Alert neighbor’s quick thinking leads to human trafficking arrest, Arizona cops say

A neighbor noticed something seemed “off” in a fight between two neighbors and called Scottsdale police, leading to the rescue of a human trafficking victim, Arizona cops say.

The neighbor overhead a man threatening to punch a woman, KNXV reported. Court documents obtained by the station say he had hired her as a housekeeper but then forced her to work as a prostitute, keeping her money and legal documents locked in his car.

The two fought when she began refusing to have sex with customers, KNXV reported.

When the neighbor reported the incident to police, the woman told officers she was being trafficked by the man, a Jan. 10 Scottsdale Police Department news release said.

Stephen Hurry was arrested on charges including sex trafficking, pandering, sexual abuse, aggravated assault, assault, criminal damage and disorderly conduct, the release said.

Police did not say when the initial incident took place.

Scottsdale is a city of 242,000 people about 10 miles northeast of Phoenix.

This story was originally published January 12, 2023 at 12:26 PM with the headline "Alert neighbor’s quick thinking leads to human trafficking arrest, Arizona cops say."