Alleged killers of Clovis teacher agree to plead guilty to second-degree murder

One day after a 12-year-old girl testified about her mother and stepfather’s involvement in the killing of a Clovis teacher, the couple agreed to plead guilty to second-degree murder.

Misty Rose Gomez, 32, and her husband, Antonio Garcia Gomez, 40, were facing first-degree murder charges for the killing of Geoffrey Bernardi, a technical education teacher for the Clovis Unified School District.

Had they been found guilty by a jury on all charges, Misty Gomez could have been sentenced to 50 years to life, while her husband faced 51 years to life…

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