Prostitution Sting Leads To 24 Arrests Of 'Johns': Lake Elsinore

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — A prostitution sting conducted Wednesday by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department in Lake Elsinore netted 24 arrests of suspected "Johns."

The operation took place in an undisclosed part of the city with the intent "to send a clear and firm message that illicit criminal activities, to include the sex trafficking of women and children, are not welcome to operate within the city of Lake Elsinore, or anywhere else within the County of Riverside," according to a report from the sheriff's department.

The alleged Johns were snared after law enforcement placed decoy posts on several popular classified advertisement websites "commonly used for the solicitation of online prostitution," according to the department.

The law enforcement officers then responded to prospective customers and, after brokering agreements for paid sex acts, the suspected Johns were arrested when they arrived at the agreed upon meeting spot, which was an unnamed Lake Elsinore hotel.

The following arrests were made, according to the sheriff's department:

• Carlos Hallberg, 33, a resident of Hemet
• Stuart Jennings, 55, a resident of Warner Springs
• Timothy Moe, 42, a resident of Lake Elsinore
• Angelo Magliarisi, 48, a resident of Warner Springs
• Vincent Briseno, 26, a resident of Lake Elsinore
• Ryan Quintos, 29, a resident of Lake Elsinore
• Victor Gomez, 36, a resident of Lake Elsinore
• Robert Wonnacott, 51, a resident of Lake Elsinore
• Rafael Boyzo, 25, a resident of Riverside
• Jonathan Billiet, 26, a resident of Lake Elsinore
• Jesus Aparicio, 18, a resident of Hemet
• Hugo Carrillo-Lopez, 37, a resident of Menifee
• Steven Gulley, 46, a resident of Corona
• Sean O’Keefe, 57, a resident of San Clemente
• Aaron Delp, 51, a resident of Hemet
• Guillermo Jimenez, 27, a resident of Costa Mesa
• Ryan Ruetz, 37, a resident of Menifee
• Mario Botello, 28, a resident of Lake Elsinore
• Michael Coulson, 52, a resident of Riverside
• Luis Puga, 52, a resident of Los Angeles
• Albert Cuevas, 52, a resident of Hemet
• Isaac Ramirez, 42, a resident of Murrieta
• Jonathan Reed, 34, a resident of Lake Elsinore
• Andres Lazaro, 27, a resident of Menifee

All of the arrestees arrested were booked and released from the Cois M. Byrd Correctional Facility in Murrieta.