Man pleads guilty to murdering girlfriend, leaving her body on US-131

A man has pleaded guilty to murdering his girlfriend and leaving her body on the side of US-131 in March.

Brandon Ortiz-Vite pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, carjacking, carrying a concealed weapon and using a firearm in the commission of a felony.

He was arrested on March 24 after he called police to turn himself in for murdering 25-year-old Ruby Garcia on March 22.

He faces 30 to 37 years in prison.

Officials say Ortiz-Vite is not in the United States legally.

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