Tag: ICAC

  • Predator Gets 20 Years: Teens Targeted

    Predator Gets 20 Years: Teens Targeted

    ⏱ 3 min read Manuel Rodriguez, 29, is headed to federal prison for two decades. The Pasco, Washington man was sentenced March 11, 2026, after being convicted of preying on teenage girls online. It began in late 2022 with a 15-year-old high school student, but quickly spiraled into a pattern of grooming and sexual assault…

  • Knoxville Predator Gets 10 Years

    Knoxville Predator Gets 10 Years

    ⏱ 3 min read Ryan Garrett, 41, of Maryville, Tennessee, is trading freedom for a decade in federal prison. The bust went down March 13, 2025, in Knoxville, after a sting operation revealed Garrett was arranging to meet a nine-year-old and a twelve-year-old for sex. The Tennessee Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force had…

  • Maryville Predator Gets Decade Behind Bars

    Maryville Predator Gets Decade Behind Bars

    A Blount County man is trading his freedom for a federal prison cell after attempting to prey on two young girls. Ryan Patrick Garrett, 41, of Maryville, Tennessee, was sentenced Monday to 120 months – ten years – in federal lockup by U.S. District Judge Katherine Crytzer. The sentence concludes a case that sent shockwaves…