-from wect.com-

Cumberland County authorities busted more than two dozen people in a prostitution sting over the weekend. “Operation John” brought 29 people into custody.

Female deputies working undercover walked along Highway 301 and East Mountain Drive. Authorities say they didn’t have to wait long before men approached them, offering money for sexual acts.

A number of women who approached male deputies and solicited them for sex were also arrested.

Authorities say one of the men taken into custody was David Alan Stewart. He ran in a primary against Cumberland County Sheriff Earl “Moose” Butler last spring and lost.