Murder charge filed in North Kern State Prison inmate’s strangulation death

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — An inmate accused of strangling his cellmate at North Kern State Prison has been charged with murder, according to court records.

Kevin T. Langston, 35, was arraigned last week and is due back in court Thursday, records show.

On Jan. 29 of last year, Enrique Gomeztagle, 31, was found unresponsive in the cell he shared with Langston and pronounced dead, according to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation…

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