Convicted Felons Arrested with Loaded Assault Weapon in Tulare County

“Around 6:45 p.m. on November 1, 2023, the Tulare County Agencies Regional Gun Violence Enforcement Team Task Force (TARGET) with the assistance of the Tulare Police Department Crimes Specific Unit, arrested 38-year-old Jazmine Dailey and 38-year-old Darrell Dillihunt in the 900 block of West Inyo Avenue in Tulare. Dillihunt is a convicted felon who is known to carry firearms.

As detectives searched the suspect’s vehicle, a loaded assault weapon was found.

Dillihunt has an arrest record for assault with a deadly weapon with the use of a firearm on a peace officer. He was arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm, ammunition, and an assault weapon. Dailey was arrested for two active felony warrants and for being a felon in possession of a firearm, ammunition and an assault weapon.

The TARGET Task Force, with the assistance from the Special Enforcement Unit Officers from the Visalia Police Department, obtained and served a search warrant at the home of Dillihunt and Dailey. Over 50 rounds of live ammunition were seized from the home.

Both felons were booked at the Tulare County Adult Pre-Trial Detention Facility.

This case will be submitted to the Tulare County District Attorney’s Office for review and
consideration of criminal prosecution.

If anyone has information regarding the illegal possession or manufacturing of firearms, please
contact the TARGET Task Force Tip line at (559) 713-4738.”