Woman accused of handling money for human trafficking ring pleads guilty; sentenced to time served

BATON ROUGE — A woman accused of collecting payments for a human trafficking ring pleaded guilty Thursday in return for prosecutors dropping two criminal counts against her, court records show.

With credit for time served, Yawanna Spurlock has completed the two-year prison term imposed by 19th Judicial District Judge Colette Greggs. Greggs imposed an eight-year prison term but suspended all but two of it. Spurlock, 31, has been in jail since June 2023.

Police said Spurlock worked with two men still facing charges listed in a nine-count indictment. Robert Gordon, 35, is accused of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, two counts of human trafficking and four drug-related charges. Reginald Gordon, 33, is accused of conspiracy and three counts of human trafficking…

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