LA Jury Convicts Notorious Pimp of Sex Trafficking Nine Victims, Including Minors; Faces Up to 84 Years

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles County jury on Oct. 6 convicted Lebaron Anthony Alexander Jr., a well-known pimp, of sex trafficking nine women-two of them minors-between 2016 and 2020 across Los Angeles County and other parts of Southern California. The 41-year-old, whose date of birth is listed as Nov. 23, 1984, faces a maximum sentence of 84 years in prison.

In case BA484835, Alexander was found guilty of three counts of human trafficking of an adult, three counts of trafficking of a minor for a commercial sex act, five counts of pimping of an adult, one count of pandering of an adult, and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon. Prosecutors said he groomed victims he often met on social media, convinced them to work for him as commercial sex workers, and severely beat several of them-sending at least one to the hospital.

"These sex traffickers inflict devastation among those they prey on," Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman said in a statement. "They exploit their victims' circumstances and treat human lives as a means for profit. Our office remains committed to pursuing those who perpetrate these crimes and holding them accountable." Hochman thanked survivors and witnesses who testified, along with prosecutors in the Sex Crimes Division's Human Sex Trafficking Section and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Special Victims Bureau Human Trafficking Task Force, which investigated the case. Deputy District Attorneys Emily Chai and Matthew Bunnett prosecuted it.

The conviction comes as the DA's office highlights a series of other sex trafficking prosecutions. In a separate case, Demont Andre Jennings was sentenced Oct. 7 to 25 years to life plus five years for shooting at a vehicle occupied by an alleged rival sex trafficker and two women; two occupants were struck by non-life-threatening gunfire. Jennings had been convicted in July of two felony counts of shooting at an occupied motor vehicle. Deputy District Attorney Walter Quinteros-Perello prosecuted the Long Beach Police Department investigation.

Among recent convictions is that of Anthony Hatfield, born Sept. 20, 1975. A jury in August found him guilty in case 25CMCF00274 of one felony count of human trafficking to commit another crime. He is expected to be sentenced to 40 years in state prison on Dec. 2 in Department F of the Compton Courthouse. According to prosecutors, Hatfield met the victim on Facebook. They dated for about a month before he told her to work as a commercial sex worker; she agreed. He took all the money she earned after every three dates. When she later said she no longer wanted to continue, he insisted she had to. On Feb. 17, 2025, he viciously beat her, causing injuries, held a knife to her throat, and threatened to kill her. The next day he beat her again and prevented her from leaving the motel room. He was arrested that same day. Deputy District Attorneys Scott Eisen and Vira Samouhi are prosecuting the Los Angeles Police Department case.

Other recent outcomes include Ryan Hosea Williams, who pleaded no contest in March to human trafficking of a minor for a commercial sex act and was sentenced in May to 16 years; he had met a 15-year-old on social media, arranged her dates, negotiated with buyers, collected the money, and waited in motel bathrooms with a gun. Jahlil Malk McKissack pleaded no contest to trafficking a 14-year-old and a 21-year-old he transported from Texas to the Figueroa Corridor and was sentenced to 14 years. Wendell Amar Swisher, who worked on behalf of another trafficker, picked up a 17-year-old from a Riverside foster home, later took her over, put her to work on the Long Beach Boulevard "blade," and horrifically beat her; he is scheduled for a 10-year sentence on Oct. 20.

Pending cases involve multiple defendants accused of trafficking underage girls, often along the Figueroa Corridor. Christopher Marcel Gardner and Bryan Lamont Peete face charges involving 15- and 17-year-olds and a pretrial conference Nov. 2; if convicted, Peete faces more than 29 years. Jayde Noel Becerra and Caelan Myles Wilkerson are charged in connection with victims ages 14 to 17, with a hearing set for Nov. 6. Others include Floyd Weathersby (17-year-old victim), Rafael Soto, Tydavien Carpenter, Jacquin Fitzgeral Goss (accused of trafficking and a lewd act on a 14- or 15-year-old), and Jesus Alberto Jimenez Martinez (accused of attempting to buy sex from a 14-year-old). All defendants in pending cases are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

The DA's office has emphasized a strategy of tougher felony charging against both traffickers/pimps and sex buyers ("johns"), paired with services for survivors through community-based organizations. The Alexander conviction and the accompanying cases underscore ongoing efforts to address sex trafficking concentrated in areas such as the Figueroa Corridor.

(Note: Public online reporting beyond the official DA release on Hatfield's case remains limited at this time; the details above are drawn from the Oct. 15, 2026, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office statement.)