TCSO Detectives Nab Armed Robbery and Stabbing Suspect in Cutler 

March 27, 2024 - Tulare County Sheriff's Office officials report that following the stabbing at Ledbetter Park on Saturday, Detectives identified 29-year-old Joel Ortega, Jr., of Cutler as the stabbing suspect.

At around 11:00 a.m. Monday, Detectives searched the Cutler/Orosi area and located the suspect in his vehicle. They arrested Ortega, Jr., without incident and he was booked at the Adult Pre-Trial Facility on charges of Robbery and Assault with a Deadly Weapon.

The 22-year-old male victim has been released from the hospital.

Anyone with further information about this case is encouraged to contact Sergeant John Nicholson, Detective Jeremy Gates, or Detective Corey Sailer at the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office at 559-733-6218 or anonymously through the Sheriff’s TipNow Program at 559-725-4194 or tcso@tipnow.com.

Source & photo:  Tulare County Sheriff's Office

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