BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Fernando Jara, the husband of Kern County 5th District Supervisor Leticia Perez, was arrested Saturday afternoon on charges of allegedly threatening with intent to terrorize.
Law enforcement was seen in the couple's neighborhood near Alta Vista Drive and Jefferson Street on Saturday. According to the Kern County Sheriff's Office booking information, Jara was arrested around 3 p.m.
The Bakersfield Police Department confirmed that officers responded to Alta Vista Dr. for a welfare check on Jara. BPD says officers then learned Jara allegedly made threats toward people at that location. BPD adds when Jara refused to exit, additional resources including SWAT were sent to the scene. Jara was then taken into custody and arrested for making criminal threats.
Jara is currently booked into Lerdo Jail with bail set at $100,000.
This isn't Jara's first public incident. In 2024, he was escorted out of a Board of Supervisors meeting after confronting a speaker who was discussing investigations into Supervisor Perez. Those investigations involved the Kern County District Attorney's Office serving a search warrant at her office.
Jara is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.
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