Alleged spouse abuse in Earlimart leads to arrest

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May 25, 2009 8:53 AM

THE PORTERVILLE RECORDER

EARLIMART — A woman was arrested Sunday after an investigation into alleged spousal abuse.

Tulare County sheriff’s deputies were called at a little after 9 p.m. to the 600 block of East Bobbi Avenue to investigate a disturbance.

Maria Manjarrez allegedly hit the victim several times with a belt, causing visible injuries, the Sheriff’s Department reports. The victim’s name was not released.

Manjarrez was booked at the Bob Wiley Detention Facility on suspicion of spousal abuse.

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