{"id":167524,"date":"2026-02-07T01:22:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T01:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/167524\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T01:22:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T01:22:25","slug":"7-people-arrested-during-homeless-encampment-sweep-in-bakersfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/167524\/","title":{"rendered":"7 people arrested during homeless encampment sweep in Bakersfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) \u2014 Seven people were placed under arrest while police officers investigated a homeless encampment in southwest Bakersfield on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bakersfield police arrested seven people after receiving complaints of a growing homeless encampment in the 6000 block of District Boulevard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Those arrested were booked into jail under suspicion of various charges including trespassing, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of narcotics and warrants, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Amie Mathison, 39, Rebecca Skipper, 45, Mark Coolbaugh, 63, Conrad Rivera, 51, Adam Wickham, 49, Marlon Solares, 34, and Peyton Schnell, 27, were all placed under arrest, according to police.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4ea24a08fff672e5aa8b9c4f6ee3e9bc.jpeg\"\/><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/7162510e86ab1aeaae6ca9aff2ef4f8c.jpeg\"\/><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/8acfaa7dcb1fa466e608d3ace9604397.jpeg\"\/><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/b1d1accc3f6452402162ac24984ace74.jpeg\"\/><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/27cbeb0e9052b4ef968413d92d729168.jpeg\"\/><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/9b496e9e3ce3aadb9eabec4b80134566.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The homeless encampment was located near a sump owned by the city of Bakersfield.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police officers returned to the sump on Feb. 4 to finish cleaning up the encampment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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