A registered sex offender and two accomplices face life in prison after being arrested on federal charges for trafficking a minor and an adult in SoCal, ending in the violent stabbing of a victim.
According to a six-count federal indictment returned by a grand jury on May 5, Tyson Jamerson, 43, of Colton, California—a registered sex offender also known as "West Coast" or "West"—conspired with two women to run a sex trafficking operation.
The co-conspirators are identified as Jaidyn Nyle Steinberg, 21, of Cherry Valley, and Ahliyah Monique Hinojosa Tavie, 20, of Eastvale. In September 2025, Jamerson and Hinojosa allegedly recruited a minor victim from an area in San Bernardino known for commercial sex work. Prosecutors state they took the minor to an Ontario motel, pressured her to use cocaine and marijuana, photographed her in lingerie, and forced her to work various commercial sex areas, known as "blades," before she managed to escape.
In a separate incident in November 2025, Steinberg recruited an adult female victim in Hollywood to work for Jamerson. Jamerson allegedly took the victim to an Airbnb in Ontario, strictly controlled her movements, forbade her from contacting family, and withheld all of her earnings under the false promise of helping her save for a car and an apartment. When the adult victim escaped without paying Jamerson her final day's proceeds, Jamerson and Steinberg stalked her.
Jamerson sent threatening messages via Instagram. The abuse escalated in February 2026, when Steinberg confronted the victim at a Pomona blade, initiated a fight, and stabbed her in the stomach with a pocketknife, resulting in a deep wound that required hospitalization. September 2025: Jamerson and Hinojosa recruit, drug, and exploit a minor victim in San Bernardino and Ontario before she escapes. Steinberg and Jamerson recruit an adult victim in Hollywood, holding her at an Ontario Airbnb and seizing her earnings.
After the adult victim escapes, Jamerson sends threats over Instagram, and Steinberg tracks down and stabs the victim in Pomona. The defendants make their initial appearances and are arraigned in United States District Court in downtown Los Angeles.
"The defendants preyed on a vulnerable child and young woman, who they lured with false promises, then sex trafficked them for defendants’ enrichment," said First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli. "This vile conduct will not be tolerated and we will aggressively prosecute anyone involved. " "The defendants arrested today not only sexually exploited their victims, but violently attacked them," said Patrick Grandy, the Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office.
"The despicable crimes alleged in the indictment carry significant penalties, including life in prison. The FBI will never stop pursuing human traffickers, who prey on the most vulnerable among us.
"If convicted, Jamerson and Steinberg face a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in federal prison and a statutory maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Because Jamerson is a registered sex offender, he faces an additional mandatory 10-year consecutive prison sentence for the felony offense involving a minor. Hinojosa faces a 10-year mandatory minimum federal prison sentence and a potential maximum sentence of life in prison.
This report is based on official public records and statements released by the United States Department of Justice and federal law enforcement authorities following the arraignment in the United States District Court.
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