Trial date set for Tehachapi man accused of killing grandfather

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A mid-May trial date has been set for a Tehachapi man accused of fatally stabbing his grandfather. Skyler Higginbotham, 23, appeared in court Thursday with Deputy Public Defender Jennifer Melgar as his trial date was scheduled May 18. Higginbotham is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 83-year-old Norman Higginbotham, [...]