Police in the Stateline, Nevada area arrested nine men for allegedly engaging with minors for sexual relations. 

On July 7, and July 8, 2022, Investigators from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Reno Police Department’s Human Exploitation and Trafficking (HEAT) team along with the Federal Bureau of Investigations conducted a human trafficking operation in the Stateline, Nevada area.

Over the two-day operation, Investigators arrested nine adult males who contacted undercover officers posing as underage minors for the purpose of engaging in sexual relations with the minors.

The adult males were charged with various charges including but not limited to; Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Child, Attempted Statutory Sexual Seduction, Attempted Child Abuse Involving Sexual Exploitation, Soliciting a Child for Prostitution, Attempted Luring of a Child, and one male was charged with resisting arrest.

An additional two adult males were cited and released for Solicitation for Prostitution of an adult.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, as a follow-up to the July 11, 2022, Human Trafficking Operation, is releasing the mugshots and names of the individuals arrested by DCSO and HEAT.

Name:

  •  Medina-Barajas, Victor 22SO17302, South Lake Tahoe, Ca, AGE 51
  •  Zardeneta, Jose 22SO17308, LODI, CA, AGE 21
  •  Dabney, Aaron 22O17308, Sacramento, CA, AGE 45
  •  Hall, Brit 22SO17296, South Lake Tahoe, Ca, AGE 45
  •  Rodriguez-Aguilar, Javier  22SO17408, South Lake Tahoe, Ca, AGE 22
  •  Fisher, Aaron 22SO17394, South Lake Tahoe, Ca, AGE 26
  • Santrattiwong, Chonlagum, 22SO17297, Information pending, AGE 22
  •  Ballew, Michael, AUBURN, CA, AGE 30
  •  Harness, Michael, LANCASTER, CA, AGE 46

Ho and Torres were issued citations for Solicitation of Prostitution of an Adult- no mugshots available

  • Ho, Brian, 22SO17401, Rancho Cucamonga, Ca, AGE 32
  • Torres-Santos, Rodolfo, 22SO17306 , Reno, Nv, AGE 22

(Douglas County Sheriff's Office)