BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The Kern County Sheriff's Office continues its ongoing investigation targeting child predators.
During the most recent operational period, detectives arrested 6 suspects, ranging from 23 to 44 years old. One of those individuals includes former Lakeside School District Board member Travis Fugitt.
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Lakeside Union School District board member arrested
Recently the district's superintendent announced that Fugitt resigned from the board after being arrested for alleged misconduct with a minor. Fugitt is also a farmer in Bakersfield.
Among those arrested are:
- Matthew Malcolm Ozanich Jr. (23) Bakersfield
- Aldo Alcaraz (27) Long Beach
- Diyesh Bhakta (44) Bakersfield
- Jesus Estevan Navarrete (33) Bakersfield
- Travis Sloan Fugitt (36) Bakersfield
- Luis Martin Nunez-Perez (33) Bakersfield
They face a variety of charges including contacting a minor with the intent to perform lewd acts, sending harmful material to a minor, and meeting with a minor with the intent to perform lewd acts.
