Suspect arrested in connection to deadly Porterville stabbing

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Saturday, January 8, 2022
Suspect arrested in connection to deadly Porterville stabbing
Tulare County Sheriff's detectives have arrested the suspect in a Porterville murder case.

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Tulare County Sheriff's detectives have arrested the suspect in a Porterville murder case.

32-year-old Justin Gileau was taken into custody Friday morning.

He's accused of the deadly stabbing of 52-year-old Harden Zagala.

Investigators found Zagala dead near the Tule River Thursday morning.

Gileau was booked at the Tulare County Sheriff's South County Detention Facility.

He's being held without bail.