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West Chester man arrested in prostitution raid

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By Richard O Jones, Staff Writer Updated 7:22 PM Saturday, May 28, 2011

WEST CHESTER TWP. — A 62-year-old man was arrested Friday evening after a standoff with the West Chester SWAT unit.

According to West Chester Twp. police Capt. Brian Rebholz, plain clothes officers were investigating an online advertisement for an escort service operating at 8233 Meeting Street, apartment 111, in the Union Station apartment complex off Fountains Boulevard.

After confirming the service was actually a sex-for-hire operation, officers took a female prostitute into custody at around 5:30 p.m.

West Chester Twp. resident Richard McNally, who police believed was operating the escort service, barricaded himself in a bedroom closet. It was later determined that he had actually gained access to the attic from the closet.

Officers on the scene contacted the West Chester SWAT unit for assistance and McNally was apprehended without incident.

McNally was been charged with promoting prostitution, obstructing official business and inducing panic.

No charges have been filed against the female.

The incident remains under investigation. McNally remains in the Butler County Jail on a $8,700 bond.

Contact this reporter at (513) 820-2188 or rjones@coxohio.com.

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