Update 3:20 P.M.: Wanted subject Dillon Westlake has been located with the assistance of #MCSOK9 Gaston. The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information related to the incident is urged to contact the Madera County Sheriff’s Office at (559) 675-7770.

August 20, 2018 - Madera County Sheriff's Office is actively searching for Dillon Westlake, AKA Dillon Cole. Dillon has ties to Mariposa County.

On August 20, 2018 at approximately 10:34 a.m., Madera County Sheriff’s Office received a call for service regarding an assault in the area of River Park Road in Oakhurst.

A California Highway Patrol Officer was flagged down by a concerned citizen who observed a male in the area who was bleeding and appeared to need medical treatment. The CHP Officer located an adult male victim with a heavily bleeding stab wound to his upper extremity.

According to both victim and witness statements, the assault occurred in a nearby apartment complex. A witness in the area observed a white adult male matching the suspect’s description walking back towards the apartment complex.

Fire and EMS crews administered first aid to the 24-year-old victim and transported him to a regional valley hospital for treatment.

The adjoining apartments have all been evacuated while MCSO Deputies search the area for the suspect, 28-year-old Dillon Westlake, pictured here.

Anyone with information relating to the case or Dillon’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Madera County Sheriff’s Office at (559) 675-7770.

Source: Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office