District Manager 2 absent for nearly three months while investigations are ongoing

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Second District Supervisor Zack Scrivner has been absent from one board meeting to the next for nearly three months.

This came after his home had already been searched by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office on April 24. Many questions were raised that day, including: Why was the home of a man with a decorated past and deep-rooted ties to the county being searched?

Just over 24 hours later, both Sheriff Donny Youngblood and his attorney HA Sala spoke to the media one after the other and publicly addressed the allegations against Scrivner that he inappropriately touched one of his children.

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Sheriff Youngblood also revealed that Scrivner’s aunt, District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer, called him that same evening and said her nephew had been having a psychotic episode in his home and was armed with a gun.

Adding to the explosive revelations, the KCSO’s investigation revealed that one of his children had stabbed him twice. Additionally, a search of his home found several firearms, evidence of a sexual assault, and a small amount of psychoactive mushrooms.

Nearly two weeks after the search, Scrivner took a medical leave of absence, which his attorney announced to the panel two days after it was made aware of the matter.

Although his absence was attributed to illness, many congregation members expressed in public comments their desire for Scrivner to resign.

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Chairman David Couch addressed the public on several occasions, saying he and other board members were doing their best to overlook Scrivner’s district and therefore could not comment further on the matter.

But even though board members came together to fill Scrivner’s omission, there were delays in items that needed to be voted on due to a lack of quorum.

The guidelines for his sick leave are unknown, but state law allows for up to three months of protected leave.

We have contacted the Attorney General’s Office to inquire about the status of the investigation.

On July 16, they told Eyewitness News that there was no news at this time.