Man Pleads Not Guilty To Slipping Meth In Co-Worker's Snapple

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA – An employee at a San Mateo County auto repair shop slipped methamphetamine into his co-worker's drink on Monday, sending him to the hospital, prosecutors said Thursday.

Jose Daniel Calvillorios, 42, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to poisoning his co-worker at Torres Auto Repair at 2905 Flood Ave., according to the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office. He remains in jail on $100,000 bail and is set to return to court on Aug. 23.

His co-worker bought a Snapple from a nearby food truck at about 8 a.m. that day and started drinking it, but at times left it unattended. About 20 minutes later, he started feeling sick; he felt warm, nauseous, sweaty and
numb, prosecutors said.

The victim asked Calvillorios whether he had put something in his drink, but Calvillorios denied it. At about 5 p.m., feeling worse, he asked Calvillorios again and he admitted to putting something in his drink to help
him relax and have longer-lasting sex.

He wouldn't admit what it was, though. The victim went home but kept feeling worse that evening so he went to Stanford Hospital. A urine test revealed the presence of methamphetamine.

Another employee at the shop reported that Calvillorios admitted putting something in the victim's drink.

When Calvillorios was searched, he was found with a small amount of meth and a pipe, according to prosecutors.

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