2 Memphis residents accused of human trafficking

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BILOXI (AP) — A man and woman from Memphis, Tenn., are jailed in Harrison County on human trafficking, prostitution and drug charges.

Bond for both 24-year-old Eric Allen Underwood and 27-year-old Dominique Yvonne Watkins was set at $200,000 on the human trafficking charge. The Harrison County Detention Center's inmate tracking website shows total bonds of $302,085 for Underwood and $227,675 for Watkins.

It was not clear Sunday if they had attorneys.

Biloxi police Sgt. Aldon Helmert tells The Sun Herald (http://bit.ly/T5yzxA) both were arrested Saturday after an undercover investigation of escort websites. He says the investigation took less than a day.

This is the second such case investigated by Biloxi police since Sept. 30.

Police won't release additional information, saying the investigation continues.