the FBI’s jurisdiction.  

 


  


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