Apr 19 2024
17 News @ Sunrise 04/19/2024
Some of today's top storiesTwo earthquakes struck the Kern River Valley yesterday... The latest rattling the town of Bodfish before 9 p.m. with a magnitude of 3-point-2. Yesterday afternoon, a 4.3 magnitude earthquake struck just before 12:20. The epicenter was about 6-and-a-half miles south of Bodfish, according to the U-S Geological Survey This is new viewer video showing the shaking from the first quake at a home in Bodfish. Calls flooded our newsroom from viewers who said they felt the shaking here in Bakersfield -- some 40 miles away. There have been no reports of any structural damage as of newstime this morning.Now to one of our signature issues here at KGET... Kern's Sober Reality. The man accused of driving drunk and injuring three people at the Bakersfield Christmas Parade, has been arrested for allegedly driving under the influence *again.* And he's due in court today. 72-year-old Alan Booth, was arrested Wednesday near Oak and 20th Streets - his second DUI arrest in less than six months. According to police reports, Booth's blood-alcohol content was more than three times the legal limit. He has pleaded not guilty to numerous charges, including assault with a deadly weapon and DUI. Booth is in custody following last night's arrest, but his attorney plans to propose new conditions for his release. Attorney Chris Hagan who represents the parade victims released a statement that reads, "It's unfortunate Booth has failed to recognize the gravity of what happened at the Christmas Parade and the harm to others in the community. He hasn't learned his lesson." Again, Alan Booth is due in court this afternoon. Guilty on all counts. That was the verdict handed down to a man who fired 17 shots inside a Greyhound bus as it traveled over the Grapevine, killing a woman and wounding five others. Anthony Williams admitted bringing a gun onto the bus and told investigators he began shooting after getting into an argument with another passenger. Jurors deliberated for less than a day before convicting Williams yesterday of first-degree murder, six counts of attempted murder and six counts of assault with a gun. A second phase of the trial will begin Monday to determine whether Williams was sane at the time of the shooting. A federal lawsuit has been filed, alleging Kern County Sheriff's deputies are responsible for the death of a toddler after allowing the boy to return to the home of his "abusive father," where he came in contact with fentanyl. Filed in February, the wrongful death suit says the mother of two-year-old Ezekiel Rivera argued with the child's father, Raul Rivera, during a custody exchange on June 3rd. Deputies were called and, despite seeing Raul Rivera holding a bag containing a white substance, deputies did not remove Ezekiel from his custody. Two days later, deputies were again called to the father's home on Sentido Drive, where Ezekiel was found unresponsive. Emergency medical workers were unable to resuscitate the toddler.The coroner has released the cause of death for an inmate at Lerdo Jail. 30-year-old Jocelin Berly Alvarez of Los Angeles was found unresponsive at the pre-trial facility on March 3. The coroner's office says an autopsy determined Alvarez died of Fentanyl, Xylazine, and Other Drug Intoxication and the manner of death is Accidental.
