bakersfield man sentenced for domestic violence

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bakersfield man sentenced for domestic violence

A Bakersfield man faces two years behind bars after pleading no contest to domestic violence and gun charges.

Prosecutors say Jarrod Gentry, 47, admitted to committing spousal abuse and being a felon in possession of a gun.

Police were made aware of surveillance video that captured an assault on February 13 outside a home on Rodeo Avenue near Old Farm Road where Gentry kicked a woman and spit in her face.

Officers encountered Gentry again on February 28 where he assaulted the woman at the Country Inn & Suites on Wible Road.

The couple’s young daughter reportedly witnessed both incidents.

Gentry will be sentenced August 5.