Kern
Man Faces Federal Charges after Growing Pot on Government Land
KERN COUNTY — A 24-year-old Lamont man was arrested on Friday after deputies raided a clandestine marijuana garden located on Bureau of Land Management property off of Old Ox Court
Taft Man Arrested for Having Sex with 14-year-old Girl
TAFT— A 21-year-old man was arrested on Monday in Taft, for having sex with an underage girl. Baltazar Garcia Silvia was booked into the Taft City Jail for a felony
Tehachapi Mother Arrested After Leaving Child in Vacant Field Overnight
TEHACHAPI — A 34-year-old mother was arrested on Sunday after allegedly abandoning her two-year-old child in a vacant field in downtown Tehachapi. Stacey Nikkel, of Tehachapi was booked into the
Knife-Wielding Elderly Man is Shot, Killed by Police
BAKERSFIELD — An elderly man was shot and killed on Sunday night after a confrontation with sheriff’s deputies in east Bakersfield. Gregory Johnson, 67, of Bakersfield, was pronounced dead by doctors
Three Arrested for Picking Lemons from a Maricopa Farm
MARICOPA — Three men were arrested on Sunday evening for illegally picking lemons from a property owned by a large Maricopa farming outfit. Efrain Casillas, 37, 34-year-old Eduardo Castro and
Over 11,000 Marijuana Plants Seized and One Arrested in Kern County Pot Raid
KERN COUNTY—Over 11,000 marijuana plants were seized and one man was arrested in a multi-jurisdictional raid on two covert pot farms located in the hills just outside Bakersfield California on
Oildale Man Arrested Meth Sales
OILDALE — A convicted Oildale felon is behind bars again after being arrested for selling methamphetamine on Tuesday. Kelly Sheehan was booked into the Kern County Sheriff’s Central Receiving Facility
Taft Man Arrested After Assaulting Victim with Vehicle and Knife
TAFT — A man accused of ramming another man’s vehicle with his truck and then threatening to stab him is behind bars after being arrested last week in the small
Taft Man Arrested for Destruction of Evidence
TAFT — A 33-year-old Taft man was arrested on Thursday of last week for trying to ditch evidence after being arrested for possession. Dwight Watkins was booked into the Kern
Three Suspected Gang Members Arrested in Bakersfield Drug Sting
BAKERSFIELD — A trip of suspected gang members were arrested on last Friday during a drug rain in southeast Bakersfield. Mitchell Vastbinder, 53, 47-year-old Frank Rodriguez Jr. and 38-year-old Kimberly
