Man found guilty on 12 counts for running illegal biolab in Reedley

REEDLEY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A tribunal has recovered the antheral accused of starting an amerciable biolab successful Reedley blameworthy connected each counts.

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Jia Bei Zhu, besides known arsenic David He, was recovered blameworthy connected each 12 counts by a national assemblage connected Tuesday.

The proceedings had gone connected for weeks successful a Sacramento courtroom.

Back successful December 2022, a codification usurpation astatine the spot successful Reedley revealed an amerciable bio laboratory with thousands of vials of biologic material, including imaginable pathogens specified arsenic HIV, malaria, COVID-19 and more.

He was arrested successful 2023 successful Clovis.

In 2025, California lawmakers, including Congressmen Jim Costa and David Valadao, introduced a measure designed to fortify national oversight of high-contaminant labs.