On Saturday November 24, 2012, at approximately 2245 hours, the Kings County Narcotic Task Force (KCNTF) and the Kings County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) served a narcotic search warrant at 21551 Fargo Avenue, Lemoore CA, 93245. The subject of the search warrant was 34 year old, Austin Warchol whom was arrested earlier in the day by the Lemoore Police Department. Warchol was already in custody at the Kings County Jail for various narcotic related offenses as well as traffic warrants. During the search of the residence Investigators located a possible Improvised Explosive Device (IED). Investigators evacuated the house and called the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office (FSO) EOD unit for assistance. The FSO EOD unit responded and rendered the IED safe. FSO EOD determined that the item was in fact an IED (bomb).

The man who was shot and killed by a deputy in Kings County over the weekend has been identified.

The Kings County Sheriff's Department has identified him as 53-year-old Steven Crawley.

Shortly before noon Saturday, Crawley's family members called for help, saying he was swinging a golf club wildly around his house on Kansas Avenue, south of Hanford. They said he was breaking things and threatening to hurt them.

Kings County Assistant Sheriff Dave Putnam said deputies tried to calm Crawley down and negotiate with him.

Instead, Putnam said, Crawley charged at the deputies with his club. One deputy opened fire, shooting him twice.

Crawley was taken to Adventist Medical Center in Hanford where he later died.

The deputy who shot the man is a 10-year veteran with the Kings County Sheriff's Department and is on paid administrative leave.