-from news.cincinati.com-

Seven people from Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky were arrested and four warrants were served this weekend as part of an undercover prostitution investigation by several Northern Kentucky law enforcement agencies.

Officers found the group at a local hotel and made the arrests, according to Fort Wright police. Linda S. Schmidt, 33, of West Chester, Andrea E. Lawson, 27, of Cincinnati, Cindy P. Raisor, 37, of Cincinnati, and Angela R. Eversole, 34, of Fort Wright, are facing prostitution charges. Kenneth A. Nowak, 50, of Avon, Ind., and Cherri Okoli, 46, of Cincinnati, are accused of promoting prostitution. Anthony W. Schaffner, 22, of Fort Wright, was arrested for an alleged probation violation. These agencies helped Fort Wright police with the investigation: Fort Mitchell and Taylor Mill police departments, Kenton Detention Center, and the Boone and Kenton county sheriff’s offices.