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Pimp sought for alleged human trafficking in Athens busted when caught jaywalking

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A pimp for whom authorities searched nearly two years for alleged human trafficking in Athens was recently busted because he made the wrong step.

On Jan. 16, Archie Richard Byrd was questioned by an officer in DeKalb County when he was seen jaywalking.

Initially giving an alias, Byrd was eventually found to be the person who eluded authorities in April 2012 when local, state and federal authorities set up a sting at a motel near downtown Athens. The operation was designed to capture human traffickers and rescue the underage girls from the sex trade.

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