{"id":78629,"date":"2017-09-08T15:26:23","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T22:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=78629"},"modified":"2017-09-13T17:49:48","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14T00:49:48","slug":"lancaster-man-pleads-not-guilty-in-wifes-killing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2017\/09\/08\/lancaster-man-pleads-not-guilty-in-wifes-killing\/","title":{"rendered":"Lancaster man pleads not guilty in wife&#8217;s killing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_78093\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78093\" style=\"width: 734px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78093\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Katrina-Barragan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"734\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Katrina-Barragan.jpg 734w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Katrina-Barragan-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-78093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katrina Barragan [Facebook photo]<\/figcaption><\/figure><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LANCASTER &#8211; A Lancaster man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murdering his wife after an argument in June.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Rafael Barragan<\/strong>, 47, is charged with one count each of murder and dissuading a witness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prosecutors allege that Barragan used a knife in the June 29 attack on his 37-year-old wife, <strong>Katrina Barragan<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rafael Barragan allegedly stabbed his wife after an argument that began after leaving a birthday party earlier in the evening, according to prosecutors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He allegedly interrupted his wife&#8217;s call to police before her death, prosecutors said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barragan was arrested July 2 by Los Angeles County sheriff&#8217;s deputies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is due back in a Lancaster courtroom Sept. 26 for a hearing to determine if there is enough evidence to require him to stand trial.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If convicted as charged, Barragan could face more than 26 years to life in state prison, according to the District Attorney&#8217;s Office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Previous related stories:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2017\/08\/01\/arraignment-postponed-for-lancaster-man-charged-with-murdering-wife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arraignment postponed for Lancaster man charged with murdering wife<\/span><\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2017\/07\/07\/candlelight-service-friday-for-woman-stabbed-to-death-in-lancaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Candlelight service for woman stabbed to death in Lancaster<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2017\/07\/03\/woman-stabbed-to-death-in-lancaster-husband-held-for-questioning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Woman stabbed to death in Lancaster, husband held for questioning<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANCASTER &#8211; A Lancaster man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murdering his wife after an argument in June. Rafael Barragan, 47, is charged with one count each of murder and dissuading a witness. Prosecutors allege that Barragan used a knife in the June 29 attack on his 37-year-old wife, Katrina Barragan. 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