Crime

Columbus woman charged with prostitution

A Columbus woman accused of prostitution was arrested Sunday afternoon near North Lumpkin Road, authorities said.

Shanita Evette Cannon, 36, was taken into custody at 5:15 p.m. Sunday on prostitution and obstruction charges. She was booked into the Muscogee County Jail under bonds totaling $500 until her 2 p.m. Tuesday hearing in Columbus Recorder’s Court.

Officials have released few details about the incident.

In November 2015, Cannon was one of three women arrested in a prostitution sting in that same area. She allegedly told an undercover officer she’d have sex with him for $15, but it would cost $40 for “anything else.”

Sarah Robinson: 706-571-8622, @sarahR_92

This story was originally published February 20, 2017 at 11:37 AM with the headline "Columbus woman charged with prostitution."

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