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Man arrested for requesting sex for meth on social media

MARQUETTE, MI--   The Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team has arrested a man for solicitation to commit prostitution in exchange for crystal meth. 

On Thursday detectives received responses from the suspect to a social media post that said he was interested in selling meth for sex. A meeting location was arranged at a business in Marquette, where detectives arrested the subject.

The man was found to be in possession of crystal meth. He also had a criminal bench warrant out on him through the Marquette County Sheriff’s Office for failure to report to jail or pay fines on a charge of operating while impaired – second offense.

The suspect was lodged in the Marquette County Jail for possession with intent to deliver crystal meth, using a computer to commit a felony, solicitation to commit prostitution, and for the bench warrant.

His name has not yet been released.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.