He said he is unsure why the deputy removed the child because of facts being withheld by Kern County Human Services. "We're talking about multiple searches, two $10,000 rewards. The Department of Social Services said it could not comment, and the human services department could not immediately be reached for comment. "You were aggressive and confrontational with (Jacqueline West), correct?" A request for comment was not returned Friday by the Kern County Counsels Office or by Kern County Human Services, which operates Child Protective Services. An urgent search for two California City, California, toddlers missing since Dec. 21, 2020, continues. Kim testified he didnt get any other toothbrushes from the West house to process, nor did he get any toys from the Wests house. You can reach Ishani Desai at 661-395-7417. The Wests three other children also told law enforcement Orrin and Orson hadnt been seen for weeks when the Wests reported them missing on Dec. 21, 2020, according to testimony. FBI Agent David Hunter testified before Dean that he received a tip from Arlington, Texas that the boys had been spotted in this town after being asked by defense attorney Timothy Hennessy. Dean immediately took Orrin to the emergency room at Memorial Hospital and learned her sons legs were broken, the claim states. Cinsere, then 3 months old, was removed from his mother's care in 2016 after Dean said she came home and found him "crying uncontrollably," according to the lawsuit, filed June 17, which alleges civil rights violation and wrongful death. Jan. 24The biological father and grandmother of missing California City boys, Orson and Orrin West, filed a complaint in Kern County Superior Court, alleging Kern County and Kern County. Their adoptive parents, Trezell and Jacqueline West, have been charged with murder. "I feel it and I feel like they're in the house and I feel like they did something.". Jacqueline and Trezell West have pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and other charges in the deaths of Orrin, 4, and Orson, 3. High near 70F. The Wests' three other children also told law enforcement Orrin and Orson hadn't been seen for weeks when the Wests reported them missing on Dec. 21, 2020, according to testimony. A 10-year-old boy told investigators he watched his toddler brother die one night and that another disappeared after he heard a loud thud in the night. Charles Pettus, Brenda's son and the biological father of Orson and Orrin, filed a lawsuit against Kern County and the state of California in late 2021. That year, Trezell West, 34, and Jacqueline West, 31, became the boy's foster parents. 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The family previously lived in Bakersfield, about 60 miles west of California City. Trezell and Jacqueline West told police in December 2020 that 4- and 3-year-old Orrin and Orson disappeared from their backyard. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) The lawyer of Ryan Dean, the biological mother of Orrin and Orson West, says, once she heard from Kern County District Attorney, Cynthia Zimmer last. "I just feel like I didnt deserve this," Dean said at a news conference Tuesday. Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer said during a March 2 news conference announcing the charges that the boys bodies have never been found. They were eventually adopted by Trezell and Jacqueline West. Attorneys for the Wests entered not guilty pleas on behalf of their clients, who face second-degree murder charges in the boys' deaths. The suit alleges that shortly after they moved in with the West family, Dean "began to see a change in her children." 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Yael Halon is a reporter for Fox News Digital. "I don't have not one evil bone in my body, and for this to happen to me, it's a lot for me," Dean said. This is a tragic accident is what the evidence will show, said Timothy Hennessy, one of Trezell Wests attorneys, in his opening statement. Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading. In Kern County Superior Court, Chief Trial Deputy Eric Smith called upon Jeehak Kim, a criminalist with the Kern Regional Crime Lab who analyzes DNA, to connect those dots. Market data provided by Factset. She was allowed supervised visitation with her kids once they were cared for by a foster mother. "This community has really come together,"23ABC News reporter Bayan Wang told Nancy Grace. "They were playing with chalk [outside], I came into the house, I saw them there," West told KBAK/KBFX. Kern County District Attorney's Office via AP, Biological mom of two brothers allegedly killed by adoptive parents files lawsuit, two California brothers alleged to have been killed by their adoptive parents, should be considered innocent until proven guilty. In announcing their arrests, Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer said investigators believe the boys died three months before the parents reported them missing but she declined to provide details until the trial. There were numerous items from which Kim collected DNA such as toothbrushes, blankets, mattress pads, car seats and gardening tools which were once in the California City home of defendants Jacqueline and Trezell West. Trezell and Jacqueline West, the adoptive parents of Orrin and Orson West, appeared in court for the first time Thursday after being arrested for two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of . Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Market data provided by Factset. Thank you for reading! The boy's biological father, Charles Pettus had been home with the child. After Orson was brought home, a Kern County sheriffs deputy took him away because the Kern County Human Services officials said they remove siblings together, according to the claim. The adoptive parents of California brothers Orrin and Orson West, who have been missing over a year, have been arrested on suspicion of killing the toddlers. Ryan Dean, the birth mother of Orrin and Orson, testified by Zoom after the agent. Some items showed Orrin or Orson could not be excluded from contributing their DNA profile on the evidence. Kern County Human Services and the state Department of Social Services are named as defendants. Parents of toddlers Orrin and Orson West, who were reported missing from their California City home days before Christmas in 2020, were arrested and indicted for . Pettus and the boys paternal grandmother, Brenda Pettus, have also sued CPS, alleging that social workers negligently placed the toddlers into the supervision of Trezell and Jacqueline West. Zimmer previously said that a week after the boys were reported missing "crucial information came to light" that brought in the involvement of police in Bakersfield. The father has also expressed dismay at how the boys' blood relatives were made aware of the children's disappearances . BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) Since the beginning of the West trial, the court has heard from the defense that at some point, police received a tip about a possible sighting of the Orrin and Orson in Arlington, Texas.