7 charged in connection to Itasca County human trafficking operation

Authorities said the suspects talked with undercover agents and investigators on several sex advertisement websites. Investigators then arrested the suspects as they arrived at arranged meeting places.

Those charged were identified as:

• Chad Arther Dockendorf, 45, of Grand Rapids — charged with solicitation of a person believed to be a minor and fourth-degree DWI.
• Matthew Ty Hall, 32, of Mt. Pleasant, Texas — charged with solicitation of a person believed to be a minor.
• Derek Wayne Jokinen, 44, of Sawyer — charged with solicitation of a person believed to be a minor.
• Rusty James Marek, 56, of Grand Rapids — charged with solicitation of a person believed to be a minor.
• Michael Kelly West, 53, of Rolla, Mo. — charged with carrying a pistol without a permit and solicitation to engage in prostitution.
• Bruce Duane Jones, 54, of Goodridge — with communication of sexually explicit materials to a minor.
• Saihou Adrisa Sissoho, 20, of Chisolm — charged with solicitation of a person believed to be a minor.