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Vallejo Police Arrest Suspect in Alleged Multi-State Human Trafficking of Injured Woman

The 44-year-old suspect was booked into Solano County Jail without bail on a slate of trafficking and violent offense allegations.

Overview

  • Officers responded Friday to a report at a Fairgrounds Drive motel and found a woman who reported threats, coercion and forced sexual exploitation.
  • Investigators say she had been taken across multiple cities and states through violence and intimidation, and she had visible injuries.
  • Detectives identified Julius Stinson III, 44, and arrested him Saturday at a Motel 6 on Enterprise Street; he was booked into Solano County Jail.
  • He faces allegations including human trafficking by force or fear, pimping, rape or sexual assault, assault with a deadly weapon, battery, false imprisonment and related counts, and he is being held without bail.
  • Police noted Stinson’s prior convictions for attempted murder and voluntary manslaughter and asked anyone with information to contact the department or its anonymous tip line.