BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) – The father of two-year-old Ezekiel Rivera has been arrested in connection to the toddler’s death on June 5th last year in Northeast Bakersfield. The Kern County Sheriff’s office announced Raul Rivera was arrested Wednesday morning for the alleged homicide. According to the probable cause declaration, Rivera snorted fentanyl in a room that was accessible to his children before Ezekiel’s death.