BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The California Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) denied release to a man convicted of murder back in 2015.
The Kern County District Attorney’s Office said on February 20, 2026, BPH found that convicted murderer Guadalupe Ruiz continues to pose a current and unreasonable risk to public safety.
The DA’s office said on November 9, 2015, Ruiz participated in the fatal beating of 55-year-old Abel Prendez. At around 4 p.m., the victim returned home to his apartment with his girlfriend. When they parked their car, Ruiz and his partner parked in the stall next to them and went inside a neighboring apartment…