Published Mar 9, 2026 6:56 am
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Jamestown, CA — A Tuolumne County man was taken into custody by detectives with the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office following a human trafficking investigation.
Earlier this month, detectives began investigating a commercialized sex trafficking case involving a 30-year-old victim from Modesto. 36-year-old Joshua Talmon of Jamestown was identified as the alleged trafficker.
Detectives located Talmon on March 5 at his home and took him into custody without incident. During the arrest, Talmon was found in possession of a loaded stolen firearm reported out of Tuolumne County and metal knuckles. He was charged with pimping, pandering, possession of a stolen firearm, carrying a loaded unregistered firearm, and possession of metal knuckles. He is being held on $405,000 bail.
The investigation was carried out by the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office Human Exploitation and Trafficking (HEAT) task force.
No additional details regarding the case have been released.
Written by BJ Hansen.
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