According to a probable cause document, Patricia Byrd is accused of escorting two teen girls to Johathan Williams' house in Tallahassee, Florida, on Sept. Documents say a year-old victim told Tallahassee Police Department investigators that Byrd invited the victim to come with her to pick up her child, but instead took the child to Williams' house. The victim told the investigators that Byrd got marijuana from Williams, which she then shared with the victim. Still, Byrd continued trying to get the victim to have sex with Williams, even offering to be present while it happened, to which the victim refused.
The next day, documents say, Byrd escorted a year-old girl to Williams' home after telling the victim that they would hang out, "smoke" and "make some money. Documents say both victims were able to identify and describe Byrd, Williams and Wiggins as well as describe the residence where the incidents took place. When investigators spoke to Byrd, she admitted to taking both of the victims to Williams' house, but denied that she did it for sexual activity.
Byrd stated the next day when she took [the year-old victim] to the residence, Williams picked them up and knew she was bringing a female with her. When investigators spoke to Williams, documents say he denied having sexual contact with the victims but admitted that both of them were at his house. Wiggins was also interviewed by investigators. During his interview, he denied having sex with the victims and said he didn't know anything about Williams having sex with the victims either.
Based on the evidence, investigators found probable cause to charge all three with human sex trafficking of a minor. Both Wiggins and Williams were additionally charged with unlawful sex with a minor while Byrd faces an additional charge of human sex trafficking of a minor.
Williams and Byrd were taken into custody on Friday and Saturday respectively. This story was originally published on WTXL. Would you like to receive local news notifications on your desktop?
