A VALENCIA COUNTY MURDER SUSPECT IS ARRESTED AND CONFESSES TO REPORTERS THAT THE DEATH OF HIS 18 YEAR OLD GIRLFRIEND WAS AN ACCIDENT. 19 YEAR OLD JOSEPH RAY BIBIANO IS BELIEVED TO HAVE KILLED HIS GIRLFRIEND, DESIREE NICOLE SCHIFFLI, ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE SYCAMORE VILLAGE APARTMENTS IN LOS LUNAS.
THE VALENCIA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS SCHIFFLI HAD BEEN SHOT ONCE IN THE HEAD. BIBIANO TOLD REPORTERS HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS HITTING HIM AND HE HAD A GUN IN HIS HAND.
BIBIANO S CHARGED WITH AN OPEN COUNT OF MURDER AND IS BEING HELD ON A MILLION DOLLAR CASH BOND. POLICE SAY THEY'D BEEN CALLED TO HIS HOME SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST, BUT HAD NEVER FILED CHARGES AGAINST HIM.
