NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A Tennessee man with a long criminal history is back in jail after he's accused of trafficking a 17-year-old runaway girl.
A joint investigation by TBI agents, the Department of Children's Services, and detectives from MNPD's Special Victims Unit helped to find Torrace Cosby this week.
The 48-year-old was first on the TBI's radar when they saw an internet sex advertisement showing a teenager. After doing some digging, the joint investigation was able to locate the young girl safely and take her from a nearby property.
Cosby was arrested not long after law enforcement linked him to the teen.
Detectives also found a stolen gun when they arrested him. Cosby is facing multiple gun and trafficking charges this morning.
He has multiple felony convictions since the 1990s, the latest conviction which was cocaine-related resulted in a 15-year prison sentence in 2015. The state has filed a parole violation warrant against him.
The 17-year-old is now safe.
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