Santa Clarita man pleads not guilty
A Santa Clarita man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murdering his boyfriend, who was a UC San Diego student. Christian Alexander Ortiz, 22, is charged with killing Brayan “Brian” Rodriguez. The 20-year-old man’s body was found last Sept. 24 in Ortiz’s closet, and the defendant was arrested the following day by sheriff’s homicide detectives, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Deputies went to the home after receiving a call that a man was not breathi
