Man arrested in SLO County after allegedly trying to meet with a minor for sex
A man with a loaded assault rifle in his car was arrested in connection with a human trafficking investigation in San Luis Obispo County on Thursday, police said.
Porterville resident Henry Vincent Terronez, 34, allegedly “intended to meet with a minor for sexual purposes” in Arroyo Grande on Thursday, police said in a news release.
After investigating Terronez for weeks, Grover Beach Police Department officers contacted him in Arroyo Grande where he allegedly planned to meet with the minor.
Police found an AR-15 in the backseat of his car, which was loaded with “a 60-round drum magazine and several 30-round magazines with armor-piercing ammunition,” the release said.
Terronez was arrested on suspicion of alleged human trafficking of a victim under 18 years old, arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd purposes, meeting with a minor for lewd purposes, sending harmful material to a minor with sexual intent, carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle and pandering, police said.
He was booked into San Luis Obispo County Jail in lieu of $800,000 bail, according to jail records.
Any potential victims of Terronez were encouraged to contact Det. Jared Allegranza at 805-473-4511. Others with information about the case can contact Det. Sgt. Matt Goodman at 805-473-4570 or mgoodman@gbpd.org.
The Arroyo Grande Police Department and the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office’s Investigation Bureau assisted the Grover Beach Police Department with the case.
This story was originally published March 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM.
