Trial for Bakersfield protester Riddhi Patel postponed again, now set for November 10

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — The trial for Riddhi Patel, the protester accused of threatening Bakersfield city council members, has been postponed again.

The trial is now set to begin on November 10. It was last postponed in April 2025, moving from that date to August 2025. It was delayed again on Friday until November.

Patel was arrested following a city council meeting on April 10, 2024, after allegedly telling the council, “We’ll see you at your house, we’ll murder you.” The threats were reportedly made in response to demands for the city to pass a resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza…

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