"Once bail is posted, Abatti will be allowed to return to El Centro - where he lives and where he can receive ongoing medical treatments, according to his attorneys, Owen Roth and Danielle Iredale. He is required to surrender his passport, and will be allowed limited travel to Arizona and Wyoming, where the Abattis own property. Kerri Abatti was shot in her home in the Arizona town of Pinetop-Lakeside at around 9 p.m. on Nov. 20, authorities say."
"An autopsy report shows she was shot once in the head. The shot came from outside her house and went through a window. Her nephew found her after hearing a loud bang, and called 911, according to autopsy reports. She died while being taken to a hospital in Show Low, which is roughly 10 miles from Pinetop-Lakeside. According to the couple's divorce filings, the Abattis had been embroiled in a bitter feud about the amount of financial spousal support Kerri Abatti was owed following the separation."
Michael Abatti, 63, was extradited to Arizona and pleaded not guilty to a first-degree murder charge. Bail was set at $5.5 million. Once bail is posted, Abatti may return to El Centro for ongoing medical treatments, must surrender his passport, and will have limited travel to Arizona and Wyoming. Kerri Abatti was shot once in the head through a window from outside her Pinetop-Lakeside home around 9 p.m. on Nov. 20 and died while being taken to a Show Low hospital. The couple had been in a bitter divorce dispute over spousal support after 31 years of marriage. The Abattis owned a 7,000 sq. ft. home on 14 acres and had three adult children living in California and Nevada.
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