BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 19-year-old man was arrested after allegedly leading a Shafter police sergeant on a high-speed chase. Police said after the pursuit, they found a backpack with a loaded AR-15 rifle and ammunition.
The Shafter Police Department said on July 19, 2025, at around 11:42 p.m., a sergeant was on routine patrol conducting enforcement activities in the area of East Lerdo Highway and Beech Avenue when he saw a vehicle fail to stop for the red traffic signal.
The sergeant tried to make a traffic stop on the vehicle, but the driver failed to yield and drove off at speeds in excess of 100 mph eastbound on East Lerdo Highway…