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Man pleads no contest to manslaughter in Lamont gas station shooting after murder convictions tossed
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — From serving life without parole to having an upcoming release date. That’s been the legal trajectory of Jim Langston, whose murder and robbery convictions for a 2016 shooting in Lamont were overturned, an appeals court ruling incriminating statements he made before being read his Miranda rights were improperly admitted at trial. […]
Woman dead in Mohawk St. rollover crash
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Bakersfield police are investigating a crash that left a woman dead Wednesday morning on Mohawk Street. Emergency crews were called to Mohawk Street and Refinery Avenue around 7:17 a.m. for a report of a rollover crash. Upon police arrival, a woman was suffering from major injuries in the driver’s seat. She […]
1 arrested, meth and fentanyl seized in southeast Bakersfield: KCSO
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man was arrested for allegedly possessing a firearm and ammunition as a felon on Saturday, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. On July 20, 41-year-old James Pallemeier, was arrested after a search warrant was executed in the 100 block of Quantico Avenue by the KCSO Gang Suppression Unit. Pallemeier […]
Driver sustains life-threatening injuries after semi truck crashes into Wofford Heights house
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County Fire Department firefighters responded to the scene of a structure fire after a semi-truck crashed into a house in Wofford Heights Thursday afternoon, officials said. When KCFD arrived, said the truck was coming down Evans Grade when the brakes went out. The semi-truck then crashed through a power-pole and […]
2 pipe bombs safely detonated in Stallion Springs, no current threat to surrounding area: police
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Officers with the Stallion Springs Police Department and the sheriff’s office said they safely detonated two explosive devices and two other suspicious devices near Comanche Point Road Saturday. Officials said there is no threat to the area. A Stallion Springs resident discovered two suspicious devices in the roadway of Comanche Point […]
Robbery, pursuit in Southern California ends with foot chase inside Walmart
Five men wanted in connection with an alleged robbery in Bakersfield were arrested after a high-speed pursuit and a foot chase that ended inside a Walmart in San Bernardino County, authorities announced. The incident unfolded just before noon Wednesday when police in Bakersfield requested the assistance of deputies with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s […]
KCSO investigating shooting in East Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif., (KGET) — One person is wounded after a shooting in an alley in East Bakersfield Thursday morning. An official with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office told 17 News deputies were dispatched to an alley on Pearl and Haley streets at about 9:59 Thursday for a victim of a gunshot wound. Upon deputy arrival, […]
Man who molested 2 teens resentenced to life term
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Kern County man who molested two teenagers was resentenced to a life term in prison Wednesday after it was determined he was initially given too much time. Miguel Castillo Jr., 45, was resentenced to 15 years to life, plus 13 years. He was previously serving 25 years to life, plus […]
Manslaughter charge filed in deadly Hwy 178 crash
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Prosecutors have filed a charge of vehicular manslaughter against a 22-year-old man they allege drove on the wrong side of Highway 178, causing a head-on collision that killed an Onyx man. Glenn Dale Watson is also charged with three counts of driving the wrong way on a divided highway causing injury, […]
BPD: Two bodies found in a canal on Coffee Road, no signs of trauma
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Two bodies, that police say had no obvious signs of trauma, were found in a canal near Coffee Road Tuesday morning. The Bakersfield Police Department said on July 23, 2024, at about 9:50 a.m., officers were called to the 3100 block of Coffee Road to help the fire department, who found two bodies in the canal.
Hearing for man charged in 2-year-old son’s fentanyl death postponed
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man charged with murder after his 2-year-old son died after coming in contact with fentanyl had his preliminary hearing postponed Wednesday to mid-September. The hearing, at which a judge will determine if there’s sufficient evidence for the case to proceed, is now set for Sept. 13. Raul Rivera, 24, agreed to […]
Trial continues Thursday in prison counselor’s slaying
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Trial resumed Thursday afternoon for Sebastian Parra and Robert Roberts, charged with murder and attempted robbery in the slaying of a prison counselor who was charging an electric vehicle. Prosecutors say Parra handed Roberts a gun, and Roberts shot Benny Alcala Jr., 43, when the counselor ran after they tried to […]
3 years since Philip Campas died in the line of duty
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — July 25 marks a somber anniversary in Kern County as the community remembers the life of a sheriff’s deputy who was killed in the line of duty. Philip Campas was killed during a standoff in Wasco three years ago today. He died trying to rescue a family whose mentally ill husband […]
BPD looking for man accused of robbing convenience store on Taft Highway
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying a man accused of robbing a convenience store on Taft Highway. Bakersfield police said on June 3, 2024, at around 4:10 p.m., the man allegedly went inside the Happy Mart, located in...
Lake Isabella man sentenced to over a year for illegal distribution of powerful explosives
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — 21-year-old Joseph Roy Vigneault, of Lake Isabella, was sentenced on Friday to a year and five months in prison for distributing explosives to a non-licensed person, said the U.S. Department of Justice. According to court documents, in May 2023, Vigneault and his co-defendant, Michael Roy...
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