GUNTERSVILLE, Ala (WHNT) — One person is dead and two others are in the Marshall County jail after a child predator operation in Guntersville.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said it was a joint sex predator operation, focused on children.
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Investigators said the operation was conducted by the Guntersville Police Department, Marshall County Sheriff’s office, the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and the District Attorney’s office.
Sherriff Phil Sims said agents posed as underage children on various media platforms as part of the operation, and its goal was to identify individuals who were attempting to engage underage children for sex…