Man accused of killing his girlfriend near Senator Wash appears in court
Karina Bazarte
IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – The man accused of killing his girlfriend near Senator Wash in Imperial County appeared in court Monday.
56-year-old James Hill, who was extradited to Imperial County last week, was in court to be arraigned in the murder of 34-year-old September Lee Weisinger.
During the court appearance, it was determined that Weisinger’s cause of death was smoke inhalation, with the judge saying she was still alive when she burned to death.
The Imperial County District Attorney’s Office wanted no bail for Hill due to him being a flight risk, but Hill’s attorney said he’s not a flight risk nor a threat to the community because he doesn’t have any priors and he’s a military Veteran.
However, it was revealed that there was some type of domestic violence between Hill and Weisinger.
Hill has a bond of $2 million.
Karina Bazarte will have the full story later this evening.