District Attorney’s Wife Charged in Fraud, Theft

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.

Bryanna Jagels was arrested the day before Thanksgiving trying to get a forged prescription filled. The complaint said Jagels tried to get several prescription pain drugs.