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    Monday, May 06, 2024

    East Lyme police arrest man wanted for human trafficking

    East Lyme - A Massachusetts man wanted in that state for human trafficking was arrested Monday after police here got a tip that he was staying in a local hotel.

    Anthony Maness, 37, of Framingham, was charged with being a fugitive from justice. In Massachusetts, he is expected to be charged with deriving support from the earnings of a prostitute and trafficking persons for sexual servitude.

    State police in Massachusetts requested assistance in locating Maness. Police learned he was staying in an East Lyme hotel with a female alleged victim.

    Prior to the arrival of police, Maness got a phone call letting him know that they were looking for him, police said.

     Maness and the woman fled on foot into a wooded area. East Lyme Officer James Levandoski saw the woman running through a nearby apartment complex. She was detained and taken to a local hospital for observation, police said.

    Levandoski saw Maness attempt to enter a vehicle that was not his. Maness was arrested without incident, police said. While at Troop E in Montville, he suffered a medical emergency and was taken to the hospital. Police said Tuesday that Maness is still hospitalized.

    He is being held on a $50,000 bond.