BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Bodfish resident Michael Kemmeter, 30, was arrested in the Weldon area on Friday after allegedly shooting at CHP officers following an alleged initial domestic violence incident, said the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.
On March 13, 2026, at around 6 p.m., the Kern County Sheriff’s Office received a call of domestic violence in the 16000 block of Highway 178 in Weldon. When deputies found the suspect’s vehicle heading west and tried to pull him over, he changed directions and fled east. At that time, CHP responded and took the lead of the pursuit.
In the pursuit, Kemmeter crashed into another vehicle. After the crash, Kemmeter barricaded himself inside his disabled vehicle…