A 73-year-old man convicted of brutally murdering a woman in Kern County will remain in prison for at least three more years after the California Board of Parole Hearings denied his release last month.
Arturo Huerta was denied parole following a November hearing where the board determined he still poses an unreasonable risk to public safety. Huerta was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2011 death of Acamea Coy.
Police discovered Coy’s body in Huerta’s bedroom with her arms bound and her mouth and eyes covered. The room was covered in blood spatter, and officers found a bloody hammer and knife on the floor…