Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner is being investigated for allegedly sexually assaulting one among his 4 youngsters, based on the Kern County Sheriff’s Workplace.
Sheriff Donny Youngblood stated in a information convention Thursday that he obtained a name from Dist. Atty. Cynthia Zimmer — Scrivner’s aunt — Tuesday evening, saying that Scrivner was armed and seemed to be having “some sort of psychotic episode” at his dwelling in Tehachapi. Zimmer then referred to as Youngblood again to inform him that Scrivner was now not armed.
“We had been responding to what we believed on the time was a suicidal individual having a psychotic episode, not any crime,” Youngblood stated.
When deputies arrived on the scene, they secured the firearm. They discovered that Scrivner had a bodily altercation together with his youngsters and was stabbed twice within the higher torso over allegations that he had sexually assaulted one among his youngsters, Youngblood stated. His accidents had been non-life-threatening, he added.
Scrivner’s 4 youngsters, who’re minors, and his dad and mom had been on the home on the time of the incident, Youngblood stated. His spouse, Christina, was not current.
“Baby was defending different baby from what he believed occurred,” Youngblood stated in describing the incident.
Detectives obtained a search warrant and seized 30 firearms, psychedelic mushrooms, digital gadgets and potential proof of sexual assault in the home, he stated.
Youngblood stated an emergency protecting order is barring Scrivner from any contact together with his youngsters. He declined to reveal their ages and whether or not the sufferer was one among Scrivner’s daughters or sons.
Youngblood stated the investigation can be a “prolonged course of.”
“It must be famous that this investigation is ongoing and never close to accomplished,” he stated. “We nonetheless have interviews to conduct, forensic evaluations to make.”
Scrivner was elected to the Board of Supervisors in 2010, serving as chairman of the board in 2012, 2017 and 2022. Earlier than serving on the board, he served six years on the Bakersfield Metropolis Council.