The California Attorney General’s Office has announced felony charges against Kern County supervisor Zach Scrivner on Friday after the state took over an investigation into allegations that Crivner sexually assaulted a child.
“No one is beyond the law,” Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement Friday. Price announcement. “The California Department of Justice will continue to fight for the people of California and retain those responsible for the law.”
Following a “extensive investigation” by the state Department of Justice, Scrivner faces two counts of child abuse and two counts of assault weapons. The charges were filed in Kern County Superior Court. Scrivner was scheduled to be arrested at 3pm on Friday.
Bonta’s office previously said the Attorney General took over the case due to a “potential conflict of interest” involving the Kern County District Attorney’s Office. Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer is Scrivner’s aunt.
Scrivner resigned from the county board of supervisors in August. In a letter to Chairman David Couch, Scrivner did not mention the allegations made against him. Instead, he said he was resigning for “significant health and medical reasons.”
Scrivner’s lawyer Ha Sarah denied the allegations of sexual assault in comments to the media, saying there was evidence to disprove the sheriff’s claims. Sarah could not be reached for comment Friday.
In April 2024, Kern County Sheriff Donnie Youngblood told a press conference that Zimmer had contacted the sheriff and that Scrivner was armed at his Tehachapi home and had “some kind of mentally ill episode.” He said it looks like it.
Youngbood says he learned that Scrivner had a physical altercation and that he was stabbed twice in the upper torso by one of his children about allegations that he assaulted another person. Scrivner’s four minor children were at home at the time, but his wife, who had previously filed for divorce, was not.
The detectives obtained a search warrant and ended up seizing 30 firearms, psychedelic mushrooms, electronic devices and possible evidence of sexual assault on the home, Youngblood said at a press conference.
According to the state complaint, Scrivner faces two felony counts for illegal possession of a semi-automatic AK-47-style rifle and a Colt semi-automatic AR-15-style rifle.
The complaint provides little details about what happened on April 23, 2024. According to the state attorney general, the child “changed drugs and substances, changed drugs and substances, went to bed” was not identified and was a child with the child who was inappropriately touched.
The state claimed Sribner faces a number of felony charges after firing out a firearm, during which the struggle with one of the children of the family continues.
Before resigning, Scrivner represented District 2. This covers approximately 3,660 square miles, including the City of California, Fraser Park, Taft and Tehachapi. The County Board of Supervisors held the election in November to fill the vacancy created by Scrivner’s resignation.
Kern County residents had requested that Scrivner resign before the charges were announced. County Commission members said it was inappropriate to comment on the investigation and declined to comment on the absence or future of Scrivner on the board.
According to his district biographies, Scrivner has been the board of directors since 2010. Before that, he was elected to Bakersfield City Council. He also worked for former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for four years.
