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Man arrested, charged with attempted enticement of a child

He was charged with one count of attempted enticement of a child under the age of 15.
Winston Blacker was charged with attempted enticement of a child under the age of 15 after police said he made a Craigslist post offering shelter to teen girls and agreed to have sex with a female investigator posing as a 14-year-old girl.

A St. Ann man was charged with attempted enticement of a child for sex after police said he made a Craigslist post offering shelter to teen girls and arranging to have sex with a detective he believed to be 14.

According to the probable cause statement, police discovered a Craigslist posting made by 52-year-old Winston Blacker. A female detective called the number on the post and told Blacker she was 14.

The probable cause statement said the detective and suspect agreed to meet at a motel to have sex. Officers met him at the motel and took him into custody.

He was charged with one count of attempted enticement of a child under the age of 15.

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