> ‘MAGA’ influencer Craig Long among 200+ arrested in Polk County, Florida prostitution sting

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In a news conference Friday, Sheriff Grady Judd highlighted several suspects, including Craig Long II, 41. Long, who lives in Tampa, owns a fitness company and makes content for social media.

He has over half a million followers on TikTok, where he makes videos reacting to clips and providing political commentary. He discusses his prior criminal history, but takes a pro-law enforcement stance, even featuring a clip of Judd in one of his most-watched videos on the platform.
Craig Long (PCSO)

“We like the fact that he likes the cops,” Judd said. “Heck, he likes them so much that he got caught up in a sting and got to be real close with the cops.”

On X, Long describes himself in his bio as “MAGA to the core,” referring to “Make America Great Again,” President Donald Trump’s slogan, and an umbrella term for the political movement and its followers. His pinned post is a photo of himself with the president and Donald Trump Jr. at a UFC event in April.

A PCSO arrest report said Long, who is married, reached out to an undercover detective posing as a sex worker online. He arranged to meet with her and offered her $100 for “something quick,” according to PCSO.

Long was arrested after arriving at the undercover location in Bartow and providing money to the detective, PCSO said. He was arrested and charged with soliciting a prostitute.

“Well, there you go. You got arrested in a human trafficking sting,” Judd said. “Influence that for a while.”

Long’s attorney entered a plea of not guilty.

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