BODFISH, Calif. (KGET) — A man was arrested in Bodfish on Saturday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said at 4:39 p.m., deputies were sent to Salaine Drive to investigate a possible shooting. When deputies arrived, they made contact with the victim, who said a man had fired a weapon but that he was uninjured.
Deputies arrested the suspect, identified as 76-year-old Edward Baumgartner, on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and negligent discharge of a firearm.
