A Kern County detentions deputy has been charged with seven crimes, including sexual penetration by force. Anthony Michael Lavis is accused of of sexually assaulting female inmates in the Lerdo Pre-Trial facility.

Two different Kern County detention deputies are accused of having sexual relations with inmates. A former deputy says more sex happens behind bars than the public knows about.

Lerdo jail is embroiled in a new sex scandal. Anthony Michael Lavis, a detentions deputy, is accused of sexually assaulting female inmates in the Lerdo Pre-Trial facility. He was charged with seven criminal counts Thursday.

The Tulare County District Attorney dismissed drug and weapons charges Friday against Aaron Youngblood after the court ruled the arresting deputies had illegally searched Youngblood and illegally seized his property.

Detention deputy Margarita Young was arrested Monday on suspicion of having sex with high-profile murderer Timothy Titus Rodriguez inside Lerdo jail. Now, court documents reveal accusations that they had sex at least five times between October and December.

Authorities say the suspicious material inside luggage that prompted the shutdown of a California airport turns out to be five soft drink bottles filled with honey.

The son of Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood was allegedly robbed at gunpoint Tuesday. Aaron Youngblood, 25, and Michael Kollenborn, 21, were sitting in Youngblood's vehicle in the Hooters restaurant parking lot when they were robbed.

Pro-pot officials said dozens of people would descend on downtown Bakersfield to protest comments made by Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood. Only a handful of protesters had showed up, however, a full half hour after the protest was set to begin.

Pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for federal prosecution in states that allow medical marijuana, prosecutors were told Monday in a new policy memo issued by the Justice Department.

Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood's son was arrested Sunday on drug and weapon charges. The Tulare County District Attorney's Office is handling the case after the Kern County District Attorney's Office recused itself because of a potential conflict of interest.

The Kern County District Attorney's Office has recused itself in the prosecution of Aaron Youngblood, the 25-year-old son of Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood. The Tulare County District Attorney's Office will handle the case to avoid a conflict of interest situation.

Aaron Youngblood, the 25-year-old son of Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood, has been arrested again. Sheriff's deputies reportedly found Aaron Youngblood in possession of drugs and three weapons, including a loaded gun.

A day after 60 Kern County Sheriff's employees were told they will be laid off, the detention deputies association president voiced concerns about what will happen to the safety of county residents.