Melbourne Police Make Three Arrests After Undercover Operation to Combat Prostitution

By  //  May 20, 2022

Douglas Nelson (left) Jose Rivera Jr. (center) and Amanda Briggs (right) were arrested when Melbourne Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit conducted proactive enforcement targeting street level prostitution activity.

BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – Melbourne Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit conducted proactive enforcement targeting street level prostitution activity.

During this operation, detectives were utilized in an undercover capacity, targeting those who engage in prostitution and those commonly referred to as a “John.”

Two males and a female were arrested and charged with various prostitution offenses.

Melbourne Police arrested the following:

Amanda Briggs, 40, was arrested when Melbourne Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit conducted proactive enforcement targeting street level prostitution activity.
Jose Rivera Jr., 57, was arrested when Melbourne Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit conducted proactive enforcement targeting street level prostitution activity.
Douglas Nelson, 47, was arrested when Melbourne Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit conducted proactive enforcement targeting street level prostitution activity.