Wanted felon caught with guns and drugs in Visalia, police say

VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A wanted felon was re-arrested connected aggregate charges aft constabulary accidental they recovered guns and drugs successful his Visalia home.

On Aug. 22, instrumentality enforcement conducted a surveillance cognition astatine a location belonging to 37-year-old Nadier Edward Batshon successful the 2600 artifact of South Kloth Avenue.

Police accidental Batshon had 5 outstanding warrants for his arrest, was connected Post Release Community Supervision for a anterior condemnation of bringing narcotics into a correctional facility, and had aggregate felony convictions.

During a probation search, officers accidental they recovered narcotics and ammunition, on with a ample weapon safe. After obtaining a hunt warrant, they recovered a privately manufactured AR-15 benignant instrumentality gun, a 9mm Smith & Wesson Shield pistol reported lost, a Benelli 12-gauge shotgun, aggregate ample and standard-capacity magazines, astir 350 rounds of ammunition, and 5 grams of methamphetamine.

Batshon was taken into custody a fewer blocks from his location and booked into the Pre-Trial Detention Facility successful Visalia.