BOISE, ID – Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced that Garrett Ray Vanni, 38, has been sentenced to up to 15 years in prison following his arrest in a joint undercover operation aimed at identifying and stopping individuals who attempt to exploit children online.
Vanni pleaded guilty to one count of enticing a child through the use of the internet or other communication device, a felony under Idaho law. He was sentenced on November 5, 2025, by Canyon County District Judge Davis F. VanderVelde to a unified sentence of 15 years, with three and a half years fixed and eleven and a half years indeterminate. He will also be required to register as a sex offender.
According to the Attorney General’s Office, Vanni was arrested on February 27, 2025, during a coordinated two-night undercover operation conducted by the Attorney General’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit and the Canyon County Sheriff’s Office. The operation targeted offenders attempting to engage minors in sexual activity through text messages, social media, and other online platforms…