A Santa Clarita man was sentenced to federal prison Thursday, after he allegedly trafficked drugs in stuffed animals that were shipped throughout the nation, which led to at least one person’s death. Jerrell Eugene Anderson, 34 from Santa Clarita, was sentenced by United States District Judge George H. Wu to eight years in federal prison. Anderson pleaded guilty on June ...

Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 14 into law on Monday, strengthening the penalties for individuals caught trafficking minors in California. The law considers the trafficking of minors for the purpose of engaging in commercial sex as a major offense, including heavier penalties and enhanced sentences for those found guilty. “I applaud the Governor for signing SB 14 by ...

Over 500 people were arrested last week as part of an operation to combat human trafficking in Los Angeles County, officials said Wednesday. At the close of Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Sheriff Alex Villanueva of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced the results of the sixth annual Operation Reclaim and Rebuild enforcement operation. The operation was conducted by the ...

A countywide task force aimed at human trafficking revealed how widespread the problem is with more than a dozen arrests recently in Pomona. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. In furtherance of Sheriff Jim McDonnell’s goal to combat human trafficking throughout Los Angeles County with a regionalized approach, the Los Angeles Regional ...

Los Angeles County officials dismissed the charges last week against one of three people accused of human trafficking in Santa Clarita. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge dismissed the charges against Ashley Peart, 27, of Santa Clarita, who was arrested in May 2016 after a human ...

A man arrested for possession of several pounds of methamphetamine skipped his court date and has a half-million-dollar bench warrant out for his arrest, officials said Thursday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Victor Ochoa, 28, is facing one count of transportation of a narcotics for sale, according to a spokeswoman with the ...

Santa Clarita Valley deputies arrested a Valencia restaurant owner for involuntary servitude and human trafficking  charges, officials said Wednesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Pardeep Kumar, 47, of Newhall, was arrested for mayhem, assault with a deadly weapon, involuntary servitude and human trafficking, and is currently being held at Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Station in ...

North Carolina officials Wednesday dropped trafficking charges leveled at an SCV woman, officials said. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. A Canyon Country woman was arrested in Greensboro, N.C. in August, after she was targeted in an undercover operation by Greensboro Police Department detectives. “We were doing a vice narcotics operation and conducted a traffic ...