Kern County jury convicts 2 men of first-degree murder in Lamont robbery killing

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Two defendants were convicted Monday of the first-degree murder of a man July 29, 2024 in Lamont, the Kern County District Attorney’s Office reported.

Kern County jury convicts 2 men of first-degree murder in Lamont robbery killing

Two men face life in prison without the possibility of parole after separate Kern County juries convicted them of first-degree murder in connection with the July 2024 killing of Emanuel Gonzalez in Lamont.Gabriel Prieto was found guilty on June 8, 2026. Romieo Narvaez was found guilty on June 5, 2026. Both convictions came out of a dual-jury trial. Both juries also found true a special circumstance that the killing occurred during the commission…