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…

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