"HOLBROOK, Ariz. -- A prominent California farmer has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in the shooting death of his estranged wife at her home in an eastern Arizona mountain community. Michael Abatti, 63, made his first appearance Wednesday in Navajo County Superior Court after being extradited from El Centro, California, where he was arrested on an Arizona charge in the killing of Kerri Ann Abatti."
"She was found dead at a home in Pinetop, Arizona, where she moved after splitting with her husband. While prosecutors say Michael Abatti is being held in the Navajo County jail on a $5.5 million bond, Owen Roth, one of his attorneys, said his client is able to post bond. Investigators say Michael Abatti traveled from El Centro to Pinetop on Nov. 20, carried out the killing and returned to California early the next morning."
Michael Abatti, 63, pleaded not guilty to a murder charge after being extradited from El Centro, California, to Navajo County. He is accused in the shooting death of his estranged wife, Kerri Ann Abatti, who was found dead at her home in Pinetop, Arizona, where she moved after splitting with her husband. Prosecutors say Abatti is being held on a $5.5 million bond, though one attorney said he can post bond. Investigators say Abatti traveled from El Centro to Pinetop on Nov. 20, carried out the killing, and returned to California early the next morning. Kerri Abatti had filed for divorce, with proceedings pending in California.
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