OKLAHOMA CITY-Three people have been indicted on charges of operating a human trafficking scheme in Oklahoma and Missouri. The Multi-County Grand Jury returned six counts, including one count of conspiracy to commit human trafficking for commercial sex, three counts of human trafficking for commercial sex, transporting a person for prostitution and acquiring proceeds from illegal activity.
Anderson Byron Walker, 49; Leslie Ann Brown, 48; and Brandi Ann Nicole McDaniels, 33, are charged with participating in the human trafficking operation from April 2025 to July 2025. According to the indictment, the three conspired to recruit, entice, harbor, maintain, transport, provide and obtain a victim or victims through deception, force, fraud, threats and coercion for the purpose of commercial sex.
Prosecutors say the group rented multiple motel rooms in Oklahoma City and Kansas City, where commercial sex acts occurred, and used phone numbers in online commercial sex advertisements. Investigators recovered text messages from the defendants’ phones, including messages discussing quotas the victim was expected to meet, how many “dates” the victims needed to complete by the next day and threats.
Additional messages outline arranging commercial sex dates, prices and payment transactions through Zelle and CashApp, including payments sent to Brown’s account under the handle “$LeslieBrown.”
The charges cite violations of Section 748(A)(6) of Title 21, which defines human trafficking for sex in substantially the same way as labor trafficking, substituting “commercial sex” for “labor” and including a separate provision for trafficking a minor for the purpose of engaging the minor in a commercial sex act. Prosecutors also referenced Section 421 of Title 21, which states that a conspiracy occurs when two or more people agree “to commit any crime,” or to falsely and maliciously indict another, to falsely maintain a legal action, to cheat or defraud a person of property, or “to commit any act injurious to the public health, to public morals, or to trade or commerce, or for the perversion or obstruction of justice or the due administration of the laws.”
Walker faces an additional count of human trafficking for commercial sex.
All three suspects were arrested on Nov. 19. According to court records, McDaniel’s bond was set at $1 million, while Walker and Brown each received a $5 million bond.
According to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, 255 phone calls were reported from Oklahoma in 2024, including 96 involving victims or survivors. This marks a significant decline from the 424 signals reported in 2021. Data from Oklahoma Crime Statistics shows that in 2025, law enforcement has documented 29 cases related to human trafficking and commercial sex acts.
“Human trafficking destroys lives and tears apart the fabric of our communities,” said Attorney General Gentner Drummond in a press release. “Those who profit from this evil will be held accountable, and my office will relentlessly pursue these predators and fight to bring justice to every victim.”
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