Man guilty of shooting at, striking victim’s head during confrontation over woman
A Kern County jury found a man guilty Monday of firing roughly 10 shots, striking a man in the head, after the victim denied he talked badly about the defendant’s wife, according to a news release issued Tuesday.
Chesre Carbajal drove up to a victim around noon Feb. 5 in McFarland and asked if the man had been talking “poorly” about Carbajal’s wife, according to a news release from the Kern County District Attorney’s Office. The victim denied he said anything about Carbajal’s wife and began to drive away because he was scared, the news release said.
As the victim began to drive away from McFarland, he saw Carbajal draw out a black rifle and bullets erupted from it, the news release added. The victim managed to drive away but he was shot in the back of the head and got medical treatment after arriving at a family member’s home. The man survived. Kern County sheriff’s deputies arrested Carbajal and found him with a black .22-caliber rifle loaded with ammunition and a box with 18 rounds of ammunition, the news release said.
Sentencing is set for April 12, when Carbajal could be sentenced to 40 years to life in prison.
A man accused of threatening a boy and his father while also pointing a gun at them has been arrested, the Bakersfield Police Department said Tuesday.
Jasdeep Singh Samra, 28, evaded police since the Feb. 19 incident. He was arrested Monday evening in the 18900 block of Avenue 40 in Earlimart, police wrote in a news release.
Samra was booked into jail on suspicion of assault with a firearm on a person and threatening with an intent to terrorize.
The Bakersfield Police Department is looking for a 15-year-old girl who had never been reported as missing yet was last seen Monday wearing a gray sweatshirt with purple and yellow letters stitched onto it.
Daniella Pineda was last seen in the 8300 Block of Kern Canyon Road and has black hair with brown eyes. The Hispanic girl is about 5 feet tall and weighs about 105 pounds.
Residents who may know about Pineda’s whereabouts should call the BPD at 661-327-7111.
A 60-year-old woman with a medical condition hasn’t been seen since Sunday, the Bakersfield Police Department said Tuesday.
Lucy Gonzalez, a Hispanic woman, was last seen in the 5200 block of Olive Tree Court. She weighs 130 pounds, has red hair and brown eyes and stands around 5 feet, 2 inches tall.
She was last seen wearing a red sweater and light blue pants. Anyone who may have information about Gonzalez’s location should call the BPD at 661-327-7111.