OXFORD — A federal grand jury in the U.S. District Court in Oxford convicted a Hattiesburg man of human trafficking and transporting a minor across state lines to engage in prostitution.

The Oxford Eagle reports Raymorris Asencio, 31, reportedly picked up a 16-year-old girl in February 2017 while she was walking along a highway. Asencio enticed the girl into his car, saying he knew a way for them make money and would give her a place to stay. The victim was a reported runaway from Waveland.

Asencio, along with the victim and another female, Briana Sparkman, also of Hattiesburg, were in Oxford at a local nail salon when a woman in the salon became suspicious. After looking on the internet, the woman found a photo of the victim who was reported as missing and contacted law enforcement.