Porterville man arrested after driving high, police say

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A Porterville antheral was arrested aft officers accidental they recovered him driving precocious and successful possession of methamphetamine.

According to Porterville Police, they pulled implicit a conveyance connected Morton Avenue adjacent Indiana Street connected Saturday astir 9:45 p.m.

Officers accidental the driver, 43-year-old Porterville nonmigratory Juan Rodriguez Torres, was exhibiting nonsubjective symptoms of cause use. After administering tract sobriety tests, the serviceman determined that Torres was nether the power of a controlled substance and arrested him.

During a search, officers accidental they recovered Torres to beryllium successful possession of 28.7 grams of methamphetamine.

According to police, Torres was booked astatine the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office South County Detention Facility connected suspicion of driving nether the power of a controlled substance, possession of methamphetamine for sale, and proscription of methamphetamine for sale.

Anyone with accusation regarding this lawsuit is encouraged to interaction the Porterville Police Department astatine 559-782-7400, oregon done their departmental Facebook oregon Instagram page.