BUTTONWILLOW, CA — “On November 6, 2025, Kern County Sheriff’s Office deputies from the North Area Substation (Buttonwillow) received several reports of fraudulent credit card use, totaling thousands of dollars, from a truck stop in the 27000-block of Lagoon Drive. Through investigation, deputies identified four suspects involved using three trucks in the theft of diesel fuel. The suspects used several vessels, including fuel tanks and five-gallon water bottles loaded in the bed of two pickup trucks.
Deputies located two of the vehicles at a nearby hotel and arrested 42-year-old YASEL YEDRA RODRIGUEZ of Houston, Texas, and 42-year-old YOAGNER TORRES RODRIGUEZ of Las Vegas, Nevada, for fraud, grand theft and conspiracy charges. Upon the execution of a search warrant, deputies located computers and electronic equipment commonly used in credit card skimming.
On November 7, 2025, deputies located the third vehicle involved and arrested 37-year-old ROLANDO MARTIN SANTOS and 34-year-old ANEYSI AFONSO AMUEDO, both of Houston, Texas. Both suspects were arrested for the diesel theft and found in possession of electronic equipment used for card skimming…