September 22, 2023 - Merced County Sheriff's Office officials report that on Wednesday afternoon, one of our Deputies observed a suspect vehicle involved in a Home Invasion driving on Bellevue Road and Constitution Drive in Atwater.

Deputies conducted a traffic stop of the suspect vehicle, and the driver, identified as Alejandro Macias Torres, age 29, was taken into custody. A search of the car was completed, and a loaded pistol was located; the firearm was reported stolen out of Fresno County.

Later in the day, our Detectives served a search warrant at Torres' residence. During the search warrant, Detectives located ammunition and an unregistered AR-style pistol. Torres was ultimately booked into the Merced County jail for attempted murder, home invasion, and firearm-related charges.

Great job to all our Patrol Deputies and Detectives who assisted in the investigation!

Source: Merced County Sheriff's Office