PLEAS IN MOTEL 6 HOMICIDE

The man accused of shooting another man in the head at a Motel 6 in central Bakersfield has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.

Friends of Ryan Lopez say he confronted Lazaro Gonzalez at the motel on California Avenue July 9th over Gonzalez’ relationship with his mother, Maria Stokes, who pleaded not guilty to being an accessory.

Lopez’s girlfriend Angel Aaron has also pleaded not guilty to being an accessory.

Kelli Pierce