MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. ā Johnnie Randell Wilson PigattĀ picked up theĀ two women from a rehabilitation center in Palm Beach County, beat them and forced them into prostitution, according to the Miami Gardens Police Department.Ā
Late last year, officers found the women at a house,Ā 121 NW 188Ā St., steps away from Hibiscus Elementary School.Ā
The women told investigators Pigatt first offered a 21-year-old woman and 25-year-old womanĀ a place to stay in Miami Gardens, but heĀ later held them there against their will. Detectives believe he used Backpage.com to start a brothel at the house.Ā
According to Officer Carlos Austin officers arrested Pigatt on Thursday, and prosecutors are charging him with human trafficking.Ā