Girl caught selling marijuana at a Woodville school, dad arrested, deputies say
WOODVILLE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A man has been arrested after giving marijuana and vape pens to his daughter so she could sell them at school, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies say they were called to an elementary school in Woodville for a report that a 13-year-old girl was trying to sell marijuana and vape pens on the school campus.
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As the investigation progressed, detectives say they learned the girl had gotten the marijuana and vape pens from her dad, who encouraged her to sell them at school.
Investigators say they were called to take over the investigation and served a warrant in the 25000 block of Road 216 in Lindsay.
Sheriff’s officials say the girl’s dad, 35-year-old Juan Ortiz of Lindsay, was taken into custody without incident under suspicion of child endangerment and providing marijuana and vape pens to a minor.
Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office at 559-733-6218.
