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Real-life horror movie as 2 stabbed inside massive California corn maze

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Choi, J. (2026, October 17). Real-life horror movie as 2 stabbed inside massive California corn maze. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/17/us-news/two-stabbed-inside-massive-california-corn-maze/

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An altercation inside California’s largest corn maze at Cool Patch Pumpkins in Dixon turned violent when a stabbing occurred around 9:15 p.m. Friday, resulting in two injured men being hospitalized. The attacker, identified as a 28-year-old from Sacramento, was apprehended shortly after the incident. While Cool Patch Pumpkins emphasized that this was an isolated event and announced no current public safety threat, the corn maze, which once held a Guinness World Record for size at 63 acres before scaling down to about 40 acres, continued operations on Saturday.

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A brutal stabbing attack occurred inside California’s largest corn maze at Cool Patch Pumpkins in Dixon on Friday night around 9:15 PM. The victims, a 19-year-old man from Dixon and a 20-year-old man from Vallejo, were hospitalized. A 28-year-old Sacramento man was arrested as the suspect. Investigators found a weapon at the scene but did not disclose details about it or the condition of the victims.

The Solano County Sheriff’s Office termed this incident an isolated event caused by a disagreement that escalated out of control. Despite the violent altercation, Cool Patch Pumpkins reopened on Saturday morning, with owner Seth Cooley stating, "We’re a family-oriented pumpkin patch. Always have been."

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A night of family fun turned terrifying after an altercation inside California’s biggest corn maze ended in a brutal stabbing attack. asserted

altercation → turn → attack

The incident happened at Cool Patch Pumpkins in Dixon around 9:15 p.m. Friday, sending two people to the hospital. asserted

incident → happen → hospital

The victims were described as 19-year-old man from Dixon and a 20-year-old man from Vallejo. asserted

victims → describe → Vallejo

The suspect, described as a 28-year-old Sacramento man, was arrested. asserted

suspect → describe → man

The investigation is still ongoing and the conditions of the victims remains unknown. asserted

conditions → remain → victims

A spokesperson for the Solano County Sheriff’s Office described the violence as an “isolated incident” that occurred due to a “disagreement that escalated far beyond what it should have.” asserted

it → describe → what

“Clearing the corn maze at night was quite the challenge, but we did it — and we did recover some evidence,” told the San Francisco Chronicle, adding that investigators recovered a weapon at the scene. asserted

investigators → clear → scene

Despite the attack, Cool Patch Pumpkins opened on Saturday. asserted

Pumpkins → open → Saturday

Police were called. asserted

Police → call → ?

They responded really fast. asserted

They → respond → ?

We’re a family-oriented pumpkin patch. asserted

We → ’re → ?

Always have been,” Seth Cooley, son of the maze’s founder, told KCRA. asserted

Cooley → tell → KCRA

Cool Patch Pumpkins posted an announcement saying that “there is no current public safety threat,” adding that the maze is “committed to providing a safe, family-friendly environment for everyone.” asserted

maze → post → everyone

Founded in 2001 by Matt Cooley, Cool Patch Pumpkins started with his daughters selling pumpkins on the side of the road. asserted

daughters → found → road

It later grew to a family-run business that eventually housed California’s biggest corn maze and a pumpkin patch. asserted

that → grow → maze

The corn maze grew so big that it was featured in the Guinness World Records in 2007 and 2014. asserted

it → grow → 2007

It grew to 63 acres in 2014, but has been scaled down to around 40 acres today. asserted

It → grow → acres

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