AMARILLO (TX)
ABC 7 KVII [Amarillo, TX]
June 15, 2026
By Jamie Burch
An Amarillo pastor was arrested in a prostitution sting.
David Ritchie, 42, is charged with solicitation of prostitution.
He is one of eight men arrested during an undercover operation conducted by DPS on Friday and Saturday.
Ritchie has been the pastor of Redeemer Christian Church since 2011. But his bio was removed from the church’s website.
He was the speaker during the service on June 7.
Ritchie is also a former instructor of religion at WT.
The other seven people arrested in the sting are:
- John Alexander Grado-Vega, 26, of El Paso – solicitation of prostitution
- Braiden Deion Sellers, 34, of Pascagoula, Mississippi – solicitation of prostitution and unlawful carry of a weapon
- William Theodore Bradley, 47, of Amarillo – solicitation of prostitution
- Jorge Luis Lopez-Najera, 24, of Amarillo – solicitation of prostitution
- Jerry Mac Rottenberry, 53, of Amarillo – solicitation of prostitution
- Kody Ray Dick, 37, of Amarillo – solicitation of prostitution and possession of marijuana (less than 2 oz.)
- Travis Jordan Brooks, 35, of Clermont, Florida – solicitation of prostitution
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