BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) –David Abbasi would not be ignored. The former Kern County Board of Supervisors candidate made 181 calls in March to the sheriff’s communications center — including at least 17 calls to 911 — most of them over someone smoking inside a business with which he shares a wall, according to newly released […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A request made by former Kern County Board of Supervisors candidate David Abbasi to dismiss two misdemeanor charges brought against him was denied Tuesday morning. Instead, Judge Chad Louie accepted Abbasi’s not guilty pleas and assigned his case to the Public Defender’s Office. A pretrial conference is scheduled next month. Abbasi […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County Board of Supervisors candidate David Abbasi was taken into custody Friday, marking his second arrest within the span of a week, according to inmate booking records. Abbasi was arrested around 8:30 a.m. on suspicion of making annoying phone calls by using obscene language or making threats, records show. It […]
According to Kern County COO Jim Zervis, the main problem preventing the county from moving forward with the plan is the lack of adequate staffing at the Sheriff's Office, which runs the jail.