A man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for the attempted sex trafficking of a child on Friday after the Department of Homeland Security and Amarillo police coordinated a sting.
Xzavion Dayshaun Ragsdale, aka “Yung Billy,” 19, was arrested in April after attempting to recruit an undercover agent posing as a 15-year-old girl to become a prostitute.
U.S. District Court Judge Mary Lou Robinson handed down a sentence of 10 years in prison and 10 years probation, which is the minimum sentence for the crime.
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“I apologize to every parent in Texas and Amarillo for the crime I have done,” Ragsdale said in court. “Accept my apology and have mercy on my soul. I am just 19 years old and am not what you think I am.”
Ragsdale was the subject of an investigation by Homeland Security after agents received information that he was recruiting teenage girls on Facebook to become prostitutes.
Homeland Security officers then set up a false Facebook account and corresponded with Ragsdale.
Although Ragsdale did not set up a meeting with the undercover agent, his friend, Deswan Newsome, 19, was told of the undercover agent’s interest and attempted to recruit her.
In July, Newsome pleaded guilty to attempted sex trafficking of a child and received 11 years in prison.
Newsome was arrested after setting up a meeting at a convenience store with an APD officer who pretended to be the girl on the phone.
