Tulare Sheriff’s Deputy Hospitalized after Possible Fentanyl Exposure

Tulare Sheriff’s Deputy Hospitalized after Possible Fentanyl Exposure

A woman has been arrested in Tulare County after a call for a welfare check in Farmersville.The full release can be seen below:

Around 2:30 p.m. today, TCSO Deputies were called to Linnel Camp in Farmersville to check the welfare of a woman who had contacted TCSO Dispatch.

During the investigation, Deputies contacted a woman who had an outstanding warrant. As they searched her, deputies found a white substance on her. Immediately after that, the deputy began feeling sick and showed symptoms of possibly being exposed to fentanyl. The deputy was taken to an area hospital for further evaluation.

The woman in possession of the substance has been detained and will be arrested for possession of a controlled substance.