Senior Trooper Ryan Rhodes resigned from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) on Friday after he was arrested by deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office for electronic solicitation of a child, traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act, and resisting arrest.
The arrest is a result of an undercover sting operation led by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. Ten other individuals were arrested as a result of the investigation.
Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham said in a press conference on Monday, “We’re talking to the people that want to come here and prey on our young people. This message from us today is saying: no.”
“We’re sick and tired of it. We’re putting an end to it…we’re not going to allow you to do this to our young people,” Cunningham said.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Marshals Service, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, Montgomery Police Department and the Covenant Rescue Group conducted the investigation.
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