Standoff ends with man surrendering to police
By BREAKING NEWS BLOG
Bakersfield police arrested a 40-year-old man Sunday morning after he was involved in a standoff with SWAT officers.
The standoff began after Kern County Sheriff's Department deputies were called to a home in the 1000 block of Butterfly Lane at about 1:36 a.m. to check the welfare of Jeffrey Robert Onstine, according to a Bakersfield Police Department news release.
Deputies arrived to find Onstine in the front yard with a firearm but he refused to follow their orders and fled into the home, police said.
A 7-year-old and a 16-year-old were also inside the home and when Onstine refused to come out, SWAT was called, police said. Soon after SWAT officers from the police and sheriff's departments arrived the children left the home unharmed, the news release said.
Police learned that before the standoff, Onstine was at a party in the 200 block of Duncan Creek Court where he got in a physical fight with a woman, who suffered minor injuries.
Onstine surrendered at about 10 a.m., Lt. Scott Tunnicliffe said. He was arrested and booked into the downtown jail on suspicion of spousal abuse and child endangerment-related charges, police said.
-- The Californian
Facebook
Twitter
Mobile
RSS
Most CommentedMost Popular
Two cellphones confiscated last week from witnesses to the in-custody death of David Sal Silva were returned Wednesday to the attorney representing the witnesses.
About two dozen protesters stood in front of Kern County Superior Court next to the Liberty Bell Thursday morning to make a statement about police brutality.
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...
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.
Blood stains are still visible on the sidewalk at the corner of Flower Street and Palm Drive, where a Bakersfield man struggled with as many as nine officers and later died this week.
Responding to what he called a case that “has consumed the media and our community,” Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said Tuesday he has asked the FBI to conduct a “parallel” investigation into the death of Bakersfield father of four David Sal Silva, who died May 8 after he was beaten by deputies.
Classes were canceled at Bakersfield High School Monday after three small bottle bomb explosions struck campus, authorities said.
Two cellphones confiscated last week from witnesses to the in-custody death of David Sal Silva were returned Wednesday to the attorney representing the witnesses.