A Waterford Township man is facing charges for human trafficking and several other crimes, as reported Tuesday by the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office.
Quincy Lamar Bland, 43, is in the Oakland County Jail with bond set at $100,000. Along with two counts of engaging in human trafficking enterprise resulting in injury/commercial sexual activity, he’s charged with two counts of transporting a person for purposes of prostitution, two counts of accepting earnings from prostitution, and one count of delivery/manufacture of a controlled substance — all felonies. He’s also charged with two counts of misdemeanor assault or assault and battery.
The prosecutor’s office said the case against Bland unfolded on Nov. 25 when Waterford police identified a person who was possibly a human trafficking victim, and during an interview was told she and another woman were being trafficked by Bland out of a variety of hotels and motels in Waterford and other areas.
Bland is accused of using violence, threats and providing them with crack cocaine to keep them awake and working, sometimes for a several-day stretch. Police arrested Bland on Nov. 26 after executing a search warrant at his home, the prosecutor’s office said, and he reportedly had a bag with him that is believed to contain methamphetamine, crack and heroin.
A search of the home turned up a large amount of cash, multiple cell phones and scales, the prosecutor’s office said.
The case against Bland follows another major human trafficking case charged in Oakland County recently. Prenentice Mack Orr was charged on Nov. 22 with torture, prostitution/transporting and human trafficking-forced labor for alleged crimes out of Southfield. The prosecutor’s office said there are also several other human trafficking cases currently under investigation.
“Human traffickers operate in the shadows, exploiting vulnerable victims, and controlling them through multiple means, including making and keeping them dependent on drugs, and on violence and threats of violence. The cases we are seeing now are only the tip of the iceberg – human trafficking is a massive problem that requires a massive response,” Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald stated in a news release.
Bland’s next court appearance is scheduled for Dec. 10 for a probable cause conference before 51st District Judge Richard Kuhn.
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