245 · 1600 West Avenue J at AVMC ER · male black adult brought into ER with stab wounds, currently in trauma bay · sheriff enroute code 3

904A · 35th Street East and Avenue K (Fleetwood Dr) · vehicle on fire, spread to garage · sheriff and FD enroute code 3

A Kern County Jury has found Victor Farias Jr. guilty in the murder of his children’s mother.

On October 2, 2026, in a case prosecuted by Deputy DA Leanne Wilder, Farias was found guilty of first degree murder, child abuse, and resisting arrest. The jury also found true that Farias was armed with a knife at the…

242 · 1555 West Avenue H-10 at Desert View Elementary · female 9 years old assaulted by multiple students, parent with student waiting in office for deputies · sheriff enroute