Child sex sting defendants get lower bond

Tavares Murphy

Five of eight defendants arrested during a Prattville Police Department undercover operation in March saw cash restrictions taken off their bond requirements.

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Patrick Murry
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Walter Whiddon

In March, the Prattville Police Department arrested eight men from across Alabama and Wisconsin during an undercover operation. Walter Whiddon, 34, of Dadeville; Tavares Murphy, 22, of Wetumpka; Patrick Murry, 47, of Montgomery; Isaiah Smith, 30, of Alabaster; Cenen Barrera, 22, of Montgomery; Owen Strizic, 48, of Platteville, Wisconsin; Austin Kinsey, 25, of Prattville; and Juan Quintero-Caudillo, 35, of Montgomery were booked into the Elmore County Jail on March 31. 

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Cenen Barrera
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Isaiah Smith
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Austin Kinsey
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Owen Strizic
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Juan Quintero-Caudillo