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The Los Angeles County District Attorney News Release:

A 48-year-old man was charged today with killing his wife at their Newhall home about two months after they married, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced.

Deputy District Attorney Julie Kramer said Robert George Arvizu (dob 9/24/66) pleaded not guilty today to one count of murder.

The murder count was added to case PA083603 filed on May 27 for two felony counts of assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury. The two assault charges involve a second victim.

Arvizu is scheduled to return on Nov. 18 to Department H of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, San Fernando Branch.

Before dawn on May 24, Los Angeles County sheriff deputies discovered the body of the 25-year-old victim identified as Courtney A. while conducting a welfare check at the Newhall residence, the prosecutor said. Previously that evening, Arvizu had allegedly assaulted a friend who gave him a ride home from a party that the defendant had attended with his wife, the prosecutor added.

Arvizu's bail was raised today to more than $1 million.

If convicted as charged, the defendant faces a possible maximum sentence of 30 years to life in state prison.

This domestic violence case remains under investigation by the Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau. 

http://da.lacounty.gov/sites/default/files/press/091815_Newhall_Man_Charged_with_Domestic_Violence_Murder_of_New_Wife_0.pdf

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Original News Release from May 24, 2015, is as follows:

DATE:   Sunday, May 24, 2015

TIME:    2:10 AM

VICTIM:  Female Adult  

UNIT:   LASD Homicide – Lieutenant Coleman

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s homicide detectives are en route to the 22800 block of 9th Street, Newhall, to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman.

The victim was pronounced dead at the location.

There is no further information available at this time.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.  If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.

Deputy Tony Moore

Deputy Juanita Navarro-Suarez

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