New Details in Devon Prostitution Bust

Court documents reveal what police say happened inside Room 214 of the Devon Courtyard by Marriott leading to a second prostitution bust in July.

The story of a second prostitution bust in one month at a Devon hotel made headlines when Tredyffrin Police made the announcement. Now details of what happened inside Room 214 are revealed in court documents filed Tuesday. Tredyffrin Police "made contact with" Valerie Andreeva, 27, of Philadelphia and Joel J. Davenport, 43, of Audubon, PA at the hotel on Wednesday, (July 25) at 12:30 a.m.. Police are called to hotel: According to an affidavit of probable cause, someone from the hotel called 9-1-1 to report a suspected who had just checked in to room 214. The unidentified hotel employee also told a 9-1-1 operator that the woman "arrived in a vehicle which was now parked near the dumpsters and was occupied." When Tredyffrin Township Police …

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Second Prostitution Bust this Month in Devon

A woman and man are arrested, accused of prostitution at the Courtyard by Marriott.

For the second time this month, Tredyffrin Township Police have arrested a woman and an alleged accomplice in a prostitution bust at the Courtyard by Marriott in Devon. According to a press release issued by Tredyffrin Police Friday morning, "officers made contact with " Valerie Andreeva,27, of Philadelphia and Joel J. Davenport, 43, of Audubon, PA at the hotel on Wednesday, (July 25) at 12:30 a.m. . According to police, the investigation determined that "Andreeva was transported by Davenport to the local hotel for the express purpose of prostitution.  Further investigation discovered that Andreeva worked for an agency that provided the names of the prospective 'clients.'" The press release makes no mention of a perspective client or …

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Bob Byrne

3:47 pm on Friday, July 27, 2012

I think there may be a slight uptick in crime, but I think you are also seeing an increase in reporting of crime. Patch sites are focused on the news and events in a "hyperlocal" area. As a result, stories that may not have gotten much -or any- exposure in larger scale newspapers or TV stations in Philly now get attention here. Also, in my discussions with police about this very question, they …   more ›

Devon Prostitution Bust: From Courtyard to Court Room

Suspects Held For Trial in Prostitution Bust

Graphic new details surface as two suspects from Oregon are accused in a 20 minute sting operation by Tredyffrin Police.

According to police, the whole "appointment" was over in about 20 minutes but the resulting prostitution and drug posession cases could take weeks or even months as they move from the Courtyard Hotel in Tredyffrin Township to a court room in West Chester. On the way suspects Jacquelyn Stahley and Jamaal Lambert made a stop in Devon District Court Wednesday where Judge Thomas Tartaglio ruled there is enough evidence in their cases to hold them over for trial in Common Pleas Court. What led to police to the hotel: According to an affidavit of probable cause filed by Tredyffrin Police in the case, the investigation began at 3:51 p.m. on Friday the 13th when "the Assistant General Manager of the Devon Courtyard by Marriott called Chester …

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Prostitution Suspects Due in Court in Devon

It's a case that has taken two suspects from Oregon from the Courtyard by Marriott to the Courtroom of a Devon Magistrate.

Two suspects arrested last Friday in a prostitution bust in Devon are due in court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing. According to court documents, Tredyffrin Township police were called to the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Devon at 4 p.m. last Friday, July 13. According to a police press release "patrol officers working in conjunction with criminal investigators contacted and identified a subject who admitted to using the sexual services of a prostitute after connecting with the actor through the internet."   The investigation led police to Jacquelyn Stahley, 24, of Portland Oregon. She was arrested on prostitution-related charges. Police also arrested Jamaal Marquice Lambert, 29, also of Portland Oregon. Lambert is charged with …

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Two Arrested in Tredyffrin Prostitution Bust

Tredyffrin Township police arrest two people after man admits to hiring a prostitute who was working in Devon.

Tredyffrin Township Police say they have arrested two suspects in connection with a prostitution investigation. According to police, officers were called to the "commercial area" of the 700 block of Lancaster Avenue in Devon at 4 p.m. last Friday, July 13. While police did not specify where in the area the call came from, the 700 block of Lancaster Ave. is home to Acme, K-Mart and the Courtyard Hotel. According to a police press release "patrol officers working in conjunction with criminal investigators contacted and identified a subject who admitted to using the sexual services of a prostitute after connecting with the actor through the internet."   The investigation led police to Jacquelyn Stahley, 24, of Portland Oregon. She was …

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