Arizona girl, 2, left in car by father on 109-degree day and is found dead #2

[steeltowngirl]

Okay, I missed that about him driving nearly nearly 140 MPH and having a kid in the car and drinking!!! And, someone mentioned him stealing beer?!!! So, he's a sociopath, imo. Rules don't apply to him and he has no consideration for anyone else. A dangerous man who hit the lottery when he found a woman who is actually an MD (*shudder*) to support his worthless deadbeat waste of skin *advertiser censored**.

I missed it too. His wife KNEW he had a problem and let him drive with their children in the car.

The documents also show more text conversations between Erika and Chris. On March 11 in one message Erika writes:

“You haven’t shown you can stop putting the girls in danger or treating me badly. Even yesterday you drove home drunk with two minors. You drink to excess every time. I have been asking for three years for you to cut back but it's actually gotten worse.”

On March 21st she wrote: “Why were you going 138 with our baby in the car with alcohol in your system?

Chris responded: “You hate me. She was sleeping it’s fine.”

New information released on death of two-year-old Marana girl left in hot car

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — New information on the death of a two-year-old Marana girl left in a hot car.

www.kvoa.com

 

[MsMarple]

Noticeably absent in court was Scholtes’ wife, Erika, who previously appeared and urged the judge to free her husband.

Marana man charged with first degree murder, child abuse, appears in court

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — The Marana man charged with first-degree murder and child abuse after his two-year-old daughter died inside a hot car appeared in court.

www.kvoa.com

I had wondered if ES showed up for the latest hearing since the video after only showed Christopher and his attorneys.

It doesn’t necessarily mean she’s bailing on him but at the same time she wasn’t there to fight for his release in case the judge ruled to hold him.

She may have her hands full keeping her husband alcohol free until his next hearing. I sure hope she’s taken away his car keys too but I won’t count on it.
MOO

 

[aimeea]

Totally random thought but maybe she was just being hyperbolic when she said 138 and he wasn't actually going that fast?

 

[al66pine]

Totally random thought but maybe she was just being hyperbolic when she said 138 and he wasn't actually going that fast?

@aimeea Yes, agreeing w you. That's a possibility, maybe CS said that just to aggravate here as I said several posts back (now # 60).

 

[al66pine]

dbm

 

[al66pine]

ES Absent from Hearing?

Noticeably absent in court was Scholtes’ wife, Erika, who previously appeared and urged the judge to free her husband.

Marana man charged with first degree murder, child abuse, appears in court

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — The Marana man charged with first-degree murder and child abuse after his two-year-old daughter died inside a hot car appeared in court.

www.kvoa.com

I had wondered if ES showed up for the latest hearing since the video after only showed Christopher and his attorneys.
It doesn’t necessarily mean she’s bailing on him but at the same time she wasn’t there to fight for his release in case the judge ruled to hold him.

She may have her hands full keeping her husband alcohol free until his next hearing. I sure hope she’s taken away his car keys too but I won’t count on it.
MOO

@MsMarple Interesting point. Yes, ES spoke at hearing on lesser charges.

If she had attended this hearing, I wonder if she would have been permitted to address the court. Seems the gist her argument would have been similiar to her prior stmt.

W. M-1 allegations about shoplifting beer, plus previous ones about car-as-parenting-restraining device & its frequency, etc., IDK how ES (or anyone) could keep a straight face while repeating the Pillar of the Community line.

And btwn the hearings, MSM & soc media highlighted CS' history w child custody & support issues w his dau from earlier relationship, which certainly was NOT his FINEST HOUR.
Sadly, it appears all that daughter-centric wrangling was Not his WORST HOUR.
imo

 

[drama_farmer]

I missed it too. His wife KNEW he had a problem and let him drive with their children in the car.

The documents also show more
Snipped
Chris responded: “You hate me. She was sleeping it’s fine.”

New information released on death of two-year-old Marana girl left in hot car

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — New information on the death of a two-year-old Marana girl left in a hot car.

www.kvoa.com

"she was sleeping it’s fine" sounds like an answer he would give to excuse leaving a baby in his car, as well. Maybe that was a standard response from him.

 

[tlcya]

"she was sleeping it’s fine" sounds like an answer he would give to excuse leaving a baby in his car, as well. Maybe that was a standard response from him.

makes me wonder if this SAHD used Benadryl or melatonin to assist his kids in feeling "nappish" more often.

 

[Toniab329]

makes me wonder if this SAHD used Benadryl or melatonin to assist his kids in feeling "nappish" more often.

Or maybe he was lying about her being asleep during the speeding while drunk incident, and when he left her in the car the day she died. Either is possible.

 

[LifeIsAMystery]

Story picked up by The Telegraph in UK

MSN

 

[Anicole]

Am I the only one that didn't see ANY tears during that shameful flopping-down-on-the-floor production? That awful, high-pitched whine/cry, but no tears.

Also, his casual demeanor at the table, speaking with the officer. Kicked back in the chair, just talking like they're discussing last night's game. Medics are literally working on his child in the next room and he's not even bothered.

As a mother, the medics would have to give me an elbow in the jaw to get me out of the way - especially if I were a physician or a SAHD. Either way.

Their weird texts ... I feel like, with her giving specific details and timelines, they're working on a defense to have him set up as "not responsible" since he drinks; they will likely bring in the gaming as an addiction; his reckless speeding behavior along with stealing beer.

A few years back, we had a county judge (family court judge, to boot) leave his toddler in the car for several hours and the toddler died. He'd been playing golf and wasn't used to having to pick the kid up so didn't think about it when he got home and grabbed his clubs. Guess what happened to him? He was back on the bench after a short time off to grieve. To judge other families for their mistakes/poor judgment.

 

[Rikissa]

I wonder if there is a history of multi-generational alcohol dependency (and perhaps other drugs too) in both parents families? The wife might be an enabler, if she's grown up in a family with an alcoholic parent, she may just do the same as she's familiar with from her childhood.

Signs You’re Enabling a Loved One’s Addiction

What does it mean to “enable” someone’s addiction, and are you doing it? Learn the signs and how to stop it, for your loved one’s good.

www.webmd.com

 

[ifindedout]

ES Text re CS & 138? Screen Shot?

@renah I cannot imagine driving 138 MpH (on 'regular' st in nin-race car) either and got into discussion about whether ES' 138 text may might have referred to KMpH. Or maybe CS told her he "drove 138" just to aggravate her.

Re existence of 138 as highway or route number, ie Route 138?

Doing quick searches on a few maps online ---
- I did NOT find Rte 138 or Hwy 138;
- I found some numbered streets (e. g., N. Sixth Ave) but none going out as far as 138 would likely be.

Tho trying w a couple diff. maps, I could have overlooked it.
Maybe someone else is familiar w metro Tucson streets IRL?

I looked for exact wording from screen shot of text or in LE report. No luck
Anyone?

AZ does not have a state route numbered 138, nor does it have a numbered county highway system like some states do.

List of state routes in Arizona - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Addresses in Marana do go up to 13800, however.

Marana Veterinary Clinic · 13800 N Luckett Rd, Marana, AZ 85653

âââââ · Veterinarian

www.google.com

Be that as it may, I would go with speed (138 mph, BTW 138 km/h = 86 mph).

 

[Arkay]

IDK how ES (or anyone) could keep a straight face while repeating the Pillar of the Community line.

Maybe he’s actually a Pillar of the Community but not the one she’s implying.

Pillar of Murderous Dads Community?
Pillar of Men Who Neglect Their Children Community? Pillar of Reckless Men Community?

 

[MsMarple]

Am I the only one that didn't see ANY tears during that shameful flopping-down-on-the-floor production? That awful, high-pitched whine/cry, but no tears.

Also, his casual demeanor at the table, speaking with the officer. Kicked back in the chair, just talking like they're discussing last night's game. Medics are literally working on his child in the next room and he's not even bothered.

As a mother, the medics would have to give me an elbow in the jaw to get me out of the way - especially if I were a physician or a SAHD. Either way.

Their weird texts ... I feel like, with her giving specific details and timelines, they're working on a defense to have him set up as "not responsible" since he drinks; they will likely bring in the gaming as an addiction; his reckless speeding behavior along with stealing beer.

A few years back, we had a county judge (family court judge, to boot) leave his toddler in the car for several hours and the toddler died. He'd been playing golf and wasn't used to having to pick the kid up so didn't think about it when he got home and grabbed his clubs. Guess what happened to him? He was back on the bench after a short time off to grieve. To judge other families for their mistakes/poor judgment.

This is such an unusual case! We have a father who intentionally and habitually left his children in the car while he treated himself to a break and maybe a couple cold ones.

However, when mother arrived home the reports indicate that for a short period the parents searched the house for Parker before running out to the car. Dad lied to police when he claimed he had checked on her but he also seems to be claiming he forgot she was still in the car.

IMO his wife must believe he honestly forgot about Parker based on her anger at police when they came to arrest Christopher.

But it was the Grand Jury who indicted him for first degree murder, which IMO signals how this community feels about his behavior.

If he doesn’t cop a plea deal it’ll be interesting to see what defense his lawyers plan to present.
MOO

 

[tlcya]

Yeah I found CS statements to LE the day of Parker's death confusing. first lied about length of time left in car, fudging by about an hour. Then appears to suggest that he went out to "check on her" at some point that afternoon and reports the car was "still running" and that Parker was "still sleeping"

so he didn't just go in, put food away jump on his game and distracted. He went out at least one time to check on her per his own statements.

But I'm pretty sure I read that the neighbor's video footage shows him enter the house, leaving P in the car, and is not seen again exiting the residence until ES comes home.

ETA link
Police said the security camera footage never showed Scholtes return to the vehicle after arriving home just before 1 p.m. and when his daughter was found unresponsive.
Arrest records show Marana dad habitually left children in vehicle before toddler died

 

[MsMarple]

Yeah I found CS statements to LE the day of Parker's death confusing. first lied about length of time left in car, fudging by about an hour. Then appears to suggest that he went out to "check on her" at some point that afternoon and reports the car was "still running" and that Parker was "still sleeping"

so he didn't just go in, put food away jump on his game and distracted. He went out at least one time to check on her per his own statements.

But I'm pretty sure I read that the neighbor's video footage shows him enter the house, leaving P in the car, and is not seen again exiting the residence until ES comes home.

Yep, you’re correct. Video recovered shows him arriving home at 12:53, not around 2:30 or 2:45.

He said he checked on her but video verified that no one went near the car until the parents ran out to find Parker after 4 pm.

I wonder if he was unaware that his driveway could be seen on neighborhood cameras. It seems like he was willing to lie through his teeth in order to get away with killing his daughter.

I find it disgusting and disturbing that his immediate response was to concoct a big fat lie - while emts were in his house desperately trying to save his child!
MOO

Arizona dad of 2-year-old who died in hot car was distracted by video game, often left kids in car

Christopher Scholtes’ two other children said he “left all three children alone in vehicle regularly” and “got distracted by playing his game” when their sister was in the car.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[daybreaking]

Totally random thought but maybe she was just being hyperbolic when she said 138 and he wasn't actually going that fast?

The specific number makes me think that she was referring to something that she saw from an alert on the car or other car tracker.

Early in the first thread, it's discussed that this is probably a Tesla model Y, so it'd go up to 155 mph.

 

[LifeIsAMystery]

Has anyone seen any timelines linking the bodycam footage to the texts the day Parker was killed? Curious @ timing of the Sorry and We lost ones. I had thought they were in different places and ES left very quickly with Parker and EMTs but bodycam seemed to show them in same place for a bit. I wonder how much the texts were to "create a record" perhaps. Also struck by him throwing her under the bus SO QUICKLY to LE, true or another lie. Talk @ biting the hand that feeds you AND buys you a new PS!

 

[LifeIsAMystery]

The specific number makes me think that she was referring to something that she saw from an alert on the car or other car tracker.

Early in the first thread, it's discussed that this is probably a Tesla model Y, so it'd go up to 155 mph.

I thought he typically drove the SUV? Although he could have been driving his wife's usual car with Parker.