Three Brevard County men were among the 50 suspects arrested in an undercover internet sex-sting operation in Seminole County named "Operation Cardea." The week-long
operation began on January 6 and concluded on January 14, 2013.
During the operation, undercover law enforcement officers chatted
online, emailed, and spoke on the phone with subjects who allegedly believed they
were communicating with a minor, or with an adult who had a minor
available for sexual activity.
The 50 suspects arrested ranged in age from 19
to 60 and included a teacher, a tourist visiting from Turkey, Central Florida school
employees, college students, and a man on business from North Carolina. All three of the Brevard County men who were arrested are in their twenties. All of the suspects arrested were booked into the John E. Polk
Correctional Facility.
The three Brevard County men are:
Max W. Yehnert, 21, of Cocoa, Florida.
Ryan M Holland, 21, of Melbourne, Florida.
Patrick C. Millis, 26, of Melbourne, Florida.
Participating
law enforcement agencies in Operation Cardea included: the Casselberry, Longwood, Orlando, Oviedo, and
Sanford Police Departments, the Brevard, Orange, Lake, Manatee, Osceola,
Polk, Sarasota and Volusia County Sheriff’s Offices, the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.