NewsCrime

Actions

Kern County Probation officers arrest man after finding assault rifle, high capacity magazines

Posted
and last updated

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Officers with the Kern County Probation Department's High-Risk Offender Unit conducted a check on Jason Griffith, who was on probation for an unnamed felony. During a check of Griffith's residence in the 300 block of Washington Avenue in Bakersfield, officers found an AR-15 style assault rifle and multiple high capacity magazines.

Griffith was arrested and charged with firearm-related charges.

A second man who was at the residence at the time of the check, Gabriel Garza, was arrested on an outstanding warrant on alleged sex offenses. He was also charged with firearm-related charges.

,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Sunday

05/17/2026

Sunny

81° / 55°

0%

Monday

05/18/2026

Sunny

84° / 57°

0%

Tuesday

05/19/2026

Sunny

91° / 61°

0%

Wednesday

05/20/2026

Sunny

95° / 63°

0%

Thursday

05/21/2026

Sunny

96° / 66°

0%

Friday

05/22/2026

Sunny

97° / 64°

0%

Saturday

05/23/2026

Sunny

94° / 62°

0%

Sunday

05/24/2026

Sunny

92° / 63°

0%