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BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
Greg Williamson, Chief of Police
Contact: Sergeant Joe Grubbs
Public Information Officer
661-326-3803
jgrubbs@bakersfieldpd.us
For Immediate Release February 7, 2014
On February 6, 2014, at approximately 10:30 pm officers of the Bakersfield Police
Department responded to a report of a female in the roadway in the 10 block of
Morrison Street. Investigation revealed the female along with her 20 month old baby
had been run over three times with a vehicle driven by her estranged husband Traven
Duane Buchholz, 29, of Bakersfield.
Buchholz fled the area after the incident. Both victims were transported to a local
hospital for treatment. The woman was treated and later released. The baby was
admitted to the hospital with moderate injuries.
Buchholz was arrested for two counts of Attempted Murder, Spousal Abuse, Robbery
and Child Endangerment. He was booked into the Kern County Sheriff’s Jail.
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to call Detective Jeff Watts
at (661) 326-3514 or the Bakersfield Police Department at (661) 327-7111.
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