Bakersfield man arraigned on murder charge in girlfriend’s death

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Prosecutors on Monday brought a charge of first-degree murder against a man accused of killing his girlfriend in late July.

Alfonso Rosales-Ortiz, 34, had a not guilty plea entered on his behalf by a deputy public defender. He’s being held without bail and is due back in court Oct. 1.

Ariana Rangel Ortega, 31, was found unresponsive July 21 at a home on Monahan Street in southwest Bakersfield. She was taken to Mercy Hospital Southwest where she was pronounced dead the same day…

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