FORMER NAVY OFFICER PLEADS NOT GUILTY

A former Navy petty officer charged with strangling his ex-girlfriend in a Bakersfield apartment has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.

43-year-old Anthony Karsten was arrested by BPD and US Marshals near San Diego Tuesday for the death of 25-year-old Jessica Hayes three years ago. Karsten was Hayes’ senior petty officer when they served in San Diego.

Kelli Pierce