These 14 men were arrested locally late last week as part of a statewide sting to combat human trafficking. No pleas were entered during their initial court appearances.

Youssef Jabaly, 27, of Sylvania

John Harmocy, 37, Mineral Ridge

Jeffrey Cornelius, 33, Youngstown

Bashar Abuzant, 30, Youngstown

Matthew Zanni, 20, Struthers

Jason Walker, 39, Salem

Apostolos Sisalouis, 40, Campbell

Dwayne Sellers Jr., 29, Youngstown

Jarold Mills, 33, New Castle, Pa.

Eric Metansignh, aka Eric Jones, Youngstown

Nathan Lucas, 34, Hermitage, Pa.

Donald Lee, 44, Akron

Sam Lay, 31, Boardman

John Kukura, 37, Boardman