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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner is being investigated on allegations he sexually assaulted a preteen, Sheriff Donny Youngblood said during a press conference Thursday afternoon.
On Tuesday night, Youngblood said, he received a call from District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer, Scrivner’s aunt, saying she was concerned about him, he appeared to being having some type of psychotic episode and was armed with a gun.
Youngblood sent a group of deputies to Scrivner’s Tehachapi home. They learned he had been disarmed before their arrival.
Once there, deputies learned Scrivner had been involved in a physical altercation with his children and was stabbed twice in the upper body, Youngblood said. The altercation occurred over the sex assault allegations, the sheriff said.
Thirty guns, electronic devices and psychedelic mushrooms were seized from the home, Youngblood said. He said forensic studies will determine whether Scrivner was under the influence.
There is a criminal protective order barring Scrivner from having contact with his children.
An investigation is ongoing and charges have not been filed, Youngblood said. The case is being referred to the state Attorney General’s Office, and the investigation may be taken over by the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office.
Scrivner’s attorney, H.A. Sala, said late Thursday afternoon he has a reasonable basis to believe the sex assault allegation is “not reliable, not true and it didn’t occur.” He said he believes no corroborative evidence was seized from the home.
The altercation leading to Scrivner being stabbed occurred during an effort to disarm him as he suffered a mental health crisis, Sala said. Scrivner has been distraught over his pending divorce, he said.
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On Tuesday night, Youngblood said, he received a call from District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer, Scrivner’s aunt, saying she was concerned about him, he appeared to being having some type of psychotic episode and was armed with a gun.
Youngblood sent a group of deputies to Scrivner’s Tehachapi home. They learned he had been disarmed before their arrival.
Once there, deputies learned Scrivner had been involved in a physical altercation with his children and was stabbed twice in the upper body, Youngblood said. The altercation occurred over the sex assault allegations, the sheriff said.
Thirty guns, electronic devices and psychedelic mushrooms were seized from the home, Youngblood said. He said forensic studies will determine whether Scrivner was under the influence.
There is a criminal protective order barring Scrivner from having contact with his children.
An investigation is ongoing and charges have not been filed, Youngblood said. The case is being referred to the state Attorney General’s Office, and the investigation may be taken over by the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office.
Scrivner’s attorney, H.A. Sala, said late Thursday afternoon he has a reasonable basis to believe the sex assault allegation is “not reliable, not true and it didn’t occur.” He said he believes no corroborative evidence was seized from the home.
The altercation leading to Scrivner being stabbed occurred during an effort to disarm him as he suffered a mental health crisis, Sala said. Scrivner has been distraught over his pending divorce, he said.
Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner under investigation over allegations of child sexual assault
Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood has scheduled a press conference to address allegations against county Supervisor Zack Scrivner.
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