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Man sentenced to 12+ years for girlfriend’s death

by City News Service • April 21, 2018

LANCASTER – A Palmdale man was sentenced Friday to 12 years and eight months in state prison for the death of his girlfriend, who jumped out of a moving pickup truck during a fight.

Bryan McKim, 58, pleaded no contest Jan. 8 to voluntary manslaughter and kidnapping.

McKim got into an argument that turned physical with Linda Wood, his girlfriend of three years, while he was driving a Chevrolet pickup truck near East Avenue R in Palmdale on March 3, 2016, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

The 58-year-old woman tried to get out of the vehicle, but he grabbed her by her hair and arms to keep her from exiting the vehicle, according to Deputy District Attorney Jeffrey Illions.

Wood jumped out of the moving vehicle after she broke free and struck her head on the street, the prosecutor said. She died nine days later at a hospital.

McKim was arrested in May 2016 by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and has remained in custody since then, according to jail records.

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Filed Under: Crime/ Safety, Palmdale

4 comments for "Man sentenced to 12+ years for girlfriend’s death"

  1. Alexis says

    April 22, 2018 at 7:48 am

    I’ve known Josh for a long time. This is the second person over the years. I hope there will be healing for all, and that even Josh will become a productive member of society when he gets out.

    • Will says

      April 22, 2018 at 8:15 pm

      Pardon me for asking, but who is Josh and what does he have to do with this story?

      • Alexis says

        April 23, 2018 at 5:25 am

        That’s his middle name, and that’s what he goes by, Will. Sorry for confusing you.

    • Diane says

      April 23, 2018 at 5:43 pm

      So what your saying is this is the 2nd death he has caused?

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