BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Highway 58 was closed for just over an hour Saturday, after CHP officers encountered a person hiding near an overpass.
The incident was called in around 2 pm, concerning an individual in distress near the 58 and Oswell bridge.
Officials tell 23ABC that the person was uncooperative and required a larger police presence.
Several officers then moved to confront the person, who was eventually taken into custody.
No one was injured.
The person was reportedly taken to Kern Medical for a mental health evaluation.
23ABC will share more details as they become available.
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