ACCUSED SHOOTER PLEADS NOT GUILTY

The woman accused of gunning down J’s Place owner Ray Ingram in her southwest Bakersfield home has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.

Investigators believe 49-year-old Michaele Bowers shot Ingram after he bought the same Valentine’s Day gift for another girlfriend. The couple has a grown child.

Her trial is set to start in August.

Kelli Forsch