Man arrested in case of missing Bakersfield girl

Man arrested in case of missing Bakersfield girl

The Bakersfield Police Department has booked an Inglewood man, Sunday night, for murder and sexual assault charges in the missing case of a 13-year-old girl from Bakersfield.

Further investigation led police to detain 24-year-old Armando Cruz of Inglewood, California for his involvement of the disappearance of Patricia Alatorre, who went missing July 1 at 11:30 p.m.

WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWSOVERNIGHT.A CASE THAT BAKERSFIELD POLICEARE CALLING ONE OFTHE WORST THEY HAVE EVER SEEN.A MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN THECASE OF A YOUNG GIRL WHO WENTMISSING WEDNESDAY.23ABC'S DANIELA GARRIDO IS LIVEFROM THE BAKERSFIELDPOLICE DEPARTMENT -- AND HAS THELATEST ON THISCASE.DANIELA?....THIS MORNING A BAKERSFIELDFAMILY HAS ANSWERS NEARLYFIVE DAYS SINCE 13-YEAR-OLDPATRICIA ALATORRE WENT MISSING.OVERNIGHT 24-YEAR-OLD ARMANDOCRUZ FROM INGLEWOODWAS BOOKED FOR MURDER AND SEXUALASSAULT CHARGES IN THE CASE OFTHE MISSING 13- YEAR-OLD WHO WASLAST SEEN AT11:30 P.M.

ON JULY 1ST IN THEAREA IS HOSKING AND WIBLE ROAD.BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENTWERE SEARCHINGFOR A WHITE PICK UP LAST SEEN INTHE AREA AROUND THAT TIME.THAT INVESTIGATION LED POLICE TOARMANDO CRUZ.CRUZ HAS BEEN BOOKED ON 19DIFFERENT CHARGESINCLUDING MURDER, KIDNAP, ANDCONTACTING A MINOR TOCOMMIT SEXUAL OFFENSE.HE'S SCHEDULED TO BE IN COURTTOMORROW AFTERNOON.THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY.

LIVEIN BAKERSIFELD -- DANIELAGARRIDO, 23 ABC NEWSCONNECTING YOU.