Update:Man Barricaded Inside Twain Harte Home
Update at 3:56 p.m.: Tuolumne County Sheriffs report that after several hours of communications with the suspect he did leave the room peacefully and was taken into custody. Due to the ongoing nature of the incident, no further details have been provided. Law enforcement has extended thanks to Tuolumne-Manteca District Ambulance, CHP, and Twain Harte Fire Department for their help. The roads impacted by this situation have been cleared.
Original post at 11:34 a.m.:Twain Harte, CA — There is a heavy law enforcement presence on Columbia Drive near Joaquin Gully Road in Twain Harte.
The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office received a call at around 8:30 am requesting a welfare check on a woman whose ex-boyfriend was threatening to hurt her and was en route to her residence.
When deputies arrived, they located the man’s motorcycle parked out front. Deputies were able to make contact with the woman and her children and they were safely evacuated from the home. However, the suspect has barricaded himself in a bedroom inside the two-story house and is refusing to follow directives to come out peacefully.
Community members are asked to avoid the area while deputies continue to do their work. We will pass along more information as it becomes available.
