Marijuana cultivation investigation leads to human trafficking case LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Two men arrested last month in connection to a large marijuana cultivation operation also are facing human trafficking charges for having brought from Southern California a 15-year-old runaway girl who they allegedly kept at their remote grow location and sexually assaulted. Ryan Alan Balletto, 30, of Lakeport and Patrick Steven Pearmain, 24, of Clearlake, both remain in ...
June 24, 2013 - Lake County News