Craigslist used in BWI prostitution arrests: Arundel police conducted stings, arrested four women.

Byline: Gus G. Sentementes

Sep. 7--Anne Arundel County police said they used a popular Internet site to identify and arrest four women who are charged with engaging in prostitution at hotels around Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

County police said detectives found the women by reviewing postings on Craigslist.org, a free Web site used by people who are looking to buy or sell goods and services.

The detectives set up appointments and conducted prostitution stings with the women between Tuesday and yesterday, authorities said.

Sgt. Sara Schriver, an Anne Arundel County police spokeswoman, said the women were apparently operating independently.

The women were identified as Catherine J. Chrysler, 24, of Lisle, N.Y.; Kristina Lee Jenkins, 23, of Laurel; Bridgett Lee Robinson, 23, of Lothian; and Candace Laine Conn, 22, of Baltimore. All faced prostitution and related charges, according to police.

According to court records, Chrysler was released on $25,000 bond. Jenkins and Robinson were released on their own recognizance. Court information about Conn was not immediately available.

Someone posted word of the stings on Craigslist. On Wednesday, at 6:15 p.m., an unidentified writer posted in the "erotic services" section of the site: "BEWARE OF BWI OUTCALL!! I GOT BUSTED TODAY!!!"

"The date was going as usual dates go!! 18 [minutes] later 7 detectives busted in!! Set up!!! Red Roof Inn," the post reads.

Schriver said that a Red Roof Inn in Laurel was one of the locations where a woman was arrested. The names and locations of the other hotels were not immediately available.

A review of the page showed multiple listings of women appearing to offer sexual encounters through suggestive messages, and some even posted pictures of themselves.

One listing appeared to quote prices by the quarter-hour, half-hour and hour, and several had been posted as recently as today.

gus.sentementes@baltsun.com

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