Waco, Tx (FOX 44) - Three members of a group claiming to prevent child abuse by trapping would-be predators have been arrested after McLennan County deputies say things went too far.

Three members of a group known as Oklahoma Predator Prevention were taken into custody by McLennan County deputies after one of their predator targets was injured. Ironically, the group's own video led to the charges.

Russell Goodwin, Ryan Koch and George Liebsch are being charged with unlawful restraint-exposure to substantial risk of serious bodily injury, which is a third-degree felony.

McLennan County investigators say the three men are all affiliated with the Oklahoma Predator Prevention group.

The investigation began in August 2025 when the three Oklahoma Predator Prevention members, two of whom have

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