Harmonson joined the Kern County Sheriff's Office in July of 2008 and was later promoted to Senior Deputy in November of 2022. Harmonson was named Deputy of the Year for the Rosamond Substation in ...

The Kern County coroner's office on Thursday identified the senior sheriff's deputy who took ... Bakersfield resident Benjamin Alan Michael Harmonson, age 36, was found dead from gunshot injuries ...

A week after a Kern County sheriff's senior deputy was found dead in Shafter from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Sheriff Donny Youngblood spoke out Tuesday about Ben Harmonson’s “unexpected ...

The family of a Kern County sheriff's deputy who killed himself ... the sister of Senior Deputy Ben Harmonson.

Body camera and eyewitness video were released by the Kern County Sheriff's Office for a deputy-involved shooting that happened after a pursuit in February 2025. No one was hurt from the shooting.

(CNN) -- A 12-year-old video showing a sheriff discussing the cost of inmate and suspect deaths has sparked controversy in the California county where he is facing re-election. The video of Kern ...