Ed Jagels

There is only one villain in the story on Bakersfield's unjust molestation convictions (" 'Kids Don't Lie,' " by John Johnson, Aug. 10). Kern County Dist. Atty. Ed Jagels is a man whose hubris is exceeded only by his incompetence and inability to distinguish right from wrong. Herbert M. Schoenberg Tarzana

On the same day that Bryanna Jagels pleaded no contest to drug and prescription fraud charges and expressed relief that she would avoid jail time, she lied to get prescription drugs, court documents show. The estranged wife of Kern County Dist. Atty. Ed Jagels was enrolled by her attorney in a secure drug treatment facility after documents had been filed in court this week. She "poses a real and significant risk to herself and to society," Michael P.

The estranged wife of Kern County Dist. Atty. Ed Jagels pleaded no contest Wednesday to three counts of prescription drug fraud for trying to pass phony prescriptions at Bakersfield pharmacies. The plea agreement between Bryanna Jagels, 32, and the state attorney general's office calls for no jail time, said Jagels' attorney, Kyle Humphrey.

The estranged wife of Kern County Dist. Atty. Ed Jagels pleaded no contest Wednesday to three counts of prescription drug fraud for trying to pass phony prescriptions at Bakersfield pharmacies. The plea agreement between Bryanna Jagels, 32, and the state attorney general's office calls for no jail time, said Jagels' attorney, Kyle Humphrey.

The wife of Kern County Dist. Atty. Ed Jagels was detained by police after allegedly trying to fill a bogus prescription for narcotics. Bryanna Jagels, 32, was taken into custody Wednesday night after a pharmacist called police to investigate what appeared to be a forged prescription, Police Chief Eric Matlock told the Bakersfield Californian. She was taken to police headquarters and was questioned before being released, Matlock said. She was not arrested and no charges were filed.

On the same day that Bryanna Jagels pleaded no contest to drug and prescription fraud charges and expressed relief that she would avoid jail time, she lied to get prescription drugs, court documents show. The estranged wife of Kern County Dist. Atty. Ed Jagels was enrolled by her attorney in a secure drug treatment facility after documents had been filed in court this week. She "poses a real and significant risk to herself and to society," Michael P.

A Bakersfield attorney was arrested on suspicion of soliciting the murders of two people connected with cases he is handling. Kern County Dist. Atty. Ed Jagels identified one of the allegedly intended victims as a Los Angeles resident who is being sued by attorney Edward LeLouis. The other is a Bakersfield businessman who is an associate of one of LeLouis' clients, Jagels said.

Re "Growing Faction in Kern County Claims Zealous D.A. Crosses Line," March 29: I must agree with Kern County Dist. Atty. Ed Jagels that his critics, Edward Humes and others, seem to have an "ideological agenda." Being rich, well educated or socially accepted in Los Angeles does not make you unsuitable for Bakersfield. Ed won his first election by running against a judge who announced that Ed should be shipped to the Kern County desert for criticizing him. The desert vote elected Ed. I was district attorney then.

Ed Jagels was a rich kid from San Marino, fresh out of law school, when he signed up to be a Kern County prosecutor in 1975. His prep school pedigree--prominent lawyer dad and society page mom--didn't exactly resonate with the Dust Bowl Okies and Arkies who built this town. So Jagels found another way to get inside California's insular farm belt, highlighting the summers he spent as a cowboy on the family cattle spread in Lake County. "I knew how to hunt, I knew how to ride," he said.

After spending more than a month in jail on prescription forgery charges, the estranged wife of Dist. Atty. Ed Jagels was released to a drug treatment facility. Bryanna Jagels made a plea bargain that would allow her to spend a year in a residential drug treatment facility, perform 300 hours of community service and pay nearly $1,000 in fines in order to avoid more jail time. She will be on probation for five years.

The wife of Kern County Dist. Atty. Ed Jagels was detained by police after allegedly trying to fill a bogus prescription for narcotics. Bryanna Jagels, 32, was taken into custody Wednesday night after a pharmacist called police to investigate what appeared to be a forged prescription, Police Chief Eric Matlock told the Bakersfield Californian. She was taken to police headquarters and was questioned before being released, Matlock said. She was not arrested and no charges were filed.

There is only one villain in the story on Bakersfield's unjust molestation convictions (" 'Kids Don't Lie,' " by John Johnson, Aug. 10). Kern County Dist. Atty. Ed Jagels is a man whose hubris is exceeded only by his incompetence and inability to distinguish right from wrong. Herbert M. Schoenberg Tarzana

Re "Growing Faction in Kern County Claims Zealous D.A. Crosses Line," March 29: I must agree with Kern County Dist. Atty. Ed Jagels that his critics, Edward Humes and others, seem to have an "ideological agenda." Being rich, well educated or socially accepted in Los Angeles does not make you unsuitable for Bakersfield. Ed won his first election by running against a judge who announced that Ed should be shipped to the Kern County desert for criticizing him. The desert vote elected Ed. I was district attorney then.

Ed Jagels was a rich kid from San Marino, fresh out of law school, when he signed up to be a Kern County prosecutor in 1975. His prep school pedigree--prominent lawyer dad and society page mom--didn't exactly resonate with the Dust Bowl Okies and Arkies who built this town. So Jagels found another way to get inside California's insular farm belt, highlighting the summers he spent as a cowboy on the family cattle spread in Lake County. "I knew how to hunt, I knew how to ride," he said.

A Bakersfield attorney was arrested on suspicion of soliciting the murders of two people connected with cases he is handling. Kern County Dist. Atty. Ed Jagels identified one of the allegedly intended victims as a Los Angeles resident who is being sued by attorney Edward LeLouis. The other is a Bakersfield businessman who is an associate of one of LeLouis' clients, Jagels said.

The estranged wife of Kern County's chief prosecutor has been charged with stealing prescription pads to illegally obtain painkillers, according to the state attorney general's office. Bryanna Jagels, wife of Dist. Atty. Ed Jagels, faces four felony counts, two for obtaining a controlled substance through fraud, and two for burglary. She faces six misdemeanor charges for trying to get fake prescriptions filled.

Three Kern County detention officers accused of beating an inmate to death pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder charges. Daniel Thomas Lindini, 48, Ralph Contreras, 32, and Roxanne Fowler, 41, were charged with second-degree murder and assault by a peace officer in the Aug. 15 death of James Moore, 30. Two other deputies, Angel Lopez Bravo, 34, and Lisa Diane Romero, 20, also pleaded not guilty Thursday to assault in connection to the killing.