The California Attorney General’s Office announced felony charges Friday against former Kerr County Superintendent Zack Scrivner after the state took over the investigation into the charges that were Scliffner sexually assaults his child.
“No one is beyond the law,” Artie. General Rob Bonta said in a statement Friday Announce the charges. “At the California Department of Justice, we will continue to fight for the people of California and demand those who violate the law.”
Scrifner faces three counts of felony abuse of a child and two counts of possession of an assault weapon after a “extensive investigation” conducted by the state Department of Justice. The charges were filed in Kern County Superior Court. Scrifner is scheduled to be arraigned at 3 p.m. Friday.
The Bonta office previously said the attorney general took over the case because of a “potential conflict of interest” involving the Kern County District Attorney’s Office. Kern County. Atti. Cynthia Zimmer is Scrivner’s aunt.
Scliffner Resigned from the county supervisory board in August. Scliffner did not mention the allegations against him in his letter to Chairman David Couch. Instead, he said he was resigning for “significant health and medical reasons.”
Scrivner’s attorney Ha Sala, denied the sexual assault allegations in comments to the media, saying he had evidence of a refutation of the claim raised by the sheriff. Sarah could not be contacted for comment on Friday.
In April, Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said at a press conference that Zimmer contacted the sheriff and said Scrivner was armed with his tehachapi Home, there seems to be “some type of psychotic event”.
Youngblood said he learned that Scrivner had a physical dispute and that one of his children was accused of assaulting another of them. Scrivner’s four minor children were at home at the time, but his wife, who had previously applied for divorce, did not.
Youngblood said in a press conference that detectives obtained a search warrant and eventually seized 30 shots, psychedelic mushrooms, electronic devices, and possible evidence of sexual assault in the house.
According to the state’s complaint, Scrivner faces two felony counts of illegal possession of a semi-automatic AK-47-style rifle and a Colt semi-automatic AR-15-style rifle.
The complaint has few details about what happened on April 23. According to the state attorney general, Scrivner.
The state claims Scrivner also faced a felony after taking out the gun, during which time he fought a child in the family.
Prior to resigning, Scrivner represented District 2, which included Bakersfield, the city of California, Fraser Park, Taft and Tehachaby, covering about 3,660 square miles. The board of directors held elections in November to fill the vacancy.
Kern County residents demanded that Scliffner resign before announcing the charges. County Council members declined to comment on the investigation.
According to his regional biography, Scrivner has served as the board director since 2010. Prior to that, he was elected to Bakersfield City Council. He also spent four years working for former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
