Prohibited gun owner found with multiple handguns, meth and fentanyl in NW Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A man prohibited from owning guns was found in a northwest Bakersfield home on Tuesday with multiple handguns, ammunition, methamphetamine, and fentanyl, according to Kern County probation officers.

On August 18, 2026, officers with the Kern County Department’s Adult Supervision Division carried out a home call on the 8900 block of Bremerton Court, south of Hageman Road.

During the home call, officers talked to an additional person in the home, Michael Rust, who is prohibited from possessing firearms. Rust was found with the aforementioned weapons and drugs, said officials…

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