More information is coming to light following the arrest of a Cal State Bakersfield basketball coach facing sex trafficking charges. Police say they found ghost guns, drugs, and cash at the home and inside the car of Mark Mays, 32, who was apprehended last Thursday for allegedly exploiting a woman for commercial sex in California,…… Read More
A body has been found behind a dumpster in a southwest Bakersfield shopping complex. Police say foul play is not suspected after the discovery Tuesday afternoon in the 6500 block of Panama Lane. Officers say the individual is believed to have been homeless. There’s no evidence suggesting the person’s death was the result of a…… Read More
Leadership at California State University Bakersfield has announced a change in the Athletics Department. The university said Monday Kyle Conder is no longer with CSUB. No reason was given. Conder joined CSUB in 2022 with over twenty years experience in Division I athletics. Dr. Sarah Tuohy has been named acting director while a nationwide search…… Read More
An assistant men’s basketball coach at Cal State Bakersfield has appeared in court to face human trafficking charges. Mark Mays, 32, entered not guilty pleas Monday to felony charges including pimping, pandering, and drug and gun possession. The CSUB alumnus is accused of trafficking a woman along the West Coast. In August, a tipster led…… Read More
Trial has been postponed for a Visalia woman whose 1-year-old son died after being left inside a hot car in southwest Bakersfield. The murder trial of Maya Hernandez, 20, was delayed Monday to October 6 after the prosecuting attorney told the court she’s currently trying another case. Hernandez is accused of leaving her one- and…… Read More
A man accused of threatening a Kern County supervisor has been found competent to stand trial. That’s the word from the judge after Parish Buzzard, 62, allegedly sent more than one hundred emails to Third District Supervisor Jeff Flores in March, many of them featuring violent threats and images of weapons. Buzzard was arrested March…… Read More
Cal State University Bakersfield has placed an assistant basketball coach on leave for alleged human trafficking. Police arrested Kevin Mays, 32, Thursday night as part of an investigation that began with an anonymous tip. Detectives reportedly linked Mays to the victim through rental cars, hotel records, and online ads. Officers say they found the victim…… Read More
A Ridgecrest man is in custody after police say he tried to run down two Bakersfield firefighters. Officers identified the suspect as Jason Hernandez, 40, who allegedly sped through a stop sign outside Fire Station One on 22nd Street last Tuesday and veered toward the firefighters as they jumped from the sidewalk to safety. California…… Read More
The former Delano police chief has entered a no contest plea to a sex charge. Mark DeRosia entered the plea Friday to a misdemeanor charge of annoying or molesting a child under the age of 18 and was sentenced to one year’s probation, 240 hours of community service, and mandatory counseling. He must also register…… Read More
Three people are behind bars on suspicion of operating a large methamphetamine conversion lab in eastern Kern County. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office, the Los Angeles Police Department, the Kern County District Attorney’s Office, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife conducted a narcotics investigation that led to a search warrant served Wednesday in the…… Read More
