2 Texans arrested after allegedly threatening woman's family, sex trafficking her

IN TEXAS: Suspects taken into custody for allegedly coercing a woman into prosititution by threatening her family Deantawn Hopkins was named as an alleged pimp by a sex trafficking victim in Tyler, Texas. >> See who else was involved. less IN TEXAS: Suspects taken into custody for allegedly coercing a woman into prosititution by threatening her family Deantawn Hopkins was named as an alleged pimp by a sex trafficking victim in Tyler, Texas. ... more Photo: Smith County Jail Photo: Smith County Jail Image 1 of / 23 Caption Close 2 Texans arrested after allegedly threatening woman's family, sex trafficking her 1 / 23 Back to Gallery

Two Texas suspects were taken into custody for allegedly coercing a woman into prostitution in their Tyler-area sex-trafficking ring by threatening her family.

Brenton Lee Coe, 29, and Brittiany Mendoza, 27, were arrested on Aug. 21 and June 20 respectively and charged with human trafficking after the alleged victim met with a Department of Public Safety special agent, according to KLTV.

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The victim also reportedly identified Deantawn Hopkins, 24, as her pimp. According to an affidavit obtained by the news organization, Hopkins allegedly introduced the victim to Coe and Mendoza.

The victim stated that Hopkins drove her to a nearby hotel where Coe forced himself on her and took photos of the assault to post as an ad on backpage.com — a trafficking and prostitution website that has since been shut down.

According to the victim's report, Coe also forced her to swallow meth and threatened her family if she resisted. She reportedly told officials she was afraid to leave the hotel room because she was afraid Coe would hurt her daughter.

The victim was allegedly taken to another hotel by Coe where she was forced to have sex with several customers. When she called Hopkins for help, he became angry at her for leaving and threatened to kill her and her daughter.

Both Coe and Mendoza remain in Smith County Jail on $500,000 bond each.

According to police record, Hopkins served prison time for a drug charge in 2017. He was released on March 2, 2018. As of Aug. 28, 2018, there are no reports that he has been taken back into custody for human trafficking.

Daniela Sternitzky- Di Napoli is a digital producer covering Texas news and pop culture. | Daniela.DiNapoli@chron.com | @Dani_DiNapoli