For the week of Monday, August 12th thru Friday, August 16th:
Monday, August 12th:
*Trial continues (Day 3) (@ 9am PT) – CA –
Aranda Isabel Briones (16) (Last seen Jan. 13, 2019 near the Moreno Valley Community Park at Frederick & Cottonwood, Moreno Valley, not found) –
*Owen Skylar Shover (18/now 23) ex-bf arrested (2/11/19), charged (2/15/19) & arraigned (3/1/19) &
recharged (9/16/22) with 1st degree murder & special circumstance allegation of lying in wait. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will not seek DP. Riverside County
Trial with jury selection began on 7/31/24 & continued on 8/5/24. Trial began on 8/6/24.
Riverside County Superior Court Judge Timothy J. Hollenhorst. DA Mike Hestrin.
Court info from 2/15/19 thru 7/29/24 & Jury Selection Day 1-3 (7/31 & 8/6/24) & Trial Day 1 (8/7/24) reference post #625 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...reno-valley-13-jan-2019-arrest.414244/page-32
8/8/24 Thursday, Trial Day 2: State witnesses: Various witnesses, No actual info available. Trial continues on Monday, 8/12/24.
*Gary Anthony Shover (21/now 27) – Plead guilty (3/7/24) & sentenced to a year in jail & to serve 12 months probation & pay victim restitution.
CA - *Owen Skylar Shover (20/now 23) charged (3/15/21) & arraigned (6/25/21) with bringing drugs into jail. Bond $5K. Felony Settlement hearing on 8/23/24.
*Trial continues (Day 5) (@ 10:30am ET) - IL –
Danica Shernay Ford (22) (found in a shallow grave by hunter in a wooded area along West Jefferson Street near Woodland Memorial Park II on Nov. 12, 2018, Joliet; Id’d Nov. 20, 2018) –
*Deiontae Shawnrico McMillian (24/now 30) (BF)
charged & indicated (2/13/19) & arraigned (12/18/19) with 2 counts of 1st degree intentional murder & 1 count of 1st degree murder. Plead not guilty. $2M bond. And indicted (11/21/18), arrested (11/22/18) & arraigned (12/18/18) in Fayetteville, N.C. (was extradited to Illinois) also
charged (11/12/18) with concealing a homicide. Plead not guilty. $2M bond. Will County
Trial began on 8/5/24 with jury selection. 12 Jurors & 2 alternates chosen on 8/5/24. Trial began on 8/6/24.
Prosecutors Erin M. Krone & Mark Fleszewski & Amanda Tasker. McMillian pro Se (representing himself) with public defenders Eric Burg, Nicole Watson Philp & Anthony Purrazzo as stand-by counsels.
Court info from 1/13/20 thru 7/31/24 & Jury Selection Day 1 (8/5/24) & Trial Day 1-2 (8/6-7/24) reference post #254 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ry-nov-2018-danica-ford-arrest.399785/page-13
8/7/24 Update: Daily Exhibit Inventory Sheet.
8/8/24 Thursday, Trial Day 3: People present by Erin M. Krone, Mark Fleszewski & Amanda Tasker. Defendant is present in custody of the Will County Sheriff as a self represented litigant. Assistant Public Defenders, Anthony Purrazzo & Eric Berg are present as stand-by counsel. Defendant is uncuffed & unshackled. Case is called for further proceedings on Jury trial in progress. State's witnesses are sworn; testimony is heard. Matter is continued for further jury trial proceedings. Defendant remanded. Trial continues on Friday, 8/9/24.
8/9/24 Friday, Trial Day 4: People present by Mark J> Fleszewski, Erin Krone & Amanda Tasker. Defendant is present in custody of the Will County Sheriff as a self represented litigant. Assistant Public Defender, Nicole Watson Philp present as stand-by counsel. Defendant is uncuffed & unshackled. Case is called for further proceedings on Jury trial in progress. State's witnesses are sworn; testimony heard. Matter is continued for further jury trial proceedings. Defendant remanded. Trial continues on Monday, 8/12/24 @ 10:30am.
Tuesday, August 13th:
*Sentencing Hearing (
Wood only) (@ 9:30am PT) – NV –
La’Rayah Davis (5) (April 9, 2019, Las Vegas) –
*Cierre Wood (28/now 33) arrested (4/10/19), charged (4/16/19), recharged (5/22/19) & re-indicted,
charged & arraigned (7/2/19) with 1 count of 1st degree murder, 16 counts of 1st degree child abuse or neglect & 4 counts of child abuse/neglect. Plead not guilty. No bond for murder. Changed to $500K Cash or Surety Bond (4/12/19) for child abuse/neglect charges. Clark County
*Amy Taylor (25/now 30) arrested (4/10/19) &
charged (6/14/19) with 1st degree child abuse & neglect. Recharged (4/16/19) & re-indicted,
charged & arraigned (7/2/19) with 1 count of 1st degree murder, 14 counts of 1st degree child abuse/neglect & 6 counts of child abuse/neglect. Plead not guilty. $5K bond. Out on bond (4/12/19). Bond revoked (4/16/19). $350K Cash or Surety bond.
Autopsy findings revealed La’Rayah had 20 newly broken ribs, internal bleeding, a lacerated liver & bruises to her heart, diaphragm & connective tissue.
Trial was set to begin on 12/4/23 continued on 4/29/24 & was cancelled due to both pleading guilty to a plea agreement. Sentencing hearing for Taylor on 7/30/24 & for Wood on 8/13/24.
Judge Jacqueline M. Bluth presiding. State attorneys are lead attorney Steven B. Wolfson & attorneys. Marc P. Di Giacomo, Dena I. Rinetti, Michelle Y. Jobe, Christopher S. Hamner, Binu G. Palal & John Giordani. Wood: Defense attorney Thomas A. Ericsson. Taylor: Lead defense attorney Public Defender, attorneys Violet R. Radosta & Sarah Hawkins, both retained.
Court info from 4/12/19 thru 4/4/24 reference post #110 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ath-las-vegas-9-apr-2019-arrest.436836/page-6
5/7/24 Docket update: For both: PSI. Wood: Sentencing hearing reset on 8/13/24.
6/18/24 Update: Taylor: Sentencing hearing on 6/18/24 was reset on 7/30/24 @ 9:30am. 6/25/24 Docket update: Taylor: [69] Defense Notification of Oral Statement per NRS 176.015. 7/10/24: [70] Order to Seal documents. 7/25/24: Temporary seal pending Court approval. [71] Defendant's Sentencing Memorandum (Filed Under Seal).
7/30/24 Update: Taylor: Sentencing hearing with Judge Jacqueline M. Bluth presiding. Defendant sentenced [no idea to what-records sealed]. Parties present: Plaintiff: State of Nevada; Attorney: Hamner, Christopher S.; Defendant: Taylor & Public Defender Attorney: Radosta, Violet R. 7/30/24 Docket update: Taylor: [74 & 75] Order sealing documents. Does not state what sentencing was.
Thursday, August 15th:
*Trial continues (Day 28) (@ 9am CET) – Germany/Portugal -
Hazel Behan (20 @ time/now 40) (in her home, June 16, 2004, Praia de Rocha on the Algarve coast, 10 miles from Praia de Luz, Portimao, Portugal) -
*Christian Stefan Brückner (Bruekner) (27 @ time of 1st crime (2004)/45/now 47)
charged (Oct. 11, 2022) with sexual assault (suspect held a knife & brutally raped her. The accused then tied & gagged the woman to a table & raped her again. He then whipped the victim on the back with a whip he had brought with him & finally forcibly performed oral sex with the victim. The accused filmed large parts of the events with a video camera he had brought with him). Braunschweig Regional District Court
Germany/Portugal –
*Charged (Oct. 11, 2022) & arrest warrant reinstated 11/18/22 - a
14 year old teenager (unknown victim) (on tape: assaulted/hit the naked girl with a whip. Said to have brutally forced the girl to have oral sex. The accused also videotaped this act). Took place between Dec. 28, 2000 to April 8, 2006 on the Praia da Luz, Algarve coast, Portugal.
Germany/Portugal -
*Charged (Oct. 11, 2022) & arrest warrant reinstated 11/18/22 -
an elderly woman 70-80 yrs old (unknown victim) a Tour Rep (tied up & raped the victim in her holiday apt. He then hit the victim several times with a whip. The accused is said to have recorded the entire event with a video camera). Took place around the same time (between Dec. 28, 2000 to April 8, 2006) on the Praia de Luz, Algarve coast, Portugal.
Germany/Portugal –
*Charged (Oct. 11, 2022) & arrest warrant reinstated 11/18/22 -
10 year old German girl (Joana E.) (wearing only shoes & otherwise naked. He grabbed the child's wrist & began to perform masturbation movements on his naked penis). On Salema (Zalema) beach, near Praia de Luz, Portugal, April 7, 2007).
Germany/Portugal –
*Charged (Oct. 11, 2022) & arrest warrant reinstated 11/18/22 –
Ines VP (
11 year old Portuguese girl) (pulled down his trousers & underpants & made masturbation movements on his naked penis in order to sexually arouse himself, until the frightened girl ran to her father for help. The suspect was arrested on the spot by the Portuguese police). Exposed himself in playpark, São Bartolomeu de Messines, June 11, 2017).
Trial began on February 16, 2024. (And continued on Feb. 23rd, Mar. 1st & 14th, Apr. 2nd, 10th, 12th, 17th, 19th, 24th & 26th, May 2nd, 15th, 166th, 17th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 28th, 29th & June 4th & 5th & 28th, July 5th, August 5th).
Next Trial dates: August 15, August 16, Sept. 5, 6, 25, 26, 27, Oct. 2, 7, 8, 21 & Oct. 22, 2024.
Presiding Judge Dr. Engemann. Lead Prosecutor Ute Lindermann. Defense attorneys Dr. Friedrich Fülscher, Philipp Marquort, Dennis Bock & Atilla Aykac.
Brueckner is currently serving a 7 year sentence for the 2005 rape on a pensioner; was sentenced in 2019. Release in Spring or Summer of 2026.
Case info & charges & Brueckner info from June 1, 2020 thru Jan. 18, 2024 & Trial Day 1-26 (Feb. 16 thru July 5) & thru July 25, 2024 reference post #781 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...imes-praia-de-rocha-portugal-4.714269/page-40
August 5, 2024 Monday, Day 27: Federal Criminal Police Office [BKA chief profiler expert Harald Dern. Ines VP (11 year old at the time who testified earlier in trial) her then playmate, now 17 years old & her father were heard. Trial continues on Thursday, August 15, 2024.
For more info see post #843 [page 43] & #869 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...imes-praia-de-rocha-portugal-4.714269/page-44