New arrest made in North Texas prostitution scheme involving ex-police chief
A North Texas woman was arrested Tuesday in a prostitution scheme tied to a former police chief, and her husband faces additional charges, records show.
Ashley Ketcherside faces a charge of racketeering/unlawful debt collection, according to Johnson County jail records. Her bond is set at $200,000.
A search warrant was executed on March 31 at the home of Michael and Ashley Ketcherside, where investigators found electronic communications and storage devices containing evidence of a prostitution conspiracy with “numerous clients” over the past five years, the district attorney’s office has said.
Investigators also found evidence that the Ketchersides collaborated with former Godley Police Chief Matthew Cantrell and other officers to compile information on Godley public officials and private citizens that they “perceived as adversaries,” according to the DA’s office.
Michael Ketcherside, who was arrested on April 2 on a charge of continuous promotion of prostitution, now faces an additional charge of racketeering. His total bond is set at $450,000, according to jail records.
In an interview with KDFW-TV before her arrest, Ashley Ketcherside said that she was not a prostitute and her husband, Michael Ketcherside, never trafficked her.
“He’s a great husband, an amazing father to my three kids and I believe in the justice system. I’m absolutely no victim of my husband or anybody else,” Ashley Ketcherside told FOX 4.
Former police officer Solomon Omotoya was arrested in the case on April 2 and faces a charge of soliciting prostitution.
Cantrell was arrested on April 7 and faces a charge of continuous promotion of prostitution.
Arrest warrant affidavit details
The Ketchersides are linked to an “ongoing pattern of racketeering,” detectives wrote in an arrest warrant affidavit obtained by the Star-Telegram.
During the search of the couple’s home, investigators seized a personal phone and a burner phone. Investigators determined that the couple used a burner phone to engage with clients for illegal prostitution activities, detectives wrote in the affidavit prepared for the arrest of Cantrell.
Further review of the cellphone revealed the couple’s involvement with a “large number” of clients including Omotoya and Cantrell, the affidavit states.
Former officers’ interviews
During an interview with the detectives, Omotoya confessed that he solicited Ashley Ketcherside for sexual services in exchange for yard work and babysitting her children, according to the affidavit. The former officer also said that he and Cantrell were “well acquainted” with the Ketcherside couple and often visited their home, the affidavit states.
According to Omotoya, Cantrell was “pimping” his wife, referred to as AC in the affidavit, and would find boyfriends for her.
In an interview with the detectives at the Cantrell home on April 3, AC confirmed that her husband found her a boyfriend referred to as “Matt” who paid her $200 in exchange for sexual activity. Detectives also determined that there was more than one monetary transaction on Cash App from “Matt.” According to the affidavit, AC also confirmed they had a relationship with Michael and Ashley Ketcherside and she regularly visited or texted them.
After reviewing text conversations, investigators allege Ashley Ketcherside was coaching AC in prostitution or escorting, according to the affidavit.
Cantrell confirmed during an interview with the detectives that he would find boyfriends for his wife on KIK mobile app and admitted being a paid subscriber of Ashley Ketcherside’s OnlyFans account.
While reviewing his laptop, investigators also found that Cantrell was soliciting several other prostitutes online during his time working for the Godley Police Department. Cantrell also said that Ashley Ketcherside charged $1,000 per hour for her services, which detectives noted is consistent with what was seen in her burner phone.
The affidavit also alleges that, during his role as chief, Cantrell misused official information to conduct criminal searches on people involved in a lawsuit with Ashley Ketcherside, including a public official. The matter is under investigation.
Cantrell became Godley’s interim chief in early 2023 after the forced resignation of the previous chief during a period of turmoil in the small town. The ousted chief accused Cantrell, who was a patrol sergeant at the time, of trying to get other officers to write up complaints about him.
Multiple resignations led to the temporary closing of city hall in January 2023.
Cantrell was hired as police chief in Valley Mills, in Bosque County near Waco, in September 2024 and fired six months later under criminal allegations of falsifying time sheets. In October 2025, he and another former Godley officer were indicted on charges of misusing a city credit card.
Star-Telegram staff writer Matt Adams contributed to this report.
This story was originally published April 15, 2026 at 12:04 PM.