Crime

Second suspect arrested in May slaying of Visalia woman

Tulare police Wednesday arrested Adam Hernandez, 26, in connection the homicide of a woman who was found dead on May 26 in the 1500 block of South Thomas Court in Visalia.

Heather Sloan, 37, was identified as the victim. Visalia Police spokeswoman Celestina Sanchez said Barry Dantzler, 30, was already in custody as part of the investigation and had been booked on murder charges on May 29.

She said investigators developed information that led to Hernandez, who was arrested Wednesday night. She said Hernandez was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Tulare County Jail.

This story was originally published June 4, 2020 at 1:07 PM.

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Jim Guy
The Fresno Bee
A native of Colorado, Jim Guy studied political science, Latin American politics and Spanish literature at Fresno State University, and advanced Spanish grammar in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
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