Location: 41500 Block of Rd 136

Incident Date: 2/8/19

Incident Time: 1500 Hrs

Case Number: 18-16581

Victim: State of California

City: Orosi

Posted by: Dispatch

Possession of a Controlled Substance for sales, Convicted Felon in Possession of Ammunition

SUSPECT:

Mathew Montemayor, 22 years old

Tulare County Sheriff CATTCH TOP 10 Fugitive

Fresh Charges: Possession of a controlled substance for sales, Convicted felon in possession of ammunition.

 

In November of 2018, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department added 22 year old Mathew Montemayor to the TOP 10 Most Wanted list for warrants for possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of a controlled substance for sales, and felon in possession of a firearm.

  

On December 28, 2018 Detectives with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department TAGNET Unit responded to Montemayor’s residence in Orosi in an attempt to locate him. Montemayor was not located; however Detectives located multiple bindles of methamphetamine packaged for sales.

 

On February 8, 2019, Detectives with the Sheriff’s Department CATTCH Fugitive Apprehension Unit responded to Montemayor’s residence in Orosi in an attempt locate him. With the assistance of a K9 assigned to the CATTCH Unit, Montemayor was located hiding inside the residence and taken into custody without incident.


During the investigation, Montemayor admitted to the possession of the controlled substance for sales in December. Detectives also conducted a search and located additional ammunition. Montemayor was transported and booked at the APTF for his warrant and fresh charges.

 

This case remains under investigation and anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of TOP 10 Fugitives is encouraged to call Sergeant Steve Sanchez with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department at (559) 733-6211 or anonymous information about this incident can be reported via Tipnow email: tcso@tipnow.net text or voicemail at 559-725-4194 or download the Tipnow app for Android or Apple phones.