BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Kern County Sheriff's Office is investigating after human remains were found in a desert area south of California City, officials said. A sheriff's office spokesperson said a resident called authorities after locating human remains in a desert area just off Highway 58 near California City Boulevard at around 5 p.m. 2 charged in deadly shooting lured man to location in Lamont for robbery, retaliation: docs Homicide detectives were called to the scene. The investigation is ongoing.