A 20 and 25 Year Old Broke Into a Winton Home, Held a Woman Captive, and Led Police on a Multi-Agency Manhunt
She was inside her own home. Two men forced their way in, and then they made sure she could not leave.
That is what happened on the evening of October 11, 2026, at a residence near Vine Avenue and Walnut Avenue in Winton, California. The woman was held against her will. The suspects fled before the first deputies arrived on scene.
But they did not get far.
Who They Were
Merced County Sheriff’s deputies did not stop at the Winton address…