Thursday, January 17th:
*Arraignment Hearing (Federal charges) (@ am ET) – NY – Selena Hidalgo-Calderon (18) (May 16, 2018, Sodus; found deceased 5/23/18) & Owen Hidalgo-Calderon (14 mos) (May 16, 2018, Sodus; found 10/15/18) – *Everardo Donoteo-Reyes aka Alberto Ebarado Gutierrez-Reyes (25) (BF) – arrested & charged (5/24/18) with tampering with physical evidence (Class E felony) & indicted & charged (12/17/18) with 2 counts of 2nd degree murder. No bond.
Federal Indictment (1/10/19) of fraud & misuse of a permanent alien card, fraud & misuse of a Social Security card, & unlawful re-entry by a removed alien.
Alberto Reyes, "found her dead body, removed her from her home and buried her." Trail cameras provided by a neighbor show Reyes walking in and out of the woods for five hours with a shovel. He did not admit to killing Selena Hidalgo-Calderon. He did not make mention of Owen.
5/28/18: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, also known as ICE, says it has filed to have a man suspected in the death of the Sodus mother and the disappearance of her young son turned over to the federal agency. ICE says 25-year-old Gutierrez-Reyes is an illegally present citizen of Mexico. An official said Monday a detainer filed late last week will ensure Gutierrez-Reyes is turned over to ICE once any local charges are settled. 5/29/18: Case goes to Grand Jury.
5/29/18 Update: Sheriff Virts says he believes Donoteo-Reyes, who also goes by the name Alberto Ebavardo Gutierrez-Reyes, was involved in his girlfriend’s death. Donoteo-Reyes is scheduled to reappear in court on 7/2/18.
6/1/18: Deputies said he could face more charges once the results of an autopsy are released.
6/4/18: Federal Immigration hearing charged with re-entering U.S. illegally after being deported twice (arrested in Louisiana Fall of 2016, deported & March 2017 arrested in Texas, deported again), will be held w/o bail. Also charged with using falsified Soc. Sec. & Alien residency cards. Federal hearing in August. Both State & Federal cases will move ahead at the same time. He faces up to 10 years in prison on these charges. If found guilty in either case, will serve his sentence in U.S. before being deported upon his release.
7/16/18: Next hearing 9/21 re arguments about statements Reyes made to Sheriff investigators are admissible in court. (Not charged with murder yet, also faces Federal charges for re-entering U.S. illegally. 10/17/18: Hearing on 10/18. 10/18/18: Attorneys reviewed statements Donoteo-Reyes made to police after Selena's body was recovered in May as part of a hearing to determine if those statements could be allowed at trial.
12/17/18 Update: Reyes appeared in court Thursday (12/6). There, he begged the judge to intervene in his case. Clearly upset, Reyes rose from his seat and asked the judge to hear him out. He said he was tricked into giving up his right to remain silent and was repeatedly threatened by interrogators. Reyes begged the Judge to watch the whole interview (about 15 hours) DA only wanted to show 8 hours. Judge John Nesbitt agreed. He said he will take the next month to view the entire interrogation and have it translated from Spanish. Also wants a new public defender, says his is working with the DA. Grand Jury proceedings on 12/17. Reyes will be back in front of that judge on January 15. Whether or not he has a new attorney for that appearance is yet to be determined. 12/17/18: Grand Jury indicated & charged Reyes for 2 counts of 2nd degree murder & tampering with evidence. Arraignment held for murder charges. No bond. Next court date is 1/15.
1/15/19 Update: Reyes requests a new lawyer (State charges). Also Federal charge of fraud & misuse of a permanent alien card, fraud & misuse of a Social Security card, & unlawful re-entry by a removed alien. The indictment was unsealed Jan. 10. He is scheduled to be arraigned on the new charges at 4 p.m. Thursday (1/17/19).