GUILTY NM - Anastazia Romero, 1, Albuquerque, found buried in backyard, Dec 2018 *parents arrested*

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Register of Actions Activity
Event Date Event Description Event Result Party Type Party # Amount
07/10/2023 NTC: Hearing (Sentencing)
NOTICE OF SENTENCING HEARING

07/10/2023 ORD: ORDER
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT S MOTION TO CONTINUE AND ORDER TO DETAIN DEFENDANT PENDING SENTENCING HEARING



Hearings for this Case
Hearing Date Hearing Time Hearing Type Hearing Judge Court Court Room
07/20/2023 8:30 AM SENTENCING HEARING Loveless, Brett R. ALBUQUERQUE DISTRICT COURT Courtroom 620

link: Stale Session

 

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Thursday, July 20th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 8:30am MT) – NM – Anastazia Romero (1) (last seen Dec. 13, 2018, Albuquerque, found Jan. 4, 2019 buried in a back yard) – *David “DJ” John Zuber (26/now 31) “father” indicted (5/7/19), recharged (5/8/19) & arraigned (5/20/19) with 1 count of reckless child abuse resulting in death & 1 count of tampering with evidence. Plead not guilty. Held without bail.
Two other children in custody of CYFD.
Trial was set to begin on 8/8/22 but has agreed to a peal deal. Plead guilty 12/29/22. Sentencing hearing on 4/20/23 was continued with no further dates.
Originally arrested (1/4/19) with child abuse resulting in death, tampering with evidence & conspiracy. Held without bond; Judge released him (1/13/19). DA dismissed (1/8/19) all charges without prejudice, awaiting autopsy report. Recharged on 5/18/19.
Court info from 5/8/19 thru 5/30/23 reference post #140 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...kyard-dec-2018-parents-arrested.409078/page-7
6/29/23: Booked into MDC 6/28/23; order to transport for sentencing hearing; to be returned immediately following hearing. Cancellation of warrant issued. Sentencing hearing on 7/10/23 @ 2pm.
7/10/23: Order granting defendant's motion to continue & order to detain defendant pending sentencing hearing. Sentencing hearing now on 7/20/23 @ 8:30am.
Federal Charges: 7/27/21: Zuber is now facing federal drug charges. He was arrested by the DEA for trying to sell 50 grams of meth last October, 2020. He is still in federal custody.
*Monique Romero (23/now 28) “mom” – Abuse: Abuse: Change of Plea hearing on 4/15/22 plead no contest/guilty plea. Possession: charges dismissed without prejudice (10/8/21). Sentenced on 1/25/23 to 5 years to DOC (1826 days) minus 573 PSC.

 

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Father sentenced for one-year-old daughter’s death

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – David Zuber, the man who tried to conceal his one-year-old daughter’s drowning in 2018, was sentenced to 16 years in prison Thursday. Zuber and Monique Ro…

www.krqe.com

July 20, 2023
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – David Zuber, the man who tried to conceal his one-year-old daughter’s drowning in 2018, was sentenced to 16 years in prison Thursday. Zuber and Monique Romero left their one-year-old daughter and her two-year-old sister unattended in a bathtub.


edited to add - from article.
....he is already serving time for a federal crime.

I did not know that - do not know how much time he got on the federal charges.