GUILTY CA - Roman Anthony Lopez, 11, found deceased, poisoned , Placerville, 11 Jan 2020 *arrests* #2

[PommyMommy]

Missing 11-Year-Old Boy Is Found Dead in NorCal

[...]

Roman Anthony Lopez was last seen Saturday morning at his home in Placerville.

“After an extensive search of the area, involving multiple agencies, Roman was found deceased,” the Placerville Police Department said.

The boy’s death is being investigated as suspicious, according to the department.

Authorities say officers found him after conducting a search of a neighborhood in the community 44 miles east of Sacramento.

[...]

Thread #1

 

[Niner]

Friday, July 8th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ am PT) - CA – Roman Anthony Lopez (11) (last seen Saturday morning Jan. 11, 2020, found later in evening dead in a storage bin in the basement, Placerville) – death is being investigated as suspicious. *Lindsay Marie Piper (38/now 40) “stepmother” arrested (2/3/21), charged (2/4/21) & arraigned (2/9/21) with 1 count of willful cruelty to child possible injury/death & causing cruel & extreme pain for revenge & extortion of sadistic purpose, 1 count of torture & 1 count of willful poisoning/etc. food/etc. Plead not guilty. $1.3M bond. Additional charge (10/29/21) & arraigned (11/19/21) of murder. Plead not guilty.
Changed plea (5/16/22) to no contest for 2nd degree murder. Sentencing on 7/8/22.
Piper willfully & unlawfully mingled a poison & harmful substance with food, drink, medicine & pharmaceutical product & placed a poison & harmful substance in a spring, well, reservoir & public water supply.
Info on crime, where children are & court info from 2/4/21 to 2/28/22 reference post #953 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...lacerville-11-jan-2020-arrests.496688/page-48
5/16/22 Update: Lindsey Piper changed her plea from not guilty to no contest to 2nd degree murder. Lindsay is scheduled to be sentenced 7/8/22 & faces 15 years to life in prison. Her not guilty plea to child abuse & torture charges remains.
*Jordon Thomas Piper (35/now 36) “father” – Pre-preliminary hearing on 6/24/22. No update 7/7/22.

 

[Seattle1]

U.S. District Court
Eastern District of California - Live System (Sacramento)
CRIMINAL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 2:22-mj-00097-CKD-1​

Case title: USA v. Piper

Date Filed: 06/21/2022

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Assigned to: Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney

Defendant (1) Jordan T. Piper Complaints SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A CHILD Date Filed # Docket Text 06/21/2022 1​ COMPLAINT as to Jordan T. Piper (1). (Coll, A) (Entered: 06/21/2022) 06/21/2022 2​ AO257 (Sealed) as to Jordan T. Piper. (Coll, A) (Entered: 06/21/2022) 06/21/2022 5​ WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS AD PROSEQUENDUM ISSUED as to Jordan T. Piper for 6/23/2022. (Coll, A) (Entered: 06/21/2022) 06/23/2022 6​ MINUTES (Text Only) for INITIAL APPEARANCE held in person before Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney as to Jordan Piper on 6/23/2022: CJA Counsel, Tasha Chalfant APPOINTED to represent the defendant. This appointment is nunc pro tunc to 5/16/2022. The defendant waived a formal reading, and the Court advised the defendant of his rights and the pending charges/penalties. Govn't moved for detention; Defense submits. Defendant ordered DETAINED. Preliminary Examination set for 7/7/2022 at 02:00 PM in Courtroom 27 (DB) before Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes. The court instructed government counsel under Rule 5(f) to comply with its disclosure obligations under Brady v. Maryland. Defense counsel raised issue of Defendant not receiving his medication. Court instructed the USM to look into the matter with the Sac County Jail. Government Counsel: Roger Yang present. Defense Counsel: Tasha Chalfant present. Custody Status: In Custody. Court Reporter/CD Number: ECRO. (Streeter, J) Modified on 6/23/2022 (Streeter, J). Modified on 6/24/2022 (Streeter, J). (Entered: 06/23/2022) 06/23/2022 7​ DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS ACT ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 06/23/2022. (Streeter, J) (Entered: 06/23/2022) 06/23/2022 8​ SHACKLING MINUTE ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 06/23/2022: Pursuant to Local Rule 401, the Court hereby determined that the appropriate restraint level for Jordan T. Piper is No Restraint (USM # None provided). (Streeter, J) (Entered: 06/23/2022) 06/23/2022 9​ DETENTION ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 6/23/2022 as to Jordan T. Piper. (Mena-Sanchez, L) (Entered: 06/24/2022) 06/28/2022 10​ STIPULATION and PROPOSED ORDER for Continuance of Preliminary Hearing to 09/07/22. (Chalfant, Tasha) (Entered: 06/28/2022) 06/28/2022 12​ ARREST WARRANT RETURNED Executed on 06/22/2022 as to Jordan T. Piper. (Rodriguez, E) (Entered: 06/29/2022) 06/29/2022 11​ STIPULATION and ORDER as to Jordan T. Piper signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 6/29/22 ORDERING that Preliminary Examination RESET for 9/7/2022 at 02:00 PM in Courtroom 26 (AC) before Magistrate Judge Allison Claire. Excludable started: T4 Start: 7/7/22 Stop: 9/7/22. (Kaminski, H) (Entered: 06/29/2022) LIVE 1.6.3 NEXTGEN CM/ECF - U.S. District Court for Eastern California ecf.caed.uscourts.gov @Niner -- last docket entry #11 as of 7/7/22.

 

[Niner]

Thank you @Seattle1 !

 

[Seattle1]

Thank you @Seattle1 !

Note the Judge change for the preliminary in Sept.

 

[Niner]

Note the Judge change for the preliminary in Sept.

Yes - I did! Changed the name on my notes. At least I don't have to try looking up his next Federal hearing - 9/7/22! And again -


for ALL your help on MANY Federal cases!

 

[cjpvstheworld]

Roman Lopez’s stepmother Lindsay Piper sentenced to life with possibility of parole in death of 11-year-old

 

[Niner]

Roman Lopez’s stepmother Lindsay Piper sentenced to life with possibility of parole in death of 11-year-old

from the article:

Piper on Friday was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison with possibility of parole.

 

[Seattle1]

Roman Lopez’s stepmother Lindsay Piper sentenced to life with possibility of parole in death of 11-year-old

From the link:

Lindsay had changed her plea to no contest to second-degree murder in May, according to the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office.

Roman’s father, Jordan Piper and Lindsay Piper were arrested in February 2021 on charges that initially included child abuse, poisoning and torture. Murder charges were filed against the pair the following October.

At the time of Roman's death, the child was living in a home with the Pipers and seven other children whose ages ranged from 1 to 17 years old. The family had recently moved to Placerville and had only been in the house for a little over two months before Roman's death.

Roman was reported missing in January 2020. He was found dead hours later in a storage bin in the basement of the family's home, and police said at the time that his death was suspicious and authorities were investigating. Both pleaded not guilty.

| RELATED | Roman Lopez death investigation timeline: Father, stepmother accused of abusing, poisoning 11-year-old

 

[Aloe]

A freshman in high school with a driver’s license, a life Piper will never get to see. In his own victim impact statement, Piper’s son, Carson, wrote about the abuse he witnessed and endured. Overcome with emotion as he stood to address the court, his statement was read to the court by his family friend.

“I participated in this abuse. I never found the strength to tell the truth, maybe if I would have, [Roman] would be alive,” Carson wrote in his statement

Justice For Roman Lopez: Stepmother Sentenced To 15 Years To Life In His Death, Family Shares Abuse Endured

"What kind of human tortures a child?" Roman Lopez's aunt asked the El Dorado County courtroom.

sacramento.cbslocal.com

 

[Niner]

A freshman in high school with a driver’s license, a life Piper will never get to see. In his own victim impact statement, Piper’s son, Carson, wrote about the abuse he witnessed and endured. Overcome with emotion as he stood to address the court, his statement was read to the court by his family friend.

“I participated in this abuse. I never found the strength to tell the truth, maybe if I would have, [Roman] would be alive,” Carson wrote in his statement

Justice For Roman Lopez: Stepmother Sentenced To 15 Years To Life In His Death, Family Shares Abuse Endured

"What kind of human tortures a child?" Roman Lopez's aunt asked the El Dorado County courtroom.

sacramento.cbslocal.com

per the article:

He has not been arraigned on these federal charges but will appear in El Dorado County at the end of July on the charges related to his son’s death.

Anyone reading here - do you have access to the El Dorado court site?

I do have @tv1991 in my notes to ask...

TIA - if anyone can get the court date in July for Jordon

 

[Aloe]

The case look-up is still not working. I'll try to remember to check the department calendars for next week tomorrow morning.

Case Index | Superior Court of California | County of El Dorado

www.eldorado.courts.ca.gov

 

[Aloe]

The case look-up is still not working. I'll try to remember to check the department calendars for next week tomorrow morning.

Case Index | Superior Court of California | County of El Dorado

www.eldorado.courts.ca.gov

No, I will check this Friday for next week

Department Calendars | Superior Court of California | County of El Dorado

www.eldorado.courts.ca.gov

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

New update in case of boy, 11, found dead in bin as horror details emerge

AN evil stepmother who starved and tortured an 11-year-old boy to death was confronted by his grieving relatives in court as she was jailed for at least 15 years. Roman Lopez’s emaciated body…

www.the-sun.com

 

[Aloe]

The court calendar for next week has not been updated. Department Calendars | Superior Court of California | County of El Dorado

@Niner

 

[Aloe]

The court calendar for next week has not been updated. Department Calendars | Superior Court of California | County of El Dorado

@Niner

Still no update to the court calendar for this week (07/18/2022 - 07/22/2022)

Department Calendars | Superior Court of California | County of El Dorado

www.eldorado.courts.ca.gov

 

[Niner]

Still no update to the court calendar for this week (07/18/2022 - 07/22/2022)

Department Calendars | Superior Court of California | County of El Dorado

www.eldorado.courts.ca.gov

I see on that page they say they update every Friday @ 4:30pm for the next week. I guess someone forgot to update it...

and thanks (again!) for checking.

 

[Seattle1]

I see on that page they say they update every Friday @ 4:30pm for the next week. I guess someone forgot to update it...

and thanks (again!) for checking.

Wow -- site is back up. Not sure it's an improvement but better than dead.

 

[Niner]

Wow -- site is back up. Not sure it's an improvement but better than dead.

I went thru it and nothing for Piper on there.

 

[Aloe]

P21CRF0062-1 PIPER, JORDAN PRE-PRELIM 9AM DEPT. 1 FRIDAY JULY 29, 2022

https://www.eldorado.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/dept1.pdf

@Niner