BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A man accused of assaulting and killing his father in Bakersfield in October was found to be incompetent to stand trial.
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The findings were made on January 13, 2026.
The Bakersfield Police Department said on Monday, October 13th, 2025, at around 6:27 p.m., officers were called to the 6100 block of Chandler Way regarding an unresponsive man found on the ground outside of a home. There, they found 71-year-old Alfred V. Juarez dead.
According to police, based on the facts and circumstances, it was discovered that the victim had been physically assaulted.
As a result of the investigation, the victim’s son, 49-year-old Alfred Juarez of Bakersfield, was found and arrested in Los Angeles County with the help of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Juarez was transported and booked into the Kern County Jail for murder, elder abuse, robbery, and other associated charges.
According to court documents, Ring camera footage captured the alleged assault between the suspect and the victim on October 12, 2025, at around 8:17 p.m. Documents said it was on October 13, when a person arrived on scene and saw the victim on the floor.
Documents also stated that a records check revealed the victim’s vehicle was driven away from the home on October 12 at around 8:33 p.m. The vehicle was found in Lancaster, with the Juarez.
Court documents said Juarez had a criminal history check with an elder abuse and criminal threats case in 2020, with him saying “he was going to ‘finish the job.’” Documents also said that in 2014, he demanded money for narcotics and threatened to kill a person. Court documents also said Juarez had been arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, carjacking, being under the influence of a controlled substance, DUI, resisting arrest, animal cruelty, and child molestation.
Court documents also said Juarez was diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Juarez is expected back in court on February 10.