UPDATE: Man Stabbed in Tulare County Homeless Encampment 

March 3, 2025 – Tulare County Sheriff's Office officials report that on March 1, 2025, Patrol Deputies responded to a homeless encampment outside of Dinuba for a stabbing that occurred. 

The victim walked to the City of Dinuba to find a phone to call 911 and the Dinuba Police Department responded. After learning where the crime took place, the investigation was taken over by the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department.

Deputies learned an argument ensued in the encampment and the suspect, Jose Jimenez, grabbed a kitchen steak knife and attempted to stab the victim in the head. When the victim blocked the knife, he sustained a deep laceration to his right arm which required treatment at a local hospital.

Jimenez was later located and arrested for Assault with a Deadly Weapon. After treatment from a local hospital, the victim was later released.

Related: Tulare County Detectives Arrest Suspect After Man Found Stabbed Multiple Times in Dinuba

Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact Sergeant John Nicholson or Detective Dustin Thompson with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office at (559) 733-6218. They can remain anonymous by calling or texting (559) 725-4194 or through email at tcso@tipnow.com. 

Source & photo: Tulare County Sheriff's Office