Texas Couple Charged in Prostitution Ring, Targeting Local Leaders

0:00It's April 22nd. Dallas News Today starts now, AI-powered and ready. I'm Cory with the story. Prosecutors in Texas are hitting Ashley Ketrocyde, 41, and her husband Michael, 52, with heavy charges like record tearing tied to a prostitution operation. They say the couple ran the scheme out of Guidley and got back up from local cops to go after political enemies, hitting school board members, city, council folks, even a former mayor. This mess blew up from a long running beef between Ashley and Kayla Lane, a godly school board trustee who turned whistleblower. Lane clashed with Ashley after learning about her past prostitution convictions in Taring County, and Ashley had spots on school committees dealing, with kids and sheer and elementary programs which got her booted by early 2024. Lane took her worries to the district attorney after spotting Ashley's alleged online escorts under the name Lola Brea, plus only fans and reviews. She says the Ketrocyde's weaponized private photos, like one of Lane in a swimsuit,

1:04men just for her husband, and sued her over reputation hits that. Got tossed out. On March 31st, a search warrant raid hit the Ketrocyde's home, leading to arrests. Cops Solomon, Omatoya, got nabbed that day for solicitation, claiming he traded yard work and babysitting for sex with Ashley. Ex-police chief Matthew Cantreau, followed on promotion charges, with claims he hooked his wife up for $200 a pop. The district attorney confirms the targets were key local leaders, and with Michael on $500,000 bond and Ashley on $200,000, both still locked up, this probe keeps digging deeper into the corruption.