Arrest Made in Human Trafficking Investigation: Devonte Hinkston Charged with Pimping and Pandering
October 14, 2025 – Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on October 8, 2025, detectives with the Sheriff’s Office Human Exploitation and Trafficking (H.E.A.T) Taskforce arrested Devonte Hinkston, a 33-year-old Black male adult out of Oakland for pimping and pandering.
The arrest followed several months of investigation that began in May 2025, when a confidential victim reported an assault and theft to Sheriff’s Office deputies in the unincorporated area of Turlock. During that investigation, the victim disclosed that she was being sexually trafficked…