Two people accused of concealing a death in Santa Barbara allegedly wrapped a body in a bedroll, put it inside a metal container and wrapped the container in plastic, according to charging documents obtained by SFGATE.
The allegations offer new details about an investigation into a suspicious death at an apartment in the city’s West Beach neighborhood, near Santa Barbara’s popular waterfront. Jenica Monique Ochoa, 45, and Kenneth Eugene Tompkins, 43, are each charged with felony conspiracy and concealing a death, a misdemeanor count. Both pleaded not guilty, Santa Barbara County Superior Court records show. Police described the death as suspicious. The deceased’s identity had not been confirmed by the time of publication.
Prosecutors allege Ochoa and Tompkins conspired to conceal the death between Oct. 23 and Oct. 27, hiding the body from friends, relatives or law enforcement. The complaint alleges they put the body in a bedroll, placed it in a metal container and then wrapped the container with “saran wrap.”…