Jason Kotowski

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Benjamin Nkwonta, who spent more than two decades representing clients through the Kern County Public Defender’s Office, during which he served as attorney supervisor and oversaw the office’s prison unit, has died. The Public ... See more

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Bakersfield attorney who was facing felony drunken driving and hit-and-run charges after crashing into a California Highway Patrol vehicle in 2024 has died, his defense attorney said. William Charles Wright, 43, was hospital... See more

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A member of Sons of Hell Motorcycle Club — which takes orders from the Hells Angels — was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison on two felony assault cases, prosecutors said. Joshua Vaughn, 38, pleaded no contest to charge... See more

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Charges including murder have been filed in juvenile court against two of three people accused of killing a 15-year-old boy in September. Estevan Romero-Valencia, 18, and Jorge Dario Aguilera, 17, are facing charges including ... See more

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Bakersfield man accused of gunning down his wife with an AR-15 rifle told officers she’d been unfaithful, saying “I killed her” over and over, according to court documents. Manuel Leal Robles later claimed to have been black... See more