Lerdo Jail News Today

The man suspected of crashing his truck into a crowd of people before the annual Bakersfield Christmas Parade was arrested Wednesday night in the 2000 block of Oak Street on

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A day after saying he’s concerned about getting a fair trial, Robert Pernell Roberts, one of two men arrested in the death of a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation counselor, refused to attend a hearing Friday. Roberts, who is being held without bail, refused to leave Lerdo Jail to come […]

Two Tupman residents and a Bakersfield man were arrested on vandalism and attempted grand theft charges Monday night, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office reported.

An alleged drunk driver faces several felony counts after a traffic accident sent his one-year-old child to the hospital Saturday night.

The Kern County District Attorneys Office announced Monday morning that the Bakersfield Police Department officer involved in a fatal car crash in January has been charged with felony manslaughter with

Crystal Neilson felt her heart drop Wednesday when she learned the 18-year-old man accused in her mother’s death, who prosecutors said drove more than 100 mph while intoxicated, was granted

A Kern County Superior Court judge contemplating whether to allow a man charged with murder to post bail must balance factors presented by attorneys Tuesday: He could lose his arm

From an untethered childhood, to a stay in Lerdo, to entrepreneurship and homelessness, author Norman Farrell Brown hopes his story can inspire others to believe they can overcome any obstacle.

Three-year-old Major Sutton was shot and killed in his home in November of 2017, his pregnant mother, Johniece Williams, and his older brother were also shot but survived.