Celestine John Stoot Jr.
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A convicted felon who fatally shot his girlfriend and then fled to Las Vegas with his and the victim’s 2-year-old son is now facing a state prison sentence of 50 years to life.A Murrieta jury on Thursday, April 27, convicted Celestine John Stoot Jr. 44, of Lake Elsinore of the July 2021 slaying of 43-year-old Natasha Denise Barlow of San Jacinto.After deliberating less than a day, jurors found Stoot guilty of first-degree murder, child cruelty, being a convicted felon in possession of a loaded firearm and sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations.The verdicts were returned to Riverside County Superior Court Judge Timothy Freer Thursday afternoon, April 27. He scheduled the defendant’s sentencing for June 2 at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta.Sto
