Crime & Safety

Judge Sets Bond For Prostitution Suspect

Jamie Gammel faces drug, prostitution charges after she was arrested at Mentor motel

Jamie Gammel -- the -- was arraigned Monday morning in .

Gammel, 33, was charged with operating a massage parlor without a license, prostitution, criminal tools, possession of drug abuse instruments -- in this case, a syringe -- and possession of dangerous drugs without prescription, specifically suboxone.

Judge John Trebets set her bond at $19,000, which has not been posted. Her next court hearing is scheduled for Thursday.

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Mentor Police arrested Gammel after she advertised her services online, according to the department's Facebook page.

Officers received an anonymous call Friday morning saying that room 120 at had a lot of men coming in and out.

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Police then found a page on backpage.com where Gammel was offering massage services with a discount if clients came between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., police said. Furthermore, Gammel was registered in room 120.

Officers went to her room and found a make-shift massage parlor with a table, oils and sex toys, police said.

They also found a client list with services rendered.

Gammel was previously convicted of attempted drug possession in 2007 in Mentor Municipal Court, according to court records.


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