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Sheriff defends deputies' conduct, says Silva's death accidental (23)
A forceful Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood announced at a tense press conference Thursday that David Sal Silva, whose death earlier this month raised questions about use of force by deputies, died as a result of hypertensive heart disease and was not only intoxicated but had methamphetamine...
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The death of a man in custody following a prolonged struggle with Kern County Sheriff's deputies and CHP officers and the subsequent fracas over confiscated witness cellphones have gained international attention and raised concerns here that the incidents could tarnish the county's emerging...
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Sheriff seeks medical details about Silva (7)
Sheriff’s investigators served a search warrant on Kern Medical Center and the Mary K. Shell Mental Health Center seeking medical records to find possible reasons for David Sal Silva’s behavior prior to and during his encounter with law enforcement, The Californian learned Friday.
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School canceled at Bakersfield High after small explosions
Classes were canceled at Bakersfield High School Monday after three small bottle bomb explosions struck campus, authorities said.
Silva's screams mark video that lacks baton strikes
David Sal Silva’s screams seem like they will never stop.
Sheriff defends deputies' conduct, says Silva's death accidental
A forceful Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood announced at a tense press conference Thursday that David Sal Silva, whose death earlier this month raised questions about use of force by deputies, died as a result of hypertensive heart disease and was not only intoxicated but had methamphetamine and other drugs in his system at the time of his death.