Source: United States Department of Justice (Human Trafficking)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – United States Attorney Will Thompson joined with law enforcement officials today to announce the capture of Tiwan Robert Bailey, also known as “Quick,” 48, of Charleston, on federal charges related to the sex trafficking of multiple victims, including a minor victim, and his efforts to obstruct the investigation and prosecution of those crimes.
Bailey was arrested on January 17, 2025, in Lexington, Kentucky. Bailey had been a fugitive since July 30, 2024, when federal law enforcement attempted to execute an arrest warrant that had been issued on July 23, 2024, based upon a federal grand jury indictment charging him with three felony counts.
“This is, once again, a great example of what happens when agencies work together,” Thompson said. “This was a high priority of all the law enforcement involved and a result of the time, energy and resources they have committed to this case.”
A six-count superseding indictment was handed up by a federal grand jury on October 16, 2024, against Bailey and two co-defendants: Carrie Roy, also known as “Carrie Ash,” 51, of Charleston; and David Lee White, 68, of Charleston and a former lawyer whose law license was annulled in 2018 by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
The superseding indictment was unsealed following Bailey’s arrest. It alleges Bailey and Roy aided and abetted each other to recruit, entice, harbor, provide, obtain, maintain, patronize and solicit a minor victim to participate in a venture that they knew would cause the minor victim to engage in a commercial sex act in December 2023 at or near Charleston and Rand. The indictment further alleges that Bailey and Roy conspired with others in the sex trafficking of the minor victim.
The superseding indictment alleges that Bailey recruited, enticed, harbored, provided, obtained, maintained, patronized and solicited three other victims to engage in commercial sex through force and coercion in and around November 2023 through in and around January 2024 at or near Charleston and Rand. The indictment also alleges that Bailey, aided and abetted by White, obstructed, attempted to obstruct, and interfered with the sex trafficking investigation and prosecution from on or about May 20, 2024, through on or about October 15, 2024, at or near Rand and elsewhere.
Bailey faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years and up to life in prison if convicted. The superseding indictment is merely an allegation and all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Thompson commended the U.S. Department of Homeland Security-Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the United States Marshals Service and the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office for their investigative work in this case and the the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT) and the West Virginia Fusion Center for the assistance they provided.
A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Related court documents and information can be found on PACER by searching for Case No. 2:24-cr-118.
A video of the press conference held for this announcement is available on the YouTube Channel of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia.
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