A missing child investigation has ended with a California man facing trafficking charges after he allegedly forced a 14-year-old boy to work long hours for his online resale business for several days before leaving him on the side of a Los Angeles freeway, prosecutors said.
Brandon Holguin, 26, of Thousand Oaks, targeted the teen at a thrift store several months before he disappeared, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The teen, who was not named, was reported missing by family members in May 2025, prosecutors added.
