TURLOCK, CA — “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 are of Turlock. During that investigation, the victim disclosed that she was being sexually trafficked.
In the months following the initial report, several additional victims were identified and found to be actively involved in commercial sex trafficking facilitated by Hinkston…