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Joseph Huertas Arrested In Ex-Girlfriend's Stabbing Death In East LA

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A man has been arrested in the stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend Saturday night in an unincorporated area of eastern Los Angeles County.

Joseph Huertas, 29, was taken into custody Sunday in the slaying of his girlfriend, a woman in her 20s.

According to the sheriff's department, the killing occurred at about 6:15 p.m. in the 4100 block of Whittier Boulevard. The victim's name has not yet been publicly released by the L.A. County coroner's office.

A possible motive for the murder was not immediately known.

Huertas is being held in L.A. County jail on $2 million bail. He is expected in court on Tuesday.

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