By Boundary County Sheriff Travis Stolley
The Boundary County Sheriff’s Office concluded a three-day undercover operation June 7 that resulted in the arrest of three adult males on charges related to child exploitation. The operation targeted individuals attempting to entice minors through online communication and other predatory actions.
The following individuals were arrested:
- Jaccob Johnson: Charged with one felony count of Enticing a Child Under 16 Years of Age (Idaho Code 18-1509).
- Jose Estrada Campuzano: Charged with one felony count of Enticing a Child Under 16 Years of Age (Idaho Code 18-1509) and one felony count of Attempted Kidnapping.
- Shawn Vigil: Charged with one felony count of Attempted Kidnapping.
Additionally, multiple ongoing investigations have identified other suspects with pending charges, including:
- Subject 4: Facing 11 felony counts of Sending Pornographic Material to a Minor and one felony count of Enticing a Child Under 16 Years of Age.
- Two Additional Subjects: Each facing one felony count of Enticing a Child Under 16 Years of Age.
The Boundary County Sheriff’s Office anticipates further charges as investigations continue. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
This operation was conducted with critical support from the U.S. Marshals Service, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho Law Enforcement, U.S. Border Patrol and Veterans for Child Rescue. Their collaboration was instrumental in protecting our community’s children.
We are committed to protecting our youth and ensuring accountability for those who seek to harm them. This operation reflects our dedication to the safety of Boundary County and the strength of our partnerships. I urge anyone with information related to these cases or similar activities to contact us at (208) 267-3151, extension 0.
Keep up the good work, BCSO!
Amazing + inspiring work! Forward movement for good in a world crying out for justice, your collaboration and multi organizational approach is “proof of concept” for actionable change nationwide, thank you for protecting the innocent.
Another child predator arrested. Another child saved. And every time I see it—I cry.
Not just because justice is finally being served, but because I needed justice once too.
And it never came for me.
Well done, Craig Sawyer and V4CR, and every law enforcement officer who took part in this operation in Idaho.
You are doing the work that so many children only ever dreamed someone would do.
Real heroes aren’t flashy.
They’re honest. They’re faithful to their oaths. They protect the vulnerable even when no one’s watching.
I know what it means to be a vulnerable child.
When I was just 12 years old, I was a live-in nanny for two little girls, ages 3 and 4.
I didn’t know the word trafficking, but I knew we were in danger.
A 50-year-old predator had his eyes on them—and on me.
He did hurt me.
I was a child, and I carried that pain in silence.
I did everything I could to protect those girls. I got us out.
But even then, in my gut, I feared the harm may have already reached them, too.
It broke something in me that day. And it never fully healed.
For years, I believed I had done something wrong.
It wasn’t until high school, while volunteering as a teacher’s assistant, that one of those girls’ mothers walked into the classroom.
When she saw me, I froze. My body remembered before my mind could.
She walked straight to me and pulled me into one of the only motherly hugs I ever received as a child.
She whispered, “You saved all of our lives.”
That moment lifted a weight I’d carried in silence for too long.
I began studying child psychology. I dreamed of becoming a criminologist.
But I didn’t yet understand the deeper horror—how children are trafficked not only in secret, but through systems.
I had no idea how corrupt DCYF, CPS, family courts, and juvenile courts could be.
I didn’t know I was being groomed to become prey again.
I didn’t know I would spend the next 18 years being silenced, exploited, and erased by the very institutions meant to protect.
I only wish I’d never had to witness other women and children die inside—or die completely—because they couldn’t survive one more injustice.
I have known of women and children dying horrible deaths due to the system’s failures.
And let me say this clearly:
It was NOT their fault.
I was also deeply affected by Mandy Stavick’s rape and murder in 1989.
Her death haunted me. I used to play her song to remember her.
Secretly, I wished I had been her—because at least she had been released from pain.
I didn’t wish death. I just didn’t want to live this.
Years later, when my county went on 20/20 to cover the re-opened case during a re-election cycle, I couldn’t even watch.
I vomited. I shook.
Because Mandy’s sister, Molly—my dear friend—had to relive it all.
And I was the “Mandy who lived.”
But unlike Mandy, I wasn’t mourned. I wasn’t seen. I wasn’t loved by many.
In 2005, my lawyer told me I had just two hours to change my name to stay safe.
Molly was the one who helped me choose my new identity.
She gave me “Samantha” as my first name.
And together, we created “Syrnich”—a name that had never existed before.
It was a rebirth, out of the ashes of everything that had tried to destroy me.
But I’ve been distant from Molly ever since the 20/20 coverage.
Not because of her—but because of the pain, the system, the way this county handled everything.
My phone number has changed. But my heart hasn’t.
I miss her. And I hope she knows how much she still means to me.
So I write.
To grieve.
To remember.
To heal.
To testify.
Because my truths were buried under gag orders, discarded evidence, and institutional betrayal.
But I am still here.
And I still believe that real justice matters.
To V4CR and to every honorable law enforcement officer fighting to protect children—thank you.
Every child you save is one less soul forced to survive what I did.
Please, keep going.
#V4CR #JusticeMatters #ProtectTheInnocent #WarriorsRise #RealHeroes #ChildRescue #FaithInAction #EndTrafficking #MyStoryMatters #BreakTheSilence #ICameBackWithAName #SamanthaSyrnichTLC
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