July GHOST sting suspects have bond reset again during Monday arraignment

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Three men arrested in early July during a human trafficking sting by Thumb Area sheriff’s offices and the Genesee County GHOST team were arraigned on Monday, September 26, with their bond being reset once more.

The three men, Daniel Horetski, Kevin Manor and Jeremy Susalla, were released after their bail was reduced by Huron County District Court Judge David Herrington from half a million dollars each to only a $10,000 bond, 10 percent, meaning the men only needed $1,000 to get out of jail.

This time, when they appeared in the 52nd Circuit Court, Judge Gerald Prill deemed the bond amount not appropriate, saying that the court is concerned about the “significant threat to the community at large,” thus resetting their bond to a $100,000 cash bond, a fifth of the original bond amount they received when they were arrested in July. They are currently lodged at the Huron County Jail.

The men are all accused of allegedly seeking sex with underage children, having been caught during the July 12 operation as ran by Sanilac, Tuscola and Huron County Sheriffs and their deputies, with Genesse County Chris Swanson and his team showing the officers the ropes for conducting their own human trafficking operations later on. One of the men, Horetski, is a retired police officer from Arizona.

All three were charged on child sexually abusive activity, accosting a minor for immoral purposes and using a computer to commit a crime, with two of those charges carrying 20 years in prison each if convicted.

Pre-trial hearings for the men are set for Monday, November 21, at 10:00 a.m.