BAKERSFIELD- Bakersfield police have been looking for a murder suspect for several weeks. Sunday night, he showed up at the KGET studios before turning himself in.
Brendan Sanders, 18, of Bakersfield first wanted to be interviewed to say that he is innocent.
Bakersfield Police arrived at KGET news studio just after 9 p.m. to arrest Sanders. Officers have been looking for Sanders for more than a month.
Police believe Sanders is the man who shot and killed Jerry Gray, 35, and wounded another teenager on Geneva Avenue in the early morning of November 24th.
"I'm innocent, I don't want to get accused of something I didn't do. I just want justice," said Brendon Sanders.
Before he turned himself into police, Sanders showed up at our door. Accompanied by friends, Sanders said he wanted to be interviewed to state his innocence and that he didn't know police were looking for him.
"I wasn't aware of this. I wasn't aware of this at all. My grandmother called and informed me on this," said Sanders.
Sanders said he didn't know Gray, but he was acquainted with the other gunshot victim.
"I knew who he was. I have my witnesses who'll testify and let you know I'm innocent. I just want to have my attorney."
Sanders said he doesn't know how he became a suspect in Gray's murder and declined to answer any other questions until he obtains a lawyer.
17's News Director Mike Trihey made the call to police to come pick up sanders.
He was taken into custody without incident and booked into the downtown jail on a charge of first-degree murder.
He is expected in court Tuesday morning.
Part of the reason Sanders and his friends say they came into the studio before surrendering, was to request the reward from the secret witness program for Sander's arrest.
Brendan Sanders, 18, of Bakersfield first wanted to be interviewed to say that he is innocent.
Bakersfield Police arrived at KGET news studio just after 9 p.m. to arrest Sanders. Officers have been looking for Sanders for more than a month.
Police believe Sanders is the man who shot and killed Jerry Gray, 35, and wounded another teenager on Geneva Avenue in the early morning of November 24th.
"I'm innocent, I don't want to get accused of something I didn't do. I just want justice," said Brendon Sanders.
Before he turned himself into police, Sanders showed up at our door. Accompanied by friends, Sanders said he wanted to be interviewed to state his innocence and that he didn't know police were looking for him.
"I wasn't aware of this. I wasn't aware of this at all. My grandmother called and informed me on this," said Sanders.
Sanders said he didn't know Gray, but he was acquainted with the other gunshot victim.
"I knew who he was. I have my witnesses who'll testify and let you know I'm innocent. I just want to have my attorney."
Sanders said he doesn't know how he became a suspect in Gray's murder and declined to answer any other questions until he obtains a lawyer.
17's News Director Mike Trihey made the call to police to come pick up sanders.
He was taken into custody without incident and booked into the downtown jail on a charge of first-degree murder.
He is expected in court Tuesday morning.
Part of the reason Sanders and his friends say they came into the studio before surrendering, was to request the reward from the secret witness program for Sander's arrest.