Takedown with Chris Hansen · Livingston Parish, Louisiana investigations
William Alexander Ruiz Ponce
Also reported as William Alexander Ruiz-Ponce
William Alexander Ruiz Ponce was sentenced to ten years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor after a Denham Springs sting.
- Outcome
- Sentenced
- Evidence
- Attributed reporting
- Jurisdiction
- Livingston Parish, Louisiana
- Encounter
- Not established
- Case number
- 3:25-CR-134-1
Charges & sentence
Case records
3:25-CR-134-1Hansen investigation · Livingston Parish, Louisiana · 2026 · Sentenced
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
- Case number
- 3:25-CR-134-1
Sentence · Jun 30, 2026
120 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release.37
Reviewed sting-related legal outcome. Individual name, location and outcome searches completed on 2026-10-23. No present custody status inferred. Agency press release, not a reviewed judgment. Publication date is not assumed to be the sentencing date. Federal imprisonment total excludes subsequent supervision.
26-30472Appeal · 2026 · Case pending
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Case number
- 26-30472
- Filed
- Aug 6, 2026
Separate appeal docket; no appellate ruling in the displayed entries through September14,2026. No additional conviction or sentence inferred.
Sources 7
Media
Sources
- 1Ep. 8 - Three AmigosPublisher catalog: Season 13, episode 8. Playback availability was not tested.
- 2Ep. 8 - Three AmigosThe current publisher episode description places this encounter in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. It does not state a criminal disposition or sentence.
- 3Illegal alien sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for attempted coercion and enticement of a minorRuiz-Ponce received 120 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release for the February 2025 Denham Springs decoy sting.
- 4Chris Hansen vs. A Crowd - Takedown - Season 13, Episode 8Official TruBlu YouTube upload. The public player metadata reported this upload playable without channel membership. Metadata provides a media association only, not independent proof of legal allegations or outcomes.
- 5Full Episode - Three Amigos - Takedown with Chris HansenOfficial TruBlu YouTube upload. The public publisher listing or watch page marks this upload as members-only; subscriber playback was not tested. Metadata provides a media association only, not independent proof of legal allegations or outcomes.
- 6Chris Hansen Partial Episode - Takedown - Three Amigos - S13, E8Official TruBlu YouTube catalog entry. Access and playback were not verified; the channel catalog establishes the upload title and video identity only. The person association uses the cited publisher episode metadata and named episode index; no legal facts are inferred.
- 7USA v. William Alexander Ruiz-Ponce, appeal26-30472Public docket links appeal26-30472 to Middle Louisiana3:25-CR-134-1. September 2026 transcript entries identify an April1,2026 plea hearing and June30,2026 sentencing. Appeal was docketed August6,2026; the displayed entries do not decide it.
- 8Suspected child predator pleads guiltyOriginal April6,2026 report identifies William Alexander Ruiz-Ponce, the February2025 Denham Springs decoy encounter and guilty plea. The penalty range in this pre-sentencing article is not treated as the imposed term.
- 9Takedown with Chris Hansen episode listEpisode-to-subject associations from season tables, revision 16419. Legal-status cells are not imported.