Jury begins deliberating Tuesday in case of Long Beach man shot dead in Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The prosecution has laid out its case, the defense has responded and on Tuesday, following rebuttal argument, the jury began deliberating on whether three men were guilty of crimes including murder and robbery in the death of a Long Beach man in southwest Bakersfield.

17 News live blogged Tuesday’s proceedings.

Garret Cole, Juan Toscano and Javier Ontiveros face life terms in prison if convicted in the 2022 death of Taylor Poulin, an actor with a lengthy criminal history who drove with a friend from Long Beach to Bakersfield to purchase the drug “Lean.”…

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