Eagle police report human‑trafficking investigation, execute two search warrants; three arrests made

Travis Ruby, chief of the Eagle Police Department, told the council the department executed two search warrants just under two weeks before the Jan. 28 meeting after a multi‑month investigation into illicit activity at a local massage business.

“Through the course of my career, I don't remember a time where we executed two search warrants simultaneously at different locations,” Chief Ruby said. He praised Detective Pacheco (lead investigator), Sergeant Elliott and Sergeant Servadius and credited additional units — including the action team, technical/drone resources, victim witness coordinators and crisis intervention — for assisting in the operation.

Police announced three arrests stemming from the warrants. Chief Ruby listed charges included in the case as human trafficking, promoting prostitution, procurement and related offenses; he said judges set bond at $5,000,000 for each defendant. Ruby described the prosecution as presenting compelling evidence and said the department prioritized victim safety.

“This was a significant investigation,” Ruby said. “We had … persons scribe detectives, property crimes detectives, fraud detectives, our technical team with the drone unit. We had our action team involved, our victim witness coordinators involved, our crisis intervention team… We will investigate. We will be relentless. We will take action. We will make arrests.”

The police department reported the public interest in the case was high: social‑media posts about the investigation reached tens of thousands of accounts and generated thousands of interactions; Ruby said one post reached about 69,700 views and a second with charges listed reached about 407,600 views.

Chief Ruby asked councilmembers to recognize the work of staff and to continue supporting interagency cooperation. No council action was required; the information was provided as part of regular department reporting.