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David Sal Silva was a father of four who was savagely beaten to death on March 8, 2013, by seven Kern County Sheriff's deputies and two California Highway Patrol officers in an unincorporated area of Bakersfield, California. This was the third fatal beatdown perpetrated by Kern County Sheriff's Office personnel since 2005, and the fifth questionable death at their hands.


This web site hopes to achieve Justice for David Sal Silva by working towards two goals: The prosecution and imprisonment of his murderers, and an effective reform of the Kern County Sheriff's Office so as to ensure this never happens to anyone again.

>>>  $3.4M settlement: Once again Kern County makes a multi-million dollar payout for the actions of Donny Youngblood & his thugs.  <<<

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Justice for David Sal Silva

  1. Election TIme!

    1. Dump Sheriff Donny Youngblood

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      Latest: Deputy launches campaign against Sheriff Donny Youngblood with critique of leadership M, Apr 9, 2018
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    2. DonnyBoy: Cheaper to kill suspects than wound them

      In blue California, Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood has long bucked the liberal trend. He's fought California's "sanctuary state" movement, asked that Kern be labeled a "law and order" county and stood up for deputies accused of misconduct. When the county paid $3.4 million to the family of a man who died in a confrontation with his deputies, Youngblood opposed the settlement and chastised family members, wondering aloud whether they wished "their loved one hadn't been a meth addict." Now, the sheriff faces new questions. He was caught on videotape telling an employees union that it is better "financially" to kill suspects than to "cripple" them ... (rerad the rest at L.A. Times)

    3. DonnyBoy: Cost of killing vs. crippling inmates

      It’s “a totally different ballgame” when it happens in a jail to an inmate who is in restraints and surrounded by multiple officers, Youngblood said. “It’s no different than when a deputy shoots someone on the streets, which way do you think is better financially? To cripple them or kill them, for the county,” Youngblood asks. “Kill them,” said a voice from the audience. (click on the link to read the rest at the Bakersfield Caliornian)
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  2. One Victim: David Sal Silva

    Articles, photos, etc., of the man who was murdered.
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    Latest: Obituary: David Sal Silva (1980 - 2013) M, May 15, 2013
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  3. $3.4M Payout to Family of David Silva

    Once again Kern County makes a multi-million dollar payout for the actions of Donny Youngblood & his thugs.
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    Latest: County settles David Sal Silva case for $3.4 million RyanBailBonds, May 16, 2017
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  4. Nine Bullies in Blue

    Meet the nine cops who beat David Sal Silva to death:
    • Kern County Sheriff's Sgt. Douglas Sword
    • Kern County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Greer
    • Kern County Sheriff's Deputy Tanner Miller
    • Kern County Sheriff's Deputy Jeffrey Kelly
    • Kern County Sheriff's Deputy Luis Almanza
    • Kern County Sheriff's Deputy Brian Brock
    • Kern County Sheriff's Deputy David Stephens
    • Anonymous CHP Killer #1
    • Anonymous CHP Killer #2
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    Latest: Kern County Sheriff's Deputy Jeffrey Kelly, serial killer Just Ice, Sep 10, 2014
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  5. Media Coverage & Other Related Materials

    Videos, articles and other discussions concerning the murder of David Sal Silva
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    Latest: 2013/05/18: Kern's image may be taking a hit anna, Apr 28, 2021
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  6. More Recent In-Custody Deaths

    Kern County's biggest gang keeps on killing
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    Latest: Wilfredo Ramos, 25 M, Apr 3, 2014
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  7. Other Local Incidents of Police Abuse & Misconduct

    Discussions of other incidents of police abuse & misconduct in Bakersfield & Kerns County.
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    Latest: Another self-exonerating shooting review M, Jun 12, 2013
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  8. News Feeds

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    Latest: <b>Kern County Sheriff&#39;s</b> activity for March 31 RSS Reader, Apr 1, 2015
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  9. Community Action

    What are you doing? What can we do?
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    Latest: Antelope Valley Cameras on Police M, Sep 1, 2013
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  10. Video Recording the Cops

    Information & tips
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    Latest: And a few key points ... M, May 19, 2013
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Duh? Me?

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Meet Donny Youngblood, the helpless, ineffectual Sheriff of Kern County, California, whose deputies and jailers have beaten to death at least three men, two while he was Sheriff and the third while he was temporarily retired after serving 30 years as a deputy for the Kern County Sheriff's Office, one of the most violent, abusive agencies of its size in the county.

If nine private citizens had behaved as his deputies and their CHP cronies behaved on the night David Sal Silva was savagely -- and fatally -- pummeled with steel batons, they'd be sitting in the Kern County Jail contemplating murder charges.

Thanks to Donny's utter lack of leadership, integrity and responsibility to the citizens who elected him, these criminals are already back on the streets with their guns, badges and batons. Its only a matter of time before another unfortunate human being meets the same fate as David Sal Silva. It's happened three times already; it will happen again.

(Photo credit: Bakersfield Californian via L.A. Times)