Location: 41000 Block of Sierra Drive, Three Rivers, CA

Incident Date: 5-6-14

Incident Time: 1358

Case Number: 14-5598

Victim: State of California

City: Three Rivers

Posted by: Media Relations

On May 6, 2014, at approximately 1358 hours, Deputies conducted a traffic stop in the 41000 Block of Sierra Drive, Three Rivers, CA. During the stop deputies determined the suspect, Joseph Mestaz, age 70, was under the influence of a controlled substance. Mestaz was arrested and booked into Tulare County Main Jail for being under the influence of a controlled substance.