Visalia Suspect in Fatal Assault and Serial Sexual Battery Cases Arrested in Alaska

By Anthony W. Haddad

Published 4 weeks ago on

July 30, 2025

Adrian Hernandez Medrano, 20, accused in multiple sexual battery cases and a fatal assault in Visalia, was arrested in Alaska, police said. (Visalia PD)

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A man accused in a series of sexual battery cases and a fatal assault in Visalia has been arrested in Alaska, police said Thursday.

Visalia Police detectives identified Adrian Hernandez Medrano, 20, as the suspect in five sexual battery cases between 2023 and 2025, including a June 2025 attack near Oval Park in which a woman was physically assaulted and later died from her injuries.

Suspect Adrian Hernandez Medrano

Authorities said Medrano’s pattern of behavior and description matched earlier cases from 2023. The cases were investigated by the department’s Violent Crimes Unit.

Detectives executed search warrants in Visalia and discovered Medrano had fled the state. With help from Alaska State Troopers and the Soldotna Police Department, detectives located and arrested him last week in the Kenai area.

Medrano was booked into a county jail in Alaska and is awaiting extradition to Tulare County.

He faces multiple charges of sexual battery and one count of homicide.

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Anthony W. Haddad, who graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with his undergraduate degree and attended Fresno State for a MBA, is the Swiss Army knife of GV Wire. He writes stories, manages social media, and represents the organization on the ground.