Deputies Bust Man Targeting 13-Year-Old, More Victims Possible
June 24, 2024 – Placer County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on June 7th, 39-year-old Thomas Johnson 
arrived at a location in unincorporated Auburn where he planned to meet up with a 13-year-old girl he thought he’d been talking to online. Instead, he was met by deputies and detectives from the Placer County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Unit. Using undercover tactics our detectives were able to catch Johnson. He was arrested for arranging and showing up to meet with a minor for lewd and lascivious acts among other charges.
It is possible there are additional victims. We ask anyone who may have information to contact our investigators at (530) 889-7830 or through email at PCSOTipLine@placer.ca.gov.
Source & photo: Placer County Sheriff’s Office
