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Man arrested after alleged murder in east Bakersfield: police
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A homicide investigation began Monday morning after Bakersfield police found a dead person inside an apartment on South Williams Street.
Jason Garibay, 30, was arrested under suspicion of murder, torture and cruelty to a dependent adult likely causing great bodily injury or death, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.
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At about 5:13 a.m., police were dispatched to the 400 block of South Williams Street and located a dead person inside an apartment. Detectives determined the incident to be a homicide after investigating and later arrested Garibay.
The identity of the victim will be released by the Kern County Coroner's Office.
Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact the BakersfieldPolice Department at 661-327-7111.
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