Larry William Hayes is an alleged predator caught in a Polk County, Florida investigation of Takedown with Chris Hansen. At the time of the sting, Hayes had been living in Plant City, Florida. Hayes had been in the Army for 20 years, but was a disabled veteran at the time of the sting. He had three children, a twenty-year-old, a seven-year-old, and a twelve-year-old. Hayes had been communicating with a decoy posing as the father to a fifteen-year-old female foster child, selling the girl for sex. In a somewhat different scenario than the typical investigations, Hayes met the decoy father in a hotel lobby. The decoy and Hayes discussed the deal and Hayes paid the father the agreed upon amount, plus $10. The decoy gave Hayes a key for a hotel room, under the guise that the girl would be waiting there for him. The decoy father described Hayes as "very nervous," and "cold." When the father asked that Hayes not hurt his daughter, Hayes responded, "I'll take care of her." A search of Hayes vehicle uncovered a passenger seat filled with dozens of empty cans of Monster energy drinks, sandwich bags, and pizza boxes. Deputies detained Hayes as he entered the hotel room and took him to a mobile processing unit where Chris was able to interview him.  

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Hunter Bryant is an alleged predator that was caught in a Blount County, Alabama investigation of Takedown with Chris Hansen.  At the time of the

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Lucas Ralph Field is a predator that was caught in a Monroe County, Michigan investigation of Takedown.  At the time of the sting, Field had been living in Ida, Michigan. He was "self-employed in the nursery

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Eric Alan Lee is a predator that was caught in a Monroe County, Michigan investigation.  Lee began communicating with a decoy posing as a fourteen-year-old girl. After the decoy said her age, Lee stated that he wanted to "hookup." Lee was nervous that "this might be a To-Catch-A-Predator thing." He also video called the decoy to ensure that she was real. During the call, he told the decoy that "people are weird," referring to people setting up sting operations, not referring to himself. 

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Calvin Veldt is a predator caught in a Marquette County, Michigan investigation of Takedown with Chris Hansen. He is notable for

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Juanmiguel Diaz is a predator caught in a Polk County, Florida investigation of Takedown with Chris Hansen.

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At the time of the sting, Clifford Mitts lived in Chesaning, Michigan with his wife of 46 years, but believed that the incident may cause a divorce. He had two children who were 40 and 35 years-old at the time, and similarly believed that he would be "disowned" if they were to find out about the incident.  Mitts had been communicating with a decoy posing as a fifteen-year-old girl. After entering the sting house and communicating briefly with the decoy, Mitts said, "Ah, I'm good," then turned to walk out of the door. Chris stopped him and told him to have a seat at the table, but Mitts refused saying, "No, I ain't gonna do anything." Mitts then stated that he will not do anything with the decoy and attempted to step around Chris multiple times while saying, "I'm in trouble."

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Dylan Joseph Abramson is a predator caught in the Marquette, Monroe, Michigan sting. He is mostly known for his resemblance to actor Tony Revolori, as well as his mental breakdown during his interview and arrest, whining about losing his job and making an odd face when asked if he'd had sex with a child before. At the time of the sting, Dylan was twenty-one years old and an aerospace engineering student at Michigan Tech College. He lived with his parents in Houghton, Michigan.  Dylan approached a girl who claimed to be nineteen years old from a prostitution advertisement. He immediately asked what services she provided and if she did French kissing; the girl then made it clear she was only fifteen years old.  Dylan was greeted by the decoy at the front door. The two made conversation for a moment, with Dylan acknowledging that she had a bong and that he would be willing to share some of the mariujana in his car with the decoy. When the decoy went upstairs using the phone charger excuse, Dylan attempted to follow her, only for Chris to come out and stop him.

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