UNC professor, Durham paramedic, softball coach arrested in Alamance County prostitution sting

GRAHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Fourteen men, including a tenured UNC professor, a Durham paramedic and a softball coach, were arrested for soliciting prostitution in Alamance County.

Alamance County Sheriff's Office said it made the arrests as part of Operation Summer Special. The operation targeted people who wanted to pay for sexual acts.
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Jason Fine was arrested and given a $1,000 bond. According to his UNC profile, he is a Harvard-educated professor with tenure in both biostatistics and statistics and operations research departments.

Richard Jordan Edinger, a Durham County EMS and part-time medical examiner, was arrested and given a $500 bond.

Jesse James Carty was arrested and given a $500 bond. Carty owns Renegades Training Center, a training facility for fast-pitch softball players.

According to WGHP, he is also a softball coach in the area.

(from left to right) Jason Fine, Richard Edinger, Jessee Cartynone

Jason Peter Fine (White / Male) - Misd. Solicitation of Prostitution
Bond: $1,000.00 secured-Professor, UNC-Chapel Hill, NCnone

Jesse James Carty (White / Male) - Misd. Solicitation of Prostitution
Bond: $500.00 secured-Goodyear Tire/Owner Renegades Training Center, Girls Fast Pitch Softball, Reidsville, NCnone

Richard Jordan Edinger (White / Male) - Misd. Solicitation of Prostitution
Bond: $500.00 secured- Durham County EMS/Part time Medical Examiner, Alamance Countynone

James Derek Chiasson (White / Male) - Misd. Solicitation of Prostitution
Bond: $2,500.00 unsecured-Modern Chevrolet, Burlington, NCnone

Andy Dwayne Durham (White / Male) - Misd. Solicitation of Prostitution
Bond: $500.00 secured-Durham Racing Engines, Trinity, NCnone

Gary Wayne Hatfield (Black / Male) - Felony Solicitation of Prostitution for Second Offense
Bond: $10,000.00 secured-Food lion, Graham, NCnone

Michael Jones 9 (White / Male) - Misd. Solicitation of Prostitution
Bond: $500.00 secured-Hunt Electric, Burlington, NCnone

Salah Khan (Other / Male) - Misd. Solicitation of Prostitution
Bond: $500.00 secured-Exxon, Thomasville, NCnone

Christopher Neal Martin (White / Male) - Misd. Solicitation of Prostitution
Bond: $1,200.00 secured-LabCorp, Whitsett, NCnone

Guillermo Mendez (Hispanic / Male) - Misd. Solicitation of Prostitution
Bond: $500.00 secured-Mosca's, Burlington, NCnone

Michael Wayne Sellars (White / Male) - Misd. Solicitation of Prostitution, Possession Schedule II
Bond: $40,000.00 secured-Roberts, South Carolinanone

Gardener Noah Succop (White / Male) - Misd. Solicitation of Prostitution, Misd. Possession of Marijuana
Bond: $1,200.00 secured-Unemployednone

Robert Louis Ulmer (White / Male) - Misd. Solicitation of Prostitution
Bond: $500.00 secured-Flower's Bakery, Greensboro, NCnone

David Author Welch (White / Male) - Misd. Solicitation of Prostitution, Misd. Possession of Marijuana
Bond: $1,200.00 secured-Unemployednone

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The sheriff's office identified the other 11 people as follows:

Gary Wayne Hatfield
Christopher Neal Martin
Andy Dwayne Durham
Michael Jones
Guillermo Mendez
James Derek Chiasson
Robert Louis Ulmer
Salah Khan
Gardener Noah Succop
David Author Welch
Michael Wayne Sellars

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UNC professor, Durham paramedic, softball coach arrested in prostitution sting