Hasan Hani Abu Halemeh is a predator caught in a Polk County, Florida investigation of Takedown with Chris Hansen. He is notable for having large amounts of child pornography on his phone when arrested.  At the time of the sting, Halemeh had been living in Brandon, Florida. He is an immigrant from Jordan, but is currently a United States citizen and had been living in Florida for ten years. His wife still lived in Jordan at the time of the sting and intended to join him in the United States at a future time. He worked as a supervisor at his company, helping his employees better communicate with customers. Halemeh has cancer, but was doing well in his treatment at the time.  Because Halemeh was reluctant to enter the hotel room where the sting was set up, instead choosing to ask the girl to come to his car, deputies arrested him in the parking lot. While being led into the hotel room, Halemeh claimed that he "wasn't trying to do anything." When questioned by Chris, Halemeh said that he came to the hotel to "discover if what was happening was true or not."

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Timothy Lee Wellman is a predator caught in a Polk County, Florida investigation of Takedown with Chris Hansen.  Wellman had been communicating with a decoy posing as a fourteen-year-old girl. Immediately after learning of her age, Wellman asked for pictures of her. He told he decoy that as long as she was "cool" and he wasn't in danger from law enforcement, he was fine with her age. When the decoy told him that she was not a virgin, Wellman said, "Guess nobody has ever ate you up and wore you out. I can eat pussy for days."  Timothy Wellman drove around the block several times before deputies apprehended him at his vehicle. He was led into the sting house in handcuffs, greeted by Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd saying, "Welcome to Polk County." During the drive to the sting house, Wellman had been on the phone with his two young children because he "wanted them to tell [him] good night."

In the interview with Chris Hansen, Wellman said that he was looking for "conversation, mainly." He stated that he wanted to take the decoy out to eat, but Chris responded, "Sounds like you came over here to eat something different." Chis asked him what he meant when he said in the chat that he wanted to "eat [the decoy's] a**." Wellman clarified that he did not intend on having oral sex with the girl, only "eat all over" the decoy. Chris said that would be oral sex, to which Wellman agreed but said that wasn't his intention. He never fully explained what he meant.

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In this episode, Chris Hansen confronts Ryan Scott Howard, a 26-year-old caught in a sting operation in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Known for his bizarre baseball cap fetish and inappropriate comments, Ryan chatted online with a decoy he believed was a 15-year-old boy. He arrived at the sting house in short shorts and flip flops, bringing lube but declining pizza. Concerned more about losing his job than the harm he intended, Ryan made himself comfortable—until Chris walked in.

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Patrick Parr is a predator featured in the Murphy, Texas investigation. He is known for

his needy, revolting chat log, and for getting married halfway through chatting

to the decoy despite claiming to be a "one lady man."  A thirty-three-year-old man, Patrick began

chatting with a Perverted Justice decoy who was posing as a fourteen-year-old

girl. In his chat that spanned two months, he admitted to the girl that he has

seen To Catch a Predator episodes where older men were arrested for attempting

to meet underage children for sex. Using sickening grooming tactics, he asked

the girl if she wanted to be his girlfriend, described his sexual desires for

her (including anal and oral sex), sent her a picture of his penis, played

around with the topic of incest, had lengthy webcam sessions during which he

masturbated, and expressed delight that she was a virgin. Parr described

himself as a "one lady man." The decoy, played by Lindsay Faye

Wagner, welcomed Parr to the house. Parr appeared confused when he got to the

sting house because the decoy was different from the picture he had been

provided of an Asian girl online. With Parr suspicious, Chris mades his

appearance.

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In this episode, Jeffrey David Morningstar, a former Florida

police sergeant, got caught and arrested in Genesee County, Michigan sting. As

part of an investigation by Chris and the Genesee Human Oppression Strike Team

(GHOST), the 60-year-old was apprehended for allegedly attempting to engage in

sexual activities with a 15-year-old. That is until Chris stepped in.  Morningstar was arraigned on three felony charges including child sexual abusive activity, using a computer to commit a

crime, and accosting a child for immoral purposes.

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Sheriff Jason Ard has dedicated over 30 years to serving and protecting the people of Livingston Parish, Louisiana. Beginning his law enforcement career in 1993 as a corrections officer, he steadily rose through the ranks—serving as Patrol Officer, Detective, SWAT Commander, Training Officer, Chief of Operations, and ultimately Chief Criminal Deputy—before being elected Sheriff.

Throughout his career with the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office (LPSO), he has remained deeply committed to public safety and community pride. As Sheriff, he has fostered a culture of accountability, professional excellence, and innovation within the department, continually raising the standard for law enforcement in a rapidly changing world.

In this episode of Predators I’ve Caught, Sheriff Ard and Chris discuss their work together capturing predators and protecting the most vulnerable among us.

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David Wesley Schumacher, Jr, otherwise known as freebird_72000, is a suspected predator that was caught in the Fort Myers,Florida sting. He is best known for his previous encounters with the law, acting like a "gangsta" and the staunch defence of his "role-playing chat room" escapades, to the point where he continued to defend his behavior on his own YouTube channel years later. As a result, he is one of the more infamous suspects from the show. In this

episode, Chris offers an update David’s most recent runnin.

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Vincent M. Ambrosio was a nineteen-year-old from Wappinger Falls, New York, caught in the Fairfield, Connecticut sting of Hansen vs. Predator. Unlike others, his episode never aired—deemed too grim. In 2019, Chris Hansen quietly released the raw footage as “premium content” on his YouTube channel.

Ambrosio had dropped out of high school, was unemployed, and living with his parents while caring for his ailing grandfather. Battling depression, he was under psychiatric care, though the medication wasn’t helping.

When he arrived at the sting house, he awkwardly tried to hug the decoy, who quickly distanced herself before stepping away. Moments later, Chris entered.

Visibly emotional, Ambrosio broke down. He spoke of his failing mental health, academic struggles, and a life unraveling. He claimed he was seeking friendship—not sex—and even said he dreamed of becoming a police officer but felt his weight made that impossible.

Despite showing some empathy, Chris couldn’t reconcile Ambrosio’s pain with his attempt to meet a minor for sex. In a final, awkward effort to defuse the moment, Ambrosio told Hansen, “My dad’s overweight too.” But there's even more to this predato's story.

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From career criminal to recovery coach. Chris and JD discuss predators and important legislation. Chris also shares an update on a predator he caught, Robert Sainas.

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Edmundo Dasilva, a Transportation Security Officer for Homeland Security at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, was caught in a sting operation on the show "Takedown with Chris Hansen" in Polk County, Florida. Born in Venezuela and raised in Florida, Dasilva moved to Holly Springs, North Carolina after his marriage. During a vacation, presumably in Florida, he was entrapped in a hotel sting where he met an undercover cop posing as a minor's father. Dasilva acted suspiciously quiet, accepted a key to a hotel room, and upon entry, was arrested for soliciting a minor. Throughout the arrest, Dasilva displayed erratic behavior, sweating profusely and screaming claims of innocence and entrapment. Despite his protests and denials of any illicit intent, the situation escalated as he continued to scream, even as detectives threatened additional charges for disturbing the peace. The ordeal ended with his arrest and public confrontation with Chris and his camera crew outside the police station.

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Vincent Robert Roop, a former school custodian and alleged predator, was apprehended during a sting operation in Marquette County, Michigan. Roop, known for his unique speech and constant fear of harm, lived in Newberry, Michigan with his therapy cat that assisted him with Major Depression and an anxiety disorder. Prior to moving to Michigan in 2021, he lived in Wyoming and worked as a custodian at Yellowstone National Park nd a civic center. During the sting, Roop mistakenly tried to enter through the garage door, was wearing a shirt with actress Nia Peeples on it, and became hysterical when confronted by Chris Hansen, pleading for his safety and claiming ignorance of the decoy's age. After Chris asked him how he got into the situation that day, Roop responded, "I drove here." Roop claimed that he did not know the decoy's age. Chris asked what would have happened had the situation not been a sting, to which Roop said, "Something bad, maybe? Is-is that a right answer?" He then said that he probably would have had sex. Chris told Roop that he was "a grown ass man."

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