Kern County Board of Supervisors candidate David Abbasi was arrested for the second time in one week.
Abbasi is currently in last place at the latest count for District 5 on the board.
The big picture: Abbasi was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of making annoying phone calls by using obscene language or making threats, according to jail records.
- His bail was listed at $2,500, and he will appear in court next week.
- Abbasi was also arrested last Sunday for making annoying or harassing calls to 911.
- KGET reported that Abbasi called 911 multiple times because a neighbor who he shares a wall with was smoking indoors. He was afraid the smoke would cause an asthma attack.
- Four years ago Abbasi pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge for carrying a concealed firearm in public without a permit. He was sentenced to four years probation for brandishing a gun at a teen when their dogs began to fight.
