Delmarva Now Staff Report

Crisfield city councilman Paul Erik Emely was arrested Tuesday night on charges of solicitation of prostitution, according to a Maryland State Police report.

Emely, 45, was arrested after Maryland State Police conducted a sting operation in the Wicomico County area. The Crisfield resident was one of five arrested by state troopers, police said.

Complaints from citizens and business owners in Wicomico County led to the Tuesday investigation that resulted in multiple arrests.

Troopers assigned to the Salisbury Barrack planned, coordinated and executed the sting in the Wicomico area. State police criminal investigators from the Criminal Enforcement Division assisted with the operation, police said.

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In addition to Emely, Wendell Travers of Cambridge, 74, William Edgar Jackson Jr. of Cambridge, 71, Horace Linwood Wilson Jr., of Georgetown, 52, and Erica Shante Reviere of Fayetteville, 32, were arrested, according to a release.

Each person arrested was charged with solicitation for prostitution and was taken to the Wicomico County Central Booking Center for processing and an initial appearance before a court commissioner, a release said.

Crisfield City Manager Rick Pollitt confirmed the arrest via phone call.

“We are aware of the incident and are still gathering information,” Pollitt said. “We’ve been in contact with our city solicitor and will be receiving direction from him.”

Emely was elected in 2014 after capturing 262 total votes – the second most of any councilman. Emely is in his third year of a four-year term.

This report will be updated

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