A man who looked like he was going to jump off a freeway overpass in Bakersfield is now in police custody for his own protection. C-H-P Officer Tomas Martinez says they had to shut down Highway 99 southbound around 12:20 Friday afternoon, after several calls came in reporting a man dangling his legs over the Planz Road bridge…

The Bakersfield Fire Department came out with their AC-100 rescue air mattress as a precaution, but it was not deployed. Traffic was backed up to Airport Drive before the freeway reopened.