Man Arrested for Human Trafficking

A man who reportedly forced an 18-year-old woman to engage in prostitution was arrested on Friday, June 25. Patrick Boughton, 20, is facing charges of human trafficking and pandering, and his bail is set at $100,000.

According to spokesperson Lt. Paul McCaffrey, Santa Barbra police received a tip from the woman’s mother — who lives in Nebraska — that her daughter was being held against her will at a motel on upper State Street.

Police went to the motel, said McCaffrey, but discovered that the three people staying there had checked out an hour prior and were last seen driving in a white Cadillac with Oklahoma plates. The call then went out to area law enforcement.