Tag: Homeland Security
Colton Wiggins, Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material, Kansas 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 25-year-old Wichita man, Colton Wiggins, has been indicted for distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in Wichita, Kansas. According to court documents, Wiggins used a computer to distribute CSAM in February 2026. The case is being investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide…
Christopher M. Mayer, Child Exploitation, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Christopher M. Mayer, a 32-year-old man from Navarre, Florida, has been indicted on federal charges for child exploitation crimes, including conspiracy to distribute, receive, and possess visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. The alleged crimes took place in Santa Rosa County, where Mayer resides. The indictment was announced…
Corinthius Shatuel Woodard, Meth Trafficking, Alabama 2024
⏱ 2 min read Corinthius Shatuel Woodard, a 30-year-old meth kingpin from Foley, Alabama, was dealing bulk methamphetamine and fentanyl between August 2022 and July 2024. Woodard supplied multiple pounds of pure methamphetamine to various customers in the Baldwin County area, leading to a sprawling investigation that culminated in his arrest on June 15, 2024.…
Ralph Contreras Jr, Child Sex Abuse Material, California 2026
⏱ 2 min read A former corrections sergeant at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, Ralph Contreras Jr, 40, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for dealing in child sexual abuse material. Between September 29, 2024, and January 2, 2025, Contreras received and distributed the material through social media apps, specifically targeting…
Indolfo Hernandez, Methamphetamine Possession with Intent to Distribute, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read A major methamphetamine trafficking operation in Texas has been dismantled with the guilty plea of its leader, Indolfo Hernandez, 36, of Houston. Hernandez pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas on July 10, 2026. The investigation,…
Ronald A. Howard, Enticement of a Minor, New York 2024
⏱ 2 min read Ronald A. Howard, a 59-year-old man from South Dayton, NY, pleaded guilty to enticement of a minor after engaging in sexual conversations and activities with a 14-year-old girl. Between March 16 and April 10, 2024, Howard communicated with the victim via text messaging and Snapchat, discussing sexual activity and meeting up.…
Mark Craythorn Thompson, Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl, Michigan 2023
⏱ 2 min read A 63-year-old Michigan man, Mark Craythorn Thompson, has been sentenced for his role in an Arizona-based fentanyl conspiracy. On September 28, 2023, Thompson picked up a package in Detroit containing 997.3 grams of powdered fentanyl, which had been shipped from Arizona via the U.S. Mail. Thompson intended to deliver the fentanyl…
Jailene Marisol Reyes, Hostage Taking, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jailene Marisol Reyes, a 28-year-old San Antonio woman, was involved in a brazen hostage-taking scheme that began on August 4, 2024. Reyes made a phone call to a man, demanding a $6,000 ransom in exchange for the safe return of his fiancée, who was being held at Reyes’s house. The victim…
Alfredo Manuel Zambrano-Hurtado, Sex Trafficking of a Minor, Nebraska 2026
⏱ 2 min read Two minors, aged 15 and 16, were transported to an Omaha hotel by Alfredo Manuel Zambrano-Hurtado to be sold for commercial sex. The victims were advertised online by Michel Daiana Martinez-Gonzalez and Eduardo Jose Perdomo, who arranged commercial sex acts with buyers. The sex trafficking operation was uncovered by the Omaha…
Amontea Allen John Mitchell, Attempting to Entice a Minor and Transferring Obscene Material to a Minor, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 28-year-old Tallahassee man, Amontea Allen John Mitchell, has been federally indicted for attempting to entice a minor and transferring obscene material to a minor, as well as possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The crimes allegedly occurred in Tallahassee, Florida, although the exact timeline is not specified. Mitchell’s indictment…
