Location: Washington and Market

Incident Date: 2-22-14

Incident Time: 2246

Case Number: 14-2347

Victim: State of California

City: Earlimart

Posted by: Media Relations

On 2-22-14 at 2246 hours Deputies contacted Joel Franco Tellez (37 years old) of Earlimart during a consensual encounter. Tellez was found to be intoxicated, and detained without incident. Subsequent to his arrest an inventory of his personal property revealed (1) bindle of a clear crystal-like substance in his right coin pocket. The substance was tested and found to be approximately 0.5 grams of methamphetamine. Tellez was transported, and later booked into custody at Main Jail in Visalia.

The case remains under investigation by TCSO.