{"id":501639,"date":"2026-10-20T01:28:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T01:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/501639\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T01:28:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T01:28:14","slug":"nine-arrested-in-clovis-undercover-operation-targeting-traffickers-child-predators-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/501639\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine arrested in Clovis undercover operation targeting traffickers, child predators"},"content":{"rendered":"

CLOVIS, Calif. (FOX26) \u2014 Nine suspects were arrested over the weekend in Clovis during a two-day undercover operation targeting human traffickers and child predators, police said.<\/p>\n

Clovis Police conducted the operation on Friday and Saturday with assistance from the California Department of Justice and Breaking the Chains, a local nonprofit organization that cares for victims of human trafficking.<\/p>\n

Seven of the nine suspects were arrested without incident at various locations in Clovis. <\/p>\n

Another suspect failed to pull over, leading officers on a pursuit to Shields and Armstrong, where a collision involving five vehicles occurred<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Three adults complained of pain and received medical care at the scene, and an infant was taken to the hospital as a precaution.<\/p>\n

Police said the suspect ran from the crash but was taken into custody a short distance away by Clovis Police. <\/p>\n

The Fresno Police Department investigated the collision because it occurred in Fresno\u2019s jurisdiction.<\/p>\n

A ninth suspect also evaded officers and is still wanted. Detectives are looking for 36-year-old Kyle Riechel of Fresno on several felony charges. <\/p>\n

Anyone with information about his whereabouts can remain anonymous by calling Valley Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-STOP or by submitting a tip through the mobile app.<\/p>\n

During the operation, multiple victims of human trafficking were turned over to Breaking the Chains at the scene to receive assistance.<\/p>\n

Confidential help is available for victims of human trafficking through law enforcement or local nonprofit organizations. <\/p>\n

In Clovis, people can call 911 for emergencies or (559) 324-2800 for non-emergencies. Breaking the Chains can be reached at (559) 492-1566.<\/p>\n

Suspect Information:<\/p>\n

Fernando Garza, 34-year-old Fresno resident. Charges: Pandering, convicted felon in possession of ammunition, violation of post release community supervision, unrelated warrant.William Vallejo, 29-year-old Fresno resident. Charges: Pandering, evading officers, hit and run, obstructing a peace officer.Jordan Smith, 23-year-old Fresno resident. Charges: Pandering, violation of a protection order.Aaron Gray, 24-year-old Fresno resident. Charges: Pandering.Alize Gonzalez, 24-year-old Fresno resident. Charges: Soliciting prostitution.Letrice Moton, 29-year-old Fresno resident. Charges: Soliciting prostitution.Celestina Bejaran, 28-year-old Modesto resident. Charges: Soliciting prostitution.David Martinez, 48-year-old Madera resident. Charges: Contacting a minor with the intent to commit a sexual act, arranging a meeting with a minor with the intent to commit a sexual act.Christian Scott, 31-year-old Clovis resident. Charges: Persuading a minor to engage in commercial sex acts, contacting a minor with the intent to commit a sexual act, arranging a meeting with a minor with the intent to commit a sexual act.WANTED: Kyle Riechel, 36-year-old Fresno resident. Charges: Contacting a minor with the intent to commit a sexual act, arranging a meeting with a minor with the intent to commit a sexual act, evading officers, violation of probation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CLOVIS, Calif. (FOX26) \u2014 Nine suspects were arrested over the weekend in Clovis during a two-day undercover operation…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":501640,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-501639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=501639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501639\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/501640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=501639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=501639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=501639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}