CO - Parents charged with murder of 29 day old son, Aurora, 20 Sept 2017

Monday, August 14th:
*Arraignment Hearing (@ 1:30pm MT) – CO - 29 day old baby boy with three broken ribs, right humerus fractured in two places, left fractured femur, "Buckle" fractures of the right & left tibia (bone bends but are not fully broken), black eye, bruises to chin, cheek, elbow & inside of mouth and significant traumatic brain injury on Sept. 20, 2017 & died on Dec., 2023 in Aurora. *Taja Shannon () indicted & charged (May, 2023) with child abuse resulting in death & accessory to a crime.
Eddie Meyers & Taja Shannon, the boy's mother, were both indicted in May. Meyers is charged with first-degree murder & child abuse resulting in death. Shannon is charged with child abuse resulting in death & accessory to a crime. According to the indictment, Meyers brought the couple's 29-day-old son to main the entrance of Children's Hospital in Aurora on Sept. 20, 2017. When they arrived, according to the court documents, Meyers stood for several minutes in the vestibule outside the lobby holding the child, who was wrapped in a blanket. He was approached by an officer who asked what he was waiting for & Meyers responded that he was waiting for his girlfriend to park & come inside. Hospital staff examined the child & determined he had multiple injuries that were "non-accidental," the indictment says. They included: Three broken ribs, right humerus fractured in two places, left fractured femur, "Buckle" fractures of the right & left tibia (bone bends but are not fully broken), black eye, bruises to chin, cheek, elbow & inside of mouth and significant traumatic brain injury.
7/14/23 Update: Arraignment hearing on 8/14/23 @ 1:30pm.
*Eddie Meyers - Status conference hearing on 9/18/23.
 
Monday, Sept. 18th:
*Status Conference Hearing (@ 8:30am MT) – CO - 29 day old baby boy with three broken ribs, right humerus fractured in two places, left fractured femur, "Buckle" fractures of the right & left tibia (bone bends but are not fully broken), black eye, bruises to chin, cheek, elbow & inside of mouth & significant traumatic brain injury on Sept. 20, 2017 & died on Dec., 2023 in Aurora. *Eddie Meyers () indicted & charged (May, 2023) with 1st degree murder & child abuse resulting in death.
Case info from 9/20/17 reference post #11 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...of-29-day-old-son-aurora-20-sept-2017.684040/

7/14/23 Update: Next status conference hearing on 7/17/23 @ 1:30pm. 7/17/23 Update: Next status conference hearing on 9/18/23 @ 8:30am.
*Taja Shannon - "mom" has arraignment hearing on 9/25/23.
 
Date Len Appearance Name Hearing Type Case # Location Division
11/3/23
10:00 AM 1Hr IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Case Management Conference D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408

2/16/24
8:30 AM 1Hr IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Pre-Trial Readiness Conference D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408

2/27/24
8:30 AM 1D IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Jury Trial D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408
2/28/24
8:30 AM 1D IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Jury Trial D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408
2/29/24
8:30 AM 1D IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Jury Trial D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408
3/1/24
8:30 AM 1D IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Jury Trial D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408
3/5/24
8:30 AM 1D IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Jury Trial D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408
3/6/24
8:30 AM 1D IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Jury Trial D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408
3/7/24
8:30 AM 1D IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Jury Trial D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408
3/8/24
8:30 AM 1D IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Jury Trial D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408

link: Colorado Judicial Branch - Court Docket Search
 
Monday, Sept. 25th:
*Arraignment Hearing (@ 1:30pm MT) – CO - 29 day old baby boy with three broken ribs, right humerus fractured in two places, left fractured femur, "Buckle" fractures of the right & left tibia (bone bends but are not fully broken), black eye, bruises to chin, cheek, elbow & inside of mouth and significant traumatic brain injury on Sept. 20, 2017 & died on Dec., 2023 in Aurora. *Taja Shannon (?) indicted & charged (May, 2023) with child abuse resulting in death & accessory to a crime.
Case & Court info from 7/14/23 reference post #22 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...day-old-son-aurora-20-sept-2017.684040/page-2

7/14/23 Update: Arraignment hearing on 8/14/23 @ 1:30pm. 8/14/23 Update: arraignment hearing reset on 9/25/23 @ 1:30pm.
*Eddie Meyers – Case management conference hearing on 11/3/23, pretrial readiness hearing on 2/16/24 & trial set to begin on 2/27/24.
 
Monday, October 30th:
*Arraignment Hearing (@ 1:30pm MT) – CO - 29 day old baby boy with three broken ribs, right humerus fractured in two places, left fractured femur, "Buckle" fractures of the right & left tibia (bone bends but are not fully broken), black eye, bruises to chin, cheek, elbow & inside of mouth and significant traumatic brain injury on Sept. 20, 2017 & died on Dec., 2023 in Aurora. *Taja Shannon (?) indicted & charged (May, 2023) with child abuse resulting in death & accessory to a crime.
Case & Court info from 7/14/23 reference post #22 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...day-old-son-aurora-20-sept-2017.684040/page-2

7/14/23 Update: Arraignment hearing on 8/14/23 @ 1:30pm. 8/14/23 Update: arraignment hearing reset on 9/25/23 @ 1:30pm.
9/25/23 Update: Arraignment hearing was reset on 10/30/23 @ 1:30pm.
*Eddie Meyers – Case management conference hearing on 11/3/23, pretrial readiness hearing on 2/16/24 & trial set to begin on 2/27/24.
 
Friday, November 3rd:
*Case Management Conference Hearing (@ 10am MT) – CO - 29 day old baby boy with three broken ribs, right humerus fractured in two places, left fractured femur, "Buckle" fractures of the right & left tibia (bone bends but are not fully broken), black eye, bruises to chin, cheek, elbow & inside of mouth & significant traumatic brain injury on Sept. 20, 2017 & died on Dec., 2023 in Aurora. *Eddie Meyers () indicted & charged (May, 2023) with 1st degree murder & child abuse resulting in death.
Trial set to begin on 2/27/24 (thru 3/8/24).
Case info from 9/20/17 thru 7/14/23 reference post #24 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...day-old-son-aurora-20-sept-2017.684040/page-2

7/17/23 Update: Next status conference hearing on 9/18/23 @ 8:30am. 9/18/23 Update: Trial has been set to begin on 2/27/24 thru 3/8/24. Next case management conference hearing on 11/3/23 @ 10am & a pretrial readiness conference hearing on 2/16/24 @ 8:30am.
*Taja Shannon - "mom" has arraignment hearing on 10/30/23.
 
Looks like they moved up his trial date. It previously was going to start 2/27/24.

Date Len Appearance Name Hearing Type Case # Location Division
12/19/23
1:30 PM 1Hr IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Motions Hearing D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408

2/9/24
8:30 AM 1Hr IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Pre-Trial Readiness Conference D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408

2/16/24
8:30 AM 1D IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Jury Trial D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408
thru
3/8/24
8:30 AM 1Hr IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Jury Trial D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408

link: Colorado Judicial Branch - Court Docket Search
 
Monday, Dec. 18th:
*Arraignment Hearing (@ 1:30pm MT) – CO - 29 day old baby boy with three broken ribs, right humerus fractured in two places, left fractured femur, "Buckle" fractures of the right & left tibia (bone bends but are not fully broken), black eye, bruises to chin, cheek, elbow & inside of mouth and significant traumatic brain injury on Sept. 20, 2017 & died on Dec., 2023 in Aurora. *Taja Shannon (?) indicted & charged (May, 2023) with child abuse resulting in death & accessory to a crime.
Case & Court info from 7/14/23 to 8/14/23 reference post #28 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...day-old-son-aurora-20-sept-2017.684040/page-2

9/25/23 Update: Arraignment hearing was reset on 10/30/23 @ 1:30pm. 10/30/23 Update: Arraignment hearing was again reset on 12/18/23.
*Eddie Meyers - Motions hearing on 12/19/23, pretrial readiness hearing on 2/9/24 & trial set to begin on 2/16/24.
 
and reset again....

Date Len Appearance Name Hearing Type Case # Location Division
1/22/24
1:30 PM 1Hr SHANNON, TAJA Arraignment D32023CR1052 Arapahoe County Div. 408


and it looks like Meyers' motion hearing was also reset.

Date Len Appearance Name Hearing Type Case # Location Division
1/31/24
9:00 AM 1Hr IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Motions Hearing D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408

2/9/24
8:30 AM 1Hr IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Pre-Trial Readiness Conference D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408

2/16/24
8:30 AM 1D IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Jury Trial D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408
thru
3/8/24
8:30 AM 1Hr IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Jury Trial D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408

link: Colorado Judicial Branch - Court Docket Search
 
Monday, January 22nd:
*Arraignment Hearing (@ 1:30pm MT) – CO - 29 day old baby boy with three broken ribs, right humerus fractured in two places, left fractured femur, "Buckle" fractures of the right & left tibia (bone bends but are not fully broken), black eye, bruises to chin, cheek, elbow & inside of mouth and significant traumatic brain injury on Sept. 20, 2017 & died on Dec., 2023 in Aurora. *Taja Shannon (?) indicted & charged (May, 2023) with child abuse resulting in death & accessory to a crime.
Case & Court info from 7/14/23 to 9/25/23 reference post #32 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...day-old-son-aurora-20-sept-2017.684040/page-2

10/30/23 Update: Arraignment hearing was again reset on 12/18/23. 12/18/23 Update: Arraignment hearing was again reset on 1/22/24.
*Eddie Meyers – Motions hearing on 1/31/24, pretrial readiness hearing on 2/9/24 & trial set to begin on 2/16/24.
 
Hmmmm... she must have plead GUILTY - at her arraignment hearing yesterday. Good! And also NOT finding ANY articles on this case...

Date Len Appearance Name Hearing Type Case # Location Division
3/25/24
2:30 PM 1Hr SHANNON, TAJA Sentencing Hearing D32023CR1052 Arapahoe County Div. 4

link: Colorado Judicial Branch - Court Docket Search
 
Wednesday, January 31st:
*Motions Hearing (@ 9am MT) – CO - 29 day old baby boy with three broken ribs, right humerus fractured in two places, left fractured femur, "Buckle" fractures of the right & left tibia (bone bends but are not fully broken), black eye, bruises to chin, cheek, elbow & inside of mouth & significant traumatic brain injury on Sept. 20, 2017 & died on Dec., 2023 in Aurora. *Eddie Meyers () indicted & charged (May, 2023) with 1st degree murder & child abuse resulting in death.
Trial set to begin on 2/27/24 (thru 3/8/24).
Case info from 9/20/17 thru 7/17/23 reference post #30 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...day-old-son-aurora-20-sept-2017.684040/page-2

9/18/23 Update: Trial has been set to begin on 2/27/24 thru 3/8/24. Next case management conference hearing on 11/3/23 @ 10am & jury selection starts on on 2/16/24 @ 8:30am.
11/3/23 Update: Next motions hearing on 12/19/23 @ 1:30pm, pretrial readiness hearing on 2/9/24 @ 8:30am & trial now set to begin on 2/16/24 thru 3/8/24.
12/19/23 Update: Motions hearing was reset on 1/31/24 @ 9am.
*Taja Shannon - "mom" had arraignment hearing on 1/22/24 & plead guilty. Sentencing hearing on 3/25/24.
 
Looks like he got a trial continuance....

Date Len Appearance Name Hearing Type Case # Location Division
6/7/24
8:30 AM 1Hr IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Pre-Trial Readiness Conference D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408

6/14/24
8:30 AM 1Hr IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Jury Trial D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408
6/18/24
8:30 AM 1D IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Jury Trial D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408
6/20/24
8:30 AM 1D IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Jury Trial D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408
6/21/24
8:30 AM 1D IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Jury Trial D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408
6/25/24
8:30 AM 1D IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Jury Trial D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408
6/26/24
8:30 AM 1D IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Jury Trial D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408
6/27/24
8:30 AM 1D IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Jury Trial D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408
6/28/24
8:30 AM 1D IN PERSON MEYERS, EDDIE Jury Trial D32023CR1051 Arapahoe County Div. 408

link: Colorado Judicial Branch - Court Docket Search
 
Monday, March 25th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 2:30pm MT) – CO - 29 day old baby boy with three broken ribs, right humerus fractured in two places, left fractured femur, "Buckle" fractures of the right & left tibia (bone bends but are not fully broken), black eye, bruises to chin, cheek, elbow & inside of mouth and significant traumatic brain injury on Sept. 20, 2017 & died on Dec., 2023 in Aurora. *Taja Shannon (?) indicted & charged (May, 2023) & arraigned (1/22/24) with child abuse resulting in death & accessory to a crime. Plead GUILTY.
Case & Court info from 7/14/23 to 9/25/23 reference post #32 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...day-old-son-aurora-20-sept-2017.684040/page-2

10/30/23 Update: Arraignment hearing was again reset on 12/18/23. 12/18/23 Update: Arraignment hearing was again reset on 1/22/24.
1/22/24 Update: Shannon plead guilty to all charges. Sentencing hearing on 3/25/24 @ 2:30pm.
*Eddie Meyers – Pretrial readiness conference hearing on 6/7/24 & trial set to begin on 6/14/24.
 
Looks like her sentencing hearing was continued...

Date Len Appearance Name Hearing Type Case # Location Division
4/29/24
2:30 PM 1Hr IN PERSON SHANNON, TAJA Sentencing Hearing D32023CR1052 Arapahoe County Div. 408


link: Colorado Judicial Branch - Court Docket Search
 
Monday, April 29th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 2:30pm MT) – CO – 29 day old baby boy with three broken ribs, right humerus fractured in two places, left fractured femur, “Buckle” fractures of the right & left tibia (bone bends but are not fully broken), black eye, bruises to chin, cheek, elbow & inside of mouth and significant traumatic brain injury on Sept. 20, 2017 & died on Dec., 2023 in Aurora. *Taja Shannon (?) indicted & charged (May, 2023) & arraigned (1/22/24) with child abuse resulting in death & accessory to a crime. Plead GUILTY.
Case & Court info from 7/14/23 to 12/18/23 reference post #38 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/...rora-20-sept-2017.684040/page-2#post-18425127

1/22/24 Update: Shannon plead guilty to all charges. Sentencing hearing on 3/25/24 @ 2:30pm. 3/25/24 Update: Sentencing hearing was continued on 4/29/24 @ 2:30pm.
*Eddie Meyers – Pretrial readiness conference hearing on 6/7/24 & trial set to begin on 6/14/24.
 

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