GUILTY CA - Anthony Avalos, 10, possibly died after abuse by mother, Lancaster, 20 June 2018 *arrests*

[Dawookie]

I can't access an article on line from May 8, 2021 - where the DA will no longer seek the death penalty for these two &#@)@$*&^%

Sadly it's not just this case, it's any case involving a murder

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, Sept. 28th:
*Pretrial Conference Hearing (@ 8:30am PT) – CA – Anthony Avalos (10) (June 20, 2018, Lancaster; died 6/21/18) – For *Heather Maxine Barron (29/now 32) (“mom”) arrested & charged (6/29/18), arraigned (7/2/18), indicted (10/31/18) & recharged & indicted (2/27/19) with 1st degree capital murder, torture (special circumstance allegation of murder involving the infliction of torture) & 2 counts of child endangerment resulting in death. Plead not guilty. Held on $2M bond. DA will not seek DP. Possible sentence 22 yrs to life.
Court information from 8/6/18 thru 1/26/21 reference post #113 here:
CA - Anthony Avalos, 10, possibly died after abuse by mother, Lancaster, 20 June 2018 *arrest*
4/12/21 Update: Hearing was rescheduled to 5/6/21. 5/6/21 Update: Pretrial conference/trial setting hearing was rescheduled to 7/20/21. 5/8/21 Update: The DA will no longer seek the DP.
7/20/21 Update: Next pretrial conference on 9/28/21.
ALSO:
*Pretrial Conference Hearing (@ 8:30am PT) – CA – Anthony Avalos (10) (June 20, 2018, Lancaster; died June 21, 2018) – for *Kareem Ernesto Leiva (32/now 35) (BF) arrested (6/27/18), charged (6/29/18), arraigned (7/2/18), indicted (10/31/18) & recharged & indicted (2/27/19) with 1st degree capital murder, torture (special circumstance allegation of murder involving the infliction of torture) & 2 counts of child endangerment resulting in death. Plead not guilty. Held on $2M bond. DA will not seek DP. Maximum sentence 32 yrs to life.
Trial was set to begin on 9/1/20-continued no date-only Leiva
Court information from 8/6/18 thru 1/26/21 reference post #113 here:
CA - Anthony Avalos, 10, possibly died after abuse by mother, Lancaster, 20 June 2018 *arrest*
4/12/21 Update: Hearing was rescheduled to 5/6/21. 5/6/21 Update: Pretrial conference/trial setting hearing was rescheduled to 7/20/21. 5/8/21 Update: The DA will no longer seek the DP.
7/20/21 Update: Next pretrial conference on 9/28/21.

 

[Niner]

for both:

Upcoming Scheduled Events

Date Time Location Dept/Room Number
December 9, 2021 08:30 AM Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center 109 PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

link: Criminal Case Summary - Online Services - LA Court

 

[Niner]

Thursday, December 9th:
*Pretrial Conference Hearing (@ 8:30am PT) – CA – Anthony Avalos (10) (June 20, 2018, Lancaster; died 6/21/18) – For *Heather Maxine Barron (29/now 32) (“mom”) arrested & charged (6/29/18), arraigned (7/2/18), indicted (10/31/18) & recharged & indicted (2/27/19) with 1st degree capital murder, torture (special circumstance allegation of murder involving the infliction of torture) & 2 counts of child endangerment resulting in death. Plead not guilty. Held on $2M bond. DA will not seek DP. Possible sentence 22 yrs to life.
Court information from 8/6/18 thru 1/26/21 reference post #113 here:
CA - Anthony Avalos, 10, possibly died after abuse by mother, Lancaster, 20 June 2018 *arrest*
4/12/21 Update: Hearing was rescheduled to 5/6/21. 5/6/21 Update: Pretrial conference/trial setting hearing was rescheduled to 7/20/21. 5/8/21 Update: The DA will no longer seek the DP.
7/20/21 Update: Next pretrial conference on 9/28/21. 9/28/21 Update: Next pretrial conference hearing on 12/9/21.

ALSO:
*Pretrial Conference Hearing (@ 8:30am PT) – CA – Anthony Avalos (10) (June 20, 2018, Lancaster; died June 21, 2018) – for *Kareem Ernesto Leiva (32/now 35) (BF) arrested (6/27/18), charged (6/29/18), arraigned (7/2/18), indicted (10/31/18) & recharged & indicted (2/27/19) with 1st degree capital murder, torture (special circumstance allegation of murder involving the infliction of torture) & 2 counts of child endangerment resulting in death. Plead not guilty. Held on $2M bond. DA will not seek DP. Maximum sentence 32 yrs to life.
Trial was set to begin on 9/1/20-continued no date-only Leiva.
Court information from 8/6/18 thru 1/26/21 reference post #113 here:
CA - Anthony Avalos, 10, possibly died after abuse by mother, Lancaster, 20 June 2018 *arrest*
4/12/21 Update: Hearing was rescheduled to 5/6/21. 5/6/21 Update: Pretrial conference/trial setting hearing was rescheduled to 7/20/21. 5/8/21 Update: The DA will no longer seek the DP.
7/20/21 Update: Next pretrial conference on 9/28/21. 9/28/21 Update: Next pretrial conference hearing on 12/9/21.

 

[Niner]

for both:

Upcoming Scheduled Events

Date Time Location Dept/Room Number
February 9, 2022 08:30 AM Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center 108 PRETRIAL CONFERENCE


link: Criminal Case Summary - Online Services - LA Court

 

[veritasseeker]

Hi everyone. Thanks for sharing all the information. Out of curiosity, has anyone managed to get copies of the transcripts from the Grand Jury indictment?

 

[Niner]

I shall be on Holiday in Sweden helping my sister celebrate her birthday. Will be gone from Feb. 9th thru Feb. 23rd -

so I am posting this now - just in case I do not have access to the internet or just having too much fun to post!

Wednesday, February 9th:
*Pretrial Conference Hearing (@ 8:30am PT) – CA – Anthony Avalos (10) (June 20, 2018, Lancaster; died 6/21/18) – For *Heather Maxine Barron (29/now 32) (“mom”) arrested & charged (6/29/18), arraigned (7/2/18), indicted (10/31/18) & recharged & indicted (2/27/19) with 1st degree capital murder, torture (special circumstance allegation of murder involving the infliction of torture) & 2 counts of child endangerment resulting in death. Plead not guilty. Held on $2M bond. DA will not seek DP. Possible sentence 22 yrs to life.
Court information from 8/6/18 thru 7/20/21 reference post #125 here:
CA - Anthony Avalos, 10, possibly died after abuse by mother, Lancaster, 20 June 2018 *arrest*
9/28/21 Update: Next pretrial conference hearing on 12/9/21. 12/9/21 Update: Next pretrial conference hearing on 2/9/22.

ALSO:
*Pretrial Conference Hearing (@ 8:30am PT) – CA – Anthony Avalos (10) (June 20, 2018, Lancaster; died June 21, 2018) – for *Kareem Ernesto Leiva (32/now 35) (BF) arrested (6/27/18), charged (6/29/18), arraigned (7/2/18), indicted (10/31/18) & recharged & indicted (2/27/19) with 1st degree capital murder, torture (special circumstance allegation of murder involving the infliction of torture) & 2 counts of child endangerment resulting in death. Plead not guilty. Held on $2M bond. DA will not seek DP. Maximum sentence 32 yrs to life.
Trial was set to begin on 9/1/20-continued no date-only Leiva.
Court information from 8/6/18 thru 7/20/21 reference post #125 here:
CA - Anthony Avalos, 10, possibly died after abuse by mother, Lancaster, 20 June 2018 *arrest*
9/28/21 Update: Next pretrial conference hearing on 12/9/21. 12/9/21 Update: Next pretrial conference hearing on 2/9/22.

 

[Allabouttrial]

so I am posting this now - just in case I do not have access to the internet or just having too much fun to post!

I hope it's the latter and you're having too much fun. Enjoy and have a great time .

 

[Niner]

I hope it's the latter and you're having too much fun. Enjoy and have a great time .

Thanks I definitely will!

 

[Niner]

for both:

Upcoming Scheduled Events

Date Time Location Dept/Room Number
August 2, 2022 08:30 AM Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center 108 PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

September 26, 2022 08:30 AM Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center 108 PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

link: Criminal Case Summary - Online Services - LA Court

 

[mothwings]

I was wondering a couple things about this case. (1) <modsnip>post arrest photos? (2) If she went to great lengths to abuse him, why call 911 when he eventually dies of it?

 

[Allabouttrial]

I was wondering a couple things about this case. (1) <modsnip>post arrest photos? (2) If she went to great lengths to abuse him, why call 911 when he eventually dies of it?

Happens all the time in these cases. They call 911 when the child is close to or has just died.

My theory is - intent. It's harder to prove it was intentional if they sought help by calling 911. Sometimes it works, others not so much.

 

[CastlesBurning]

Mother Of Anthony Avalos And Her Boyfriend Will Soon Face Trial For Boy’s Murder, Torture | Oxygen Official Site

September trial date planned in Avalos death

PALMDALE — The case against Heather Maxine Barron, 32, and Kareem Ernesto Leiva, 36, on charges that they allegedly murdered and tortured Barron’s son, Anthony Avalos, 10, and abused two other children in the household, will officially start, on Sept. 26, in Department 108 in downtown Los Angeles.

Barron and Leiva will be tried together but with two juries. A grand jury indicted Barron and Leiva, in October 2018, on charges that they murdered the boy and abused two other children in the household.

Prosecutors announced, in August 2019, their intent to seek the death penalty in the case under former Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey. However, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, under then-new DA George Gascón, dropped its bid for the death penalty, in May 2021.

Barron, and Leiva now face a maximum of life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted as charged of murder and torture, along with the special-circumstance allegation of murder involving the infliction of torture, for Anthony Avalos’ June 2018 death.

In court papers, prosecutors alleged that Anthony was severely tortured during the last five or six days of his life by Barron and Leiva, who “abused, beat, assaulted and tortured” him.

The alleged abuse included whipping the boy with a belt and a looped cord, pouring hot sauce on his face and mouth, holding him by his feet and dropping him on his head repeatedly, according to the court papers.

Deputies and paramedics responded to a 911 call from Barron about 12:15 p.m., June 20, and found her son unresponsive inside his family’s apartment.

Authorities said they were told that the child had suffered injuries from a fall, but investigators quickly classified the death as “suspicious.”

The boy died early the next morning, authorities said.

 

[Niner]

Per article above is quite wrong on this!

will officially start, on Sept. 26, in Department 108 in downtown Los Angeles.

per court site:

Upcoming Scheduled Events

Date Time Location Dept/Room Number
August 2, 2022 08:30 AM Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center 108 PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

September 26, 2022 08:30 AM Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center 108 PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

link: Criminal Case Summary - Online Services - LA Court

9/26 is still a pretrial hearing.

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, August 2nd:
*Pretrial Conference Hearing for both (@ 8:30am PT) – CA – Anthony Avalos (10) (June 20, 2018, Lancaster; died 6/21/18) – *Heather Maxine Barron (29/now 33) (“mom”) arrested & charged (6/29/18), arraigned (7/2/18), indicted (10/31/18) & recharged & indicted (2/27/19) with 1st degree capital murder, torture (special circumstance allegation of murder involving the infliction of torture) & 2 counts of child endangerment resulting in death. Plead not guilty. Held on $2M bond. DA will not seek DP. Possible sentence 22 yrs to life.
CA – Anthony Avalos (10) (June 20, 2018, Lancaster; died June 21, 2018) – *Kareem Ernesto Leiva (32/now 36) (BF) arrested (6/27/18), charged (6/29/18), arraigned (7/2/18), indicted (10/31/18) & recharged & indicted (2/27/19) with 1st degree capital murder, torture (special circumstance allegation of murder involving the infliction of torture) & 2 counts of child endangerment resulting in death. Plead not guilty. Held on $2M bond. DA will not seek DP. Maximum sentence 32 yrs to life.
Trial was set to begin on 9/1/20-continued with no further dates. Will be tried together, but will have 2 separate juries.
Court information from 8/6/18 thru 7/20/21 reference post #125 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...r-lancaster-20-june-2018-arrest.378137/page-7
9/28/21 Update: Next pretrial conference hearing on 12/9/21. 12/9/21 Update: Next pretrial conference hearing on 2/9/22. 2/9/22 Update: Next pretrial conference hearing on 8/2/22 & 9/26/22.

 

[Niner]

Barron & Leiva:

Upcoming Scheduled Events

Date Time Location Dept/Room Number
September 26, 2022 08:30 AM Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center 108 PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

link: Criminal Case Summary - Online Services - LA Court

 

[Niner]

Monday, September 26th:
*Pretrial Conference Hearing for both (@ 8:30am PT) – CA – Anthony Avalos (10) (June 20, 2018, Lancaster; died 6/21/18) – *Heather Maxine Barron (29/now 33) (“mom”) arrested & charged (6/29/18), arraigned (7/2/18), indicted (10/31/18) & recharged & indicted (2/27/19) with 1st degree capital murder, torture (special circumstance allegation of murder involving the infliction of torture) & 2 counts of child endangerment resulting in death. Plead not guilty. Held on $2M bond. DA will not seek DP. Possible sentence 22 yrs to life.
CA – Anthony Avalos (10) (June 20, 2018, Lancaster; died June 21, 2018) – *Kareem Ernesto Leiva (32/now 36) (BF) arrested (6/27/18), charged (6/29/18), arraigned (7/2/18), indicted (10/31/18) & recharged & indicted (2/27/19) with 1st degree capital murder, torture (special circumstance allegation of murder involving the infliction of torture) & 2 counts of child endangerment resulting in death. Plead not guilty. Held on $2M bond. DA will not seek DP. Maximum sentence 32 yrs to life.
Trial was set to begin on 9/1/20-continued with no further dates. Will be tried together, but will have 2 separate juries.
Court information for Leiva from 8/6/18 thru 12/9/21 reference post #136 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...r-lancaster-20-june-2018-arrest.378137/page-7
2/9/22 Update: Next pretrial conference hearing on 8/2/22 & 9/26/22. 8/2/22 Update: Next pretrial conference hearing on 9/26/22.

 

[Niner]

for both - finally have another trial date.

Upcoming Scheduled Events

Date Time Location Dept/Room Number
October 25, 2022 08:30 AM Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center 108 PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

December 5, 2022 08:30 AM Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center 108 JURY TRIAL

link: Criminal Case Summary - Online Services - LA Court

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, October 25th:
*Pretrial Conference Hearing for both (@ 8:30am PT) – CA – Anthony Avalos (10) (June 20, 2018, Lancaster; died 6/21/18) – *Heather Maxine Barron (29/now 33) (“mom”) arrested & charged (6/29/18), arraigned (7/2/18), indicted (10/31/18) & recharged & indicted (2/27/19) with 1st degree capital murder, torture (special circumstance allegation of murder involving the infliction of torture) & 2 counts of child endangerment resulting in death. Plead not guilty. Held on $2M bond. DA will not seek DP. Possible sentence 22 yrs to life.
CA – Anthony Avalos (10) (June 20, 2018, Lancaster; died June 21, 2018) – *Kareem Ernesto Leiva (32/now 36) (BF) arrested (6/27/18), charged (6/29/18), arraigned (7/2/18), indicted (10/31/18) & recharged & indicted (2/27/19) with 1st degree capital murder, torture (special circumstance allegation of murder involving the infliction of torture) & 2 counts of child endangerment resulting in death. Plead not guilty. Held on $2M bond. DA will not seek DP. Maximum sentence 32 yrs to life.
Trial was set to begin on 9/1/20 continued on 12/5/22. Will be tried together, but will have 2 separate juries.
Court information from 8/6/18 thru 12/9/21 reference post #136 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...r-lancaster-20-june-2018-arrest.378137/page-7
2/9/22 Update: Next pretrial conference hearing on 8/2/22 & 9/26/22. 8/2/22 Update: Next pretrial conference hearing on 9/26/22.
9/26/22 Update: Next pretrial conference hearing on 10/25/22 & trial is now set to begin on 12/5/22.

 

[Niner]

Leiva & Barron

Upcoming Scheduled Events

Date Time Location Dept/Room Number
December 5, 2022 08:30 AM Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center 108 JURY TRIAL


link: Criminal Case Summary - Online Services - LA Court


I shall keep my eye out to see if there aren't some hearings before trial.