FL - Father slits throat of 2-year old daughter - MAY 29, 2024

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Monday, October 28th
*Status Hearing (@ 9am) - FL - Melody Alana Rose Duran (2) had her throat slit by her father on May 28, 2024 Pembrook Pines. *Jerónimo Anthony Duran (33/now 34) arrested (5/28/24), charged (5/30/24) & arraigned (7/12/24) with 1st degree murder, aggravated child abuse & murder while committing another felony. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Broward County
Case & Court info from 3/29/24 thru 6/14/24 reference post #18 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ld-daughter-may-29-2024.713855/#post-18918043
6/21/24 Update: Hearing held. Next Calendar Call hearing on 8/26/24 @ 9am. 6/27/24 Docket updates: State's Supplemental Discovery filed. State's demand for Notice of Alibi filed. State's Discovery submission filed.
7/1/24 Docket update: Review of Motor vehicles-property records. Defendant's affidavit indigency/declared indigent filed. 7/2/24: Defense motion-to be declared indigent for the costs of due process to be paid by the JAC filed. 7/3/24: Notice of public defender fees $50. 7/11/24: Recommit-rearrest paperwork. Hearing held/Magistrate findings/Order-Probable cause found. Order-granting defense's motions for indigency filed. 7/12/24: Court's notice of hearing filed. Defense motion for appointment of expert filed. Arraignment held. 7/15/24: Reciprocal discovery response filed. 7/16/24: Court date notice. 7/17/24: Court's Notice of hearing filed. Hearing held on defense motion for psychological evaluation. Order-granting defense motion for appointment of expert. 7/22/24 Hearing held on defense motion for psychological evaluation. Court's notice of hearing filed. 7/24/24: Order appointing confidential expert filed. Court date notice. 7/25/24: State's Notice to seek death penalty filed. competency/psychological evaluation filed. 7/26/24: Defense reciprocal discovery filed. 7/28/24: Defense motion for appointment of expert filed. Defense motion to strike & seal competency report filed. Defense exhibit-Order on Defendant's motion to be declared indigent for due process costs filed. 7/29/24: Order-get vision checked & glasses. Order-Court strikes DR evaluation. Court's Notice of hearing filed. Hearing held on defense motion for psychological evaluation.
8/5/24 Docket updates: Defense motion to retain investigator filed. 8/7/24: Defense reciprocal discovery filed. 8/12/24 Order-granting defense motion to retain mitigation investigator costs paid by JAC filed. 8/13/24: Defense reciprocal discovery filed. 8/15/24: Order-granting defense motion re retain Dr. Michael Brannon with costs paid by the JAC filed. 8/19/24: Court's notice of hearing filed. Calendar call hearing held. Next status hearing on 10/28/24 @ 9am.
9/17/24 Docket update: File State's Supplemental Discovery. 9/20/24 Docket update: File Defense Motion To Withdraw As Attorney Of Record. 9/24/24 Docket update: Court date Notice of 9/26/24. 9/26/24 Docket update: File Order Granting Motion for Attorney to withdraw as counsel. Hearing held on Defense Motion. File Waiver of appearance. 9/30/24 Docket update: File Defense Motion/for reimbursement for records obtained on behalf of indigent defendant.
10/9/24 Docket updates: Demand for Disclosure of Impeaching information/File Order Granting Defense Motion. Notice/Assistant PD assignment. Defense Demand for Discovery. 10/14/24 Docket updates: File State's Supplemental Discovery & State's Discovery submission. Next Status hearing on 10/28/24 @ 9am.

 

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No docket updates.

Hearings:
Date Description Additional Text
01/13/2025 Hearing/Status Conference Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
Judicial Officer(s) Duffy - FD, Barbara R.
Location: Room 6900


10/28/2024 Hearing/Status Hearing Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
Judicial Officer(s) Duffy - FD, Barbara R.
Location: Room 6840

link: - Broward County Clerk of Courts

 

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Monday, January 13th:
*Status Hearing (@ 9am) - FL - Melody Alana Rose Duran (2) had her throat slit by her father on May 28, 2024 Pembrook Pines. *Jerónimo Anthony Duran (33/now 34) arrested & indicted (5/28/24), charged (5/30/24) & arraigned (7/12/24) with 1st degree murder, aggravated child abuse & murder while committing another felony. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Broward County
Judge Barbara R. Duffy presiding. Broward Public Defender Melisa Alice McNeill.
Case & Court info from 3/29/24 thru 10/9/24 reference post #21 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...2-year-old-daughter-may-29-2024.713855/page-2
10/14/24 Docket updates: File State's Supplemental Discovery & State's Discovery submission. Next Status hearing on 10/28/24 @ 9am.
10/28/24 Update: Next status hearing on 1/13/25 @ 9am.

 

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Events & Documents
Date Description Additional Information
01/13/2025 File States Not Of Intent To Offer Business/Public Rec Evid

01/13/2025 File States Supplemental Discovery

01/13/2025 File States Supplemental Discovery

01/09/2025 File Defense Motion To Preserve Evidence

01/09/2025 File Defense Motion To Preserve Evidence

01/09/2025 File Defense Motion To Compel Production of Raw Toxicological Data

12/16/2024 Order Granting the release of Files

12/11/2024 File Defense Motion To Compel

11/26/2024 File Order Granting Def Motion

11/01/2024 File Def Affidavit Indigency/Declared Indigent

11/01/2024 Review of Motor Vehicles - Property Records

11/01/2024 Notice of Public Defender Fees $50.00

10/28/2024 File Court's Notice Of Hearing

No new court hearing date yet.

link: - Broward County Clerk of Courts

I shall check back later for his next hearing date.

 

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for Jemaine:

No new docket entries

Hearings
Date Description Additional Text
03/31/2025 Hearing/Status Conference Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
Judicial Officer(s) Duffy - FD, Barbara R.
Location: Room 6900

01/13/2025 Hearing/Status Conference Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
Judicial Officer(s) Duffy - FD, Barbara R.
Location: Room 6900

link: - Broward County Clerk of Courts

 

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Just a docket update.

Events & Documents
Date Description Additional Text
03/14/2025 Order RE: DNA
see link at:
https://www.browardclerk.org/Web2/W...WDJYblBhdVA2TGlrY05HQW5PN0pqYz0=-aq0GOAK1914=

02/20/2025 File States Response

02/20/2025 File States Response

02/18/2025 File Document Court notification of inmate refusal

02/18/2025 Hrg Held On Defendants Motion CR.K.WALKER//LAWS(D)GRANTED

02/17/2025 File States Response

02/17/2025 File States Response

02/10/2025 File Notice Of Hearing

02/06/2025 Court Date Notice

Hearings
Date Description Additional Text
03/31/2025 Hearing/Status Conference Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
Judicial Officer(s)uffy - FD, Barbara R.
Location: Room 6840


link: - Broward County Clerk of Courts

 

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Monday, March 31st:
*Status Hearing (@ 9am) - FL - Melody Alana Rose Duran (2) had her throat slit by her father on May 28, 2024 Pembrook Pines. *Jerónimo Anthony Duran (33/now 34) arrested & indicted (5/28/24), charged (5/30/24) & arraigned (7/12/24) with 1st degree murder, aggravated child abuse & murder while committing another felony. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Broward County
Judge Barbara R. Duffy presiding. Broward Public Defender Melisa Alice McNeill.
Case & Court info from 3/29/24 thru 10/14/24 reference post #23 here:
[URL]https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/fl-father-slits-throat-of-2-year-old-daughter-may-29-2024.713855/page-2[/url]
10/28/24 Update: Next status hearing on 1/13/25 @ 9am. 10/28/24 Docket update: File Court's Notice Of hearing.
11/1/24 Docket updates: Notice of Public Defender fess [$50]. Review of motor vehicles-property records. File defendant affidavit indigency/declared indigent. 11/26/24 Docket update: File Order granting defense motion.
12/11/24 Docket update: File defense Motion to Compel. 12/16/24 Docket update: Order-Granting the release of files.
1/9/25 Docket updates: File defense Motion to Compel-Production of raw toxicological data. File defense Motion to preserve evidence (2). 1/13/25 Docket update: File State's supplemental discovery (2). File State's Not of Intent to offer business/public record evidence. Next status hearing on 3/31/25 @ 9am.
2/6/25 Docket update: Court Date Notice. 3/10/25 Docket update: File notice of hearing. 2/17/25 Docket updates: File State's response (twice). 2/18/25 Docket updates: Hearing held on defendant's motion-Cr.K. Walker/Laws (D) Granted. Court notification of inmate refusal-document filed. 2/20/25 Docket updates: File State's response (twice).
3/14/25 Docket update: Order re DNA: Upon stipulation of both parties, it is hereby ordered that the BSO Crime Lab shall produce unredacted electronic copies of all DNA-related documents in this case filed by Judge Barbara Duffy. See link for more info: https://www.browardclerk.org/Web2/W...WDJYblBhdVA2TGlrY05HQW5PN0pqYz0=-aq0GOAK1914=

 

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No new court dates yet - just a docket update.

Events & Documents
Date Description Additional Text
03/31/2025 Defense Notice of Taking Depositions
/22/2025 1:30 PM OFF FRANK DOW, #1189, PEMBROKE PINES POLICE DEPARTMENT
7/22/2025 2:00 PM OFF CODY STOGNER, #1005, PEMBROKE PINES POLICE DEPT.
7/22/2025 2:30 PM OFF ERIC BONKOWSKI, #1159, PEMBROKE PINES POLICE DEPT.
7/22/2025 3:00 PM OFF BRANDON MAZONE, #472, PEMBROKE PINES POLICE DEPT.

03/31/2025 Defense Notice of Taking Depositions
7/31/2025 1:30 PM OFF FRANK DOW, #1189, PEMBROKE PINES POLICE DEPT,
7/31/2025 2:00 PM OFF CODY STOGNER, #1005, PEMBROKE PINES POLICE DEPT.
7/31/2025 2:30 PM OFF ERIC BONKOWSKI, #1159, PEMBROKE PINES POLICE DEPT.
7/31/2025 3:00 PM OFF BRANDON MAZONE, #472, PEMBROKE PINES POLICE DEPT.
7/31/2025 3:30 PM OFF RANDY VEDRINE, #1127, PEMBROKE PINES POLICE DEPT.

03/31/2025 Defense Notice of Taking Depositions
6/10/2025 1:30 PM OFF GARVEY GARCIA, #1095, PEMBROKE PINES POLICE DEPT.
6/10/2025 2:30 PM OFF JASON GRIEVE, #640, PEMBROKE PINES POLICE DEPT.

03/31/2025 Defense Notice of Taking Depositions
7/08/2025 1:30 PM OFF JAMES TYMINSKI, #402/384, PEMBROKE PINES POLICE DEPT.
7/08/2025 2:00 PM DAMION SENIOR, #PP01029, PEMBROKE PINES POLICE DEPT.
7/08/2025 2:30 PM OFF JHONSON CINEVERT, #1143, PEMBROKE PINES POLICE DEPT.

03/31/2025 Defense Notice of Taking Depositions
7/10/2025 1:30 PM OFF DANNY HIDALGO, #866, PEMBROKE PINES POLICE DEPT.
7/10/2025 2:00 PM OFF RANDY VEDRINE, #1127, PEMBROKE PINES POLICE DEPT.
7/10/2025 2:30 PM OFF EDWARD HOOPER, #733, PEMBROKE PINES POLICE DEPT.
7/10/2025 3:00 PM ARIEL ROCHEFORD, #1073, PEMBROKE PINES POLICE DEPT.

03/31/2025 Defense Notice of Taking Depositions
6/11/2025 1:30 PM OFF STUART GROVES, #740, PEMBROKE PINES POLICE DEPT.
6/11/2025 2:30 PM OFF HEATH WAGNER, #647, PEMBROKE PINES POLICE DEPT.
6/11/2025 3:00 PM OFF SCOTT KUSHI, #602, PEMBROKE PINES POLICE DEPT.

link: - Broward County Clerk of Courts

 

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No new docket updates.

Hearings
Date Description Additional Text
07/25/2025 Hearing/Status Conference Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
Judicial Officer(s): Duffy - FD, Barbara R.
Location: Room 6900

03/31/2025 Hearing/Status Conference Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
Judicial Officer(s): Duffy - FD, Barbara R.
Location: Room 6840

link: - Broward County Clerk of Courts

 

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Since I had not looked at the docket since April - I see they had additional court hearings & now changed his court date from 7/25 to 7/18...

Events & Documents
Date Description Additional Text
07/18/2025 File States Supplemental Discovery

07/11/2025 File Notice Of Unavailability Of Counsel

06/24/2025 File Notice Of Unavailability Of Counsel

06/11/2025 Defense Notice of Taking Depositions
06/11/2025 Hrg Held On Defense Motion To Compel CR.M.PILLATZSKI//LAWS(D)DEFERRED//MOOT
06/11/2025 File Document COURT NOTIFICATION OF INMATE REFUSAL
06/11/2025 Order D/F MOTION TO COMPEL IS HEREBY DEFERRED
06/11/2025 File Court's Notice Of Hearing

06/09/2025 File Notice Of Hearing
06/09/2025 File States Response TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO COMPEL DISCOVERY

06/03/2025 Court Date Notice

05/22/2025 File Defense Motion To Compel

05/20/2025 File Document Court notification of inmate refusal

05/13/2025 Court Date Notice
05/13/2025 File Order Granting Def Motion RE EVIDENCE NUNC PRO TUNC 2/18/25


Hearing
Date Description Additional Text
07/18/2025 Hearing/Status Conference Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
Judicial Officer(s)uffy - FD, Barbara R
Location: Room 6840 D

06/11/2025 Hearing Defense Motion to Compel Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
Judicial Officer(s)uffy - FD, Barbara R
Location: Room 6840

05/20/2025 Hearing Defense Motion Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
Judicial Officer(s)uffy - FD, Barbara R
Location: Room 6840

link: - Broward County Clerk of Courts

 

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So - to keep my notes straight I will go ahead & post this for yesterday.

Friday, July 18th:
*Status Conference Hearing (@ 9am) - FL - Melody Alana Rose Duran (2) had her throat slit by her father on May 28, 2024 Pembrook Pines. *Jerónimo Anthony Duran (33/now 34) arrested & indicted (5/28/24), charged (5/30/24) & arraigned (7/12/24) with 1st degree murder, aggravated child abuse & murder while committing another felony. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Broward County
Judge Barbara R. Duffy presiding. Broward Public Defender Melisa Alice McNeill.
Case & Court info from 3/29/24 thru 2/20/25 reference post #27 here:
https://websleuths.com/forums/threa...2-year-old-daughter-may-29-2024.713855/page-2
3/14/25 Docket update: Order re DNA: Upon stipulation of both parties, it is hereby ordered that the BSO Crime Lab shall produce unredacted electronic copies of all DNA-related documents in this case filed by Judge Barbara Duffy. See link for more info: https://www.browardclerk.org/Web2/W...WDJYblBhdVA2TGlrY05HQW5PN0pqYz0=-aq0GOAK1914=
3/31/25 Docket updates: Defense Notice of taking Depositions on 7/22/25 for Off. Frank Dow, Pines Police Dept. Off. Cody Stogner, Off. Eric Bonkowski & Off. Brandon Mazone all from Pembroke Pines Police Dept. On 7/31/25 for Off. Frank Dow, Pines Police Dept. Off. Cody Stogner, Off. Eric Bonkowski, Off. Brandon Mazone & Off. Randy Verine all from Pembroke Pines Police Dept.
On 6/10/25 for Off. Garvey Garcia & Off. Jason Grieve of Pembroker Pines Police Dept.
On 7/8/25 for Off. James Tyminski, Damion Seniro & Off. Johnson Cinevert from Pembroke Pines Police Dept. On 7/10/25 for Off. Danny Hidalgo, Off. Randy Vedrine, Off. Edward Hooper & Airel Rocheford all from Pembroke Pines Police Dept.
And on 6/11/25 for Off. Stuart Groves, Off. Heath Wagner & Off. Scott Kushi all from Pembroke Pines Police Dept.
3/31/25 Update: Next status conference hearing on 7/25/25 @ 9am. 5/13/25 Docket update: File Order Granting Defense Motion re evidence Pro Tunc (/18/25). Court date notice. 5/20/25 Docket update: File document. Court notification of inmate refusal. 5/22/25 Docket update: File defense Motion to Compel.
6/3/25 Docket update: Court date notice. 6/9/25 Docket update: File State's response to defendant's Motion to Compel discovery. File notice of hearing on. 6/11/25 Update: Defense notice of taking depositions. Hearing held on defense motion to compel. Court notification of inmate refusal. Order Defense motion to compel is hereby deferred. File Court's notice of status hearing on 7/18/25 @ 9am. 6/11/25 Docket update: File notice of unavailability of counsel.
7/18/25 Docket update: File State's Supplemental Discovery. No info on hearing held on 7/18/25.

 

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no docket updates

Hearing(s)Total: 14
09/26/2025 Hearing/Status Conference Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
Judicial Officer(s) Duffy - FD, Barbara R
Location: Room 6840

07/18/2025 Hearing/Status Conference Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
Judicial Officer(s) Duffy - FD, Barbara R
Location: Room 6840


link: - Broward County Clerk of Courts

 

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Friday, September 26th:
*Status Conference Hearing (@ 9am) - FL - Melody Alana Rose Duran (2) had her throat slit by her father on May 28, 2024 Pembrook Pines. *Jerónimo Anthony Duran (33/now 35) arrested & indicted (5/28/24), charged (5/30/24) & arraigned (7/12/24) with 1st degree murder, aggravated child abuse & murder while committing another felony. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Broward County
Judge Barbara R. Duffy presiding. Broward Public Defender Melisa Alice McNeill.
Case & Court info from 3/29/24 thru 6/9/25 reference post #31 here:
https://websleuths.com/forums/threa...2-year-old-daughter-may-29-2024.713855/page-2
6/11/25 Update: Defense notice of taking depositions. Hearing held on defense motion to compel. Court notification of inmate refusal. Order Defense motion to compel is hereby deferred. File Court's notice of status hearing on 7/18/25 @ 9am. 6/11/25 Docket update: File notice of unavailability of counsel.
7/18/25 Docket update: File State's Supplemental Discovery. No info on hearing held on 7/18/25. 7/18/25 Update: Next status conference hearing on 9/26/25 @ 9am.