GUILTY FL - Nicole Montalvo, 35, failed to pick up her son from school, St. Cloud, 21 Oct 2019 *arrests*

[oviedo]

To be clear he is not her ex- the divorce is ongoing ...
Osceola clerk of courts - I posted the docket upthread - won’t be the first time a husband chose murder over divorce - bless her heart she had completed the court mandated parenting course and was complying but he was not ...

 

[Steelslady]

To be clear he is not her ex- the divorce is ongoing ...
Osceola clerk of courts - I posted the docket upthread - won’t be the first time a husband chose murder over divorce - bless her heart she had completed the court mandated parenting course and was complying but he was not ...

What is always alarming to me is how parents who abuse their partners still are allowed around their children.

In this case, and many others, women and men have no choice but to allow these abusers to visit with their children, not only endangering the children, but themselves as well. Heaven forbid a parent tries to protect themselves and their children from harm- they'll get arrested for doing so. Yet the abusers always seem to walk free, perhaps take a parenting class or two.

 

[azure]

I'm kind of thinking if an abuser tries to kill the other parent, the abuser should be serving a long sentence for attempted murder. I agree - how are the kids safe to be alone with that parent? Makes zero sense to me.

Yes! And the burden should not be on the victim to press charges for DV. The state should press charges on their own if there is evidence. The victims are too often intimidated into dropping charges. If there is physical proof of abuse, that should equal prosecution by the DA (and immediate loss of custody/visitation). Imagine how many lives that would save!

 

[LotsaLatte]

Yes! And the burden should not be on the victim to press charges for DV. The state should press charges on their own if there is evidence. The victims are too often intimidated into dropping charges. If there is physical proof of abuse, that should equal prosecution by the DA (and immediate loss of custody/visitation). Imagine how many lives that would save!

Yes Yes Yes!!! I completely understand being afraid to press charges - the horrible years after the event being intimidated, bullied, scared, etc. You just hope you can appease the person to prevent any danger and suffer on egg shells and pray you get through the years of "co-parenting." Nicole should have had complete protection after the attempt on her life, for God's sake. It's high time that the numbers of abused/murdered former partners/spouses be taken seriously and new laws/protections be put FIRMLY in place.

 

[LotsaLatte]

Maybe we could put together a complete list of all missing and/or murdered victims related to domestic abuse/parenting. Then find that number of men and women to go lay in front of lawmakers.

 

[oviedo]

WFTV live on site and reporting LE is still at the 5 acre property - no news on the remains yet. A woman was also arrested yesterday but I didn’t catch her name.

 

[MissMalowe]

WFTV live on site and reporting LE is still at the 5 acre property - no news on the remains yet. A woman was also arrested yesterday but I didn’t catch her name.

Guess they're no longer there or not reporting live there now?
Watch Live Orlando News Online

 

[oviedo]

Guess they're no longer there or not reporting live there now?
Watch Live Orlando News Online

I’ve been watching it live - they just mentioned the two men are going to be arraigned this morning - I’m not finding the websites updated though and no tweets either so far

 

[rainynights]

Otero-Rivera is being held at the Osceola County Jail. He's set to face a judge later this morning. Rivera is in the hospital; we don't know why. He's expected to go before a judge tomorrow. @MyNews13

Rebecca Turco on Twitter
Rebecca Turco (@RebeccaTurcoTV) | Twitter
7:46 AM (EDT) · Oct 26, 2019

 

[rainynights]

Just spotted members of the K-9 Team @MyNews13 #news13osceola



Rebecca Turco on Twitter
Rebecca Turco (@RebeccaTurcoTV) | Twitter
7:50 AM (EDT) · Oct 26, 2019

K-9 teams are out in St. Cloud this morning to help in the search for a missing woman, Nicole Montalvo. Meanwhile, her estranged husband, who is a person of interest, will appear before a judge this morning on unrelated charges:
Estranged Husband of Missing Mom Named Person of Interest in Disappearance

Spectrum News 13 on Twitter
Spectrum News 13 (@MyNews13) | Twitter
8:41 AM (EDT) · Oct 26, 2019

 

[oviedo]

Otero-Rivera is being held at the Osceola County Jail. He's set to face a judge later this morning. Rivera is in the hospital; we don't know why. He's expected to go before a judge tomorrow. @MyNews13

Rebecca Turco on Twitter
Rebecca Turco (@RebeccaTurcoTV) | Twitter
7:46 AM (EDT) · Oct 26, 2019

Rebecca Turco on Twitter
Thank you! Finally someone tweeting and it looks like the dogs are there

 

[claudianunes]

I'm guessing that her father-in-law was arrested because they had a gun in the house. As a convicted felon, he can't have any guns. Just guessing, I don't know for sure.

 

[rainynights]

Estranged husband of missing Osceola County mother makes first appearance in court

Christopher Otero-Rivera is a person of interest in the disappearance of the 33-year-old Montalvo. However, he has not been charged with her disappearance.

His appearance on Saturday morning was for a violation of probation.

[...]

During his appearance, Otero-Rivera didn't say anything except for his name and date of birth. The judge appointed him a public defender, who asked for a bond of $1,500 citing it was a misdemeanor. The state asked for no bond.

The judge, stating that she doesn't have a warrant, decided to hold him on no bond and his appearance will be bumped to Sunday so they can get the proper documents in order.

[...]

"Christopher Otero-Rivera has been arrested for violation of probation and the father, Angel Luis Rivera, has been arrested on charges related to being a registered felon," explained Major Jacob Ruiz with the Osceola County Sheriff's Office. "They are persons of interest, based on the discovery at the scene."

(bbm)

 

[oviedo]

Estranged husband of missing Osceola County mother makes first appearance in court

Christopher Otero-Rivera is a person of interest in the disappearance of the 33-year-old Montalvo. However, he has not been charged with her disappearance.

His appearance on Saturday morning was for a violation of probation.

[...]

During his appearance, Otero-Rivera didn't say anything except for his name and date of birth. The judge appointed him a public defender, who asked for a bond of $1,500 citing it was a misdemeanor. The state asked for no bond.

The judge, stating that she doesn't have a warrant, decided to hold him on no bond and his appearance will be bumped to Sunday so they can get the proper documents in order.

[...]

"Christopher Otero-Rivera has been arrested for violation of probation and the father, Angel Luis Rivera, has been arrested on charges related to being a registered felon," explained Major Jacob Ruiz with the Osceola County Sheriff's Office. "They are persons of interest, based on the discovery at the scene."

(bbm)

Well this is not going to end well IMO as most of us predicted ....

 

[Alathea]

What is always alarming to me is how parents who abuse their partners still are allowed around their children.

In this case, and many others, women and men have no choice but to allow these abusers to visit with their children, not only endangering the children, but themselves as well. Heaven forbid a parent tries to protect themselves and their children from harm- they'll get arrested for doing so. Yet the abusers always seem to walk free, perhaps take a parenting class or two.

Yes! And the burden should not be on the victim to press charges for DV. The state should press charges on their own if there is evidence. The victims are too often intimidated into dropping charges. If there is physical proof of abuse, that should equal prosecution by the DA (and immediate loss of custody/visitation). Imagine how many lives that would save!

Exactly. The "negative effects" of the children not visiting the abuser are minimal - if non-existent - and statistics prove that the most dangerous time for women is when they leave or try to divorce the abuser - who usually uses the children as pawns in these cases to get to the mother. (Yes, it's usually the man who kills the woman, and often the children along with her.) Why not err on the side of caution to prevent these murders?

And what has happened with the son - why doesn't the news or LE say "the son is safe"? That one sentence should be allowed for them to say without giving up too much information, no? It scares me that there has been no mention of the child being found safe.

 

[rainynights]

K-9 Teams Search Property for Missing Woman Nicole Montalvo

[...]

Rivera is expected to go before a judge Sunday after he gets out of the hospital, according to a public information officer for the Osceola County Jail. It’s not clear why Rivera went to the hospital.

Montalvo’s missing persons case remains active.

 

[afitzy]

Good to see some spanish language coverage of the case:
Hallan restos humanos donde buscan a madre desaparecida

El alguacil del condado Osceola confirmó que hallaron lo que creen son restos humanos en la parte posterior de la propiedad donde la madre hispana, Nicole Montalvo, fue vista por última vez, allí viven el padre y los abuelos de su hijo.

La mujer fue vista por última vez el lunes 21 de octubre alrededor de las 5:00 p.m. dejando a su hijo con sus abuelos y padre en una residencia ubicada en Hixon Avenue en St. Cloud.

Se suponía que Nicole debía recoger a su hijo en la salida de la escuela Harmony el martes 22, pero nunca llegó y su teléfono celular ha estado apagado.

Lo agentes no han determinado si los restos corresponden a un hombre o una mujer.

 

[Dre]

Ugh I’m very worried that the whole family was a witness to her murder on that property after 5pm on Monday... always hate to wonder what the little ones have had to experience and witness... and hate to think of grandpa and grandma being complicit in this horror...

 

[afitzy]

2016 Son Arrest info:
OTERO-RIVERA CHRISTOPHER J Inmate 470221: Osceola County Jail in Kissimmee, FL

 

[Alathea]

2016 Son Arrest info:
OTERO-RIVERA CHRISTOPHER J Inmate 470221: Osceola County Jail in Kissimmee, FL

What???

I'm no expert in bonds/arrests, but does this (link above) ^ mean he was out on just $500 bond for almost KILLING/attempted murder of his wife in 2016?

I'm assuming that was the same instance, as I don't see any other battery charge on there and he WAS arrested then.