Court documents reveal a man confessed to killing his elderly roommate in east Bakersfield apartment.

RELATED: 30-year-old man arrested for murder after body found in east Bakersfield apartment

The Bakersfield Police Department said on Monday, June 2, 2025, at around 5:13 a.m., officers were called to a report of a body in an apartment in the 400 block of South Williams Street.

The Kern County Coroner's Office identified the body as 74-year-old Domingo Trevino of Bakersfield. The coroner’s report said he was assaulted.

Police said later that day, the suspect, 30-year-old Jason Garibay, was arrested and booked for murder and other related charges.

RELATED: Roommate charged in east Bakersfield homicide pleads not guilty to murder charges

Garibay pleaded not guilty to charges of first-d

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