N.C. Man Arrested For Human Trafficking In Howard County: Police

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — A North Carolina man has been charged with human trafficking by Howard County police after officers discovered he was arranging prostitution dates for three women at an Elkridge hotel and taking their money.

Adolph Joseph Scott, 36, has been charged with 25 counts of human trafficking, prostitution, drug distribution charges and resisting arrest. Scott was in possession of suspected heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine in amounts indicative of distribution upon his arrest and police located additional drugs in his hotel room. He is being held without bond at the Howard County Detention Center.

On Feb. 2, police received a tip about suspicious activity at a hotel in the 6700 block of Dorsey Road. Police located advertisements offering sexual services on a website known to be used for prostitution and determined that the advertised activity was taking place at the hotel. Police learned that Scott and the three victims, two of whom he transported from North Carolina, were staying in a room together at the hotel. He would arrange prostitution dates for them and keep most of the money. Scott allegedly controlled the victims by providing them drugs and threatening them.

Police arrested Scott outside of the hotel Feb. 3. The victims were referred to HopeWorks for assistance.