October 1, 2024 – Kern County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on September 28, 2024, deputies from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, Gang Suppression Unit, executed a search warrant in the 2000 block of Duke Drive in the City of Bakersfield. During the search, deputies located a total of 10 firearms, miscellaneous live ammunition, and methamphetamine.

Garrett Cope, 41, was arrested and booked into the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, Lerdo Justice Facility, for the following charges: possession of a firearm and ammunition by a prohibited person, possession of a loaded firearm in public, possession of a controlled substance while armed with a firearm, and possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia.

Source & photo: Kern County Sheriff’s Office