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For the week of Monday, April 25th thru Friday, April 29th:
Monday, April 25th:
*Trial set to begin (@ 9am CT) – TX – Mason Williams (21 mos.) (July 4, 2018, Kyle; parents blame demons on death) - *Dazrine Ruth Chagoya-Williams (20/now 24) arrested & charged (7/23/18) with1st degree capital murder & 1st degree injury to a child (8 mo. old daughter). Plead not guilty. $250K Surety bond or cash. Bond reduction-denied (8/26/21).
Prior CPS reports; 8 mo. old taken by CPS. 8-month-old daughter was injured too; the infant was taken to a local hospital & found to have multiple rib fractures, a skull fracture & a lacerated kidney.
Trial set to begin on 4/25/22.
Court hearings from 10/15/18 thru 12/6/21 reference post #116 here:
TX - Mason Williams, 21 months, murdered, parents blame death on demons, Kyle, 4 Jul 2018
1/12/22: Discovery receipt email from DA. 2/10/22: Application for subpoena. State's subpoenas issued (25). 4/22/22: State's subpoena issued (1). Notice of intent to introduce evidence of alternate perpetrator per defense. Next trial to begin on 4/25/22.
*Stevie Dwayne Williams – Trial began on 10/12/21 & ended on 10/21/21 was found guilty of 1st degree capital murder & sentenced to LWOP.
*Trial set to begin (@ am CT) – TX – King Jay Davila (8 mos.) (reported missing Jan. 4, 2019, San Antonio; found Jan. 10, 2019 in a field wrapped in a blanket inside of a black backpack) – for *Beatrice Sampayo Davila (65/now 68) arrested & charged (1/10/19) & arraigned (4/5/19) with 3rd degree tampering with evidence. Plead not guilty. $250K bond reduced (2/8/19) to $50K. Released (2/10/19) with ankle monitor. Removal of ankle monitor on 7/6/21.
Trial set to begin on 4/25/22.
Info & court hearings from 1/10/19 thru 11/16/21 reference post #115 here:
GUILTY - TX - King Jay Davila, 8 months, taken from the car, murdered, San Antonio, 4 Jan 2019 *Arrests* #2
1/24/22 Monday, Trial Day 1: Trial was cancelled & will now begin on 4/25/22.
*Angie Torres (45/now 49) – Plead guilty (10/15/21) & sentenced to 8 years in prison.
*Christopher Sampayo Davila (34/now 37) “father” – Found guilty (6/29/21) & sentenced to 40 years in prison.
*Trial set to begin (@ am ET) – NJ – Daniel Griner, Jr. (23 mos.) (reported missing @ 6:30pm Feb. 8, 2019, Bridgeton; found 2/9/19 @ 3am buried in yard, burned & dismembered in her purse) - *Nakira Monae Griner (24/now 27) arrested & charged (2/9/19) & indicted (6/19/19) & arraigned (10/7/19) with 1st degree murder, 2nd degree endangering the welfare of a child, 2nd degree desecration of human remains, 4th degree tampering with evidence & 2nd degree false public alarm. Plead not guilty. No bond.
Said beat toddler for not eating & not listening to her. Died from blunt force trauma & multiply bone fractures.
Trial was set to begin on 3/14/22 continued 4/25/22.
Court hearings from 2/14/19 thru 1/10/22 reference post #216 here:
NJ - Daniel Griner Jr., 23 mos, dismembered, Bridgeton, Cumberland County, 8 Feb 2019 *Arrest*
3/14/22 Update: Trial has been continued to 4/25/22.
*Trial continues (Day 4) (@ 8am CT) - TX – Cedric “CJ” Jackson, Jr. (18 mos.) (missing July 9, 2019 last seen 11pm, reported missing at 6am July 10, 2019, found July 11,2019 at C.M. Hinton, Jr. Reg. Landfill & Wood Recycling Fac. in Rowlett) – *Sedrick Deshun Johnson (27/now 30) (BF of Aunt) arrested & charged (7/11/19) with 1st degree felony injury to a child causing serious bodily injury. $250K bond. Bond reduced (9/14/21) to $29K. Bond reduction denied (2/16/22).
*Grand jury indicted & charged (9/29/19) with capital murder. $500K bond. Bond reduced to $250K (9/9/20). Bond reduced to $200K (9/14/21). Bond reduction denied (2/16/22).
Trial began on 4/20/22 for both charges.
Information on custody & confession reference plus court hearings from 7/23/19 thru 4/12/22 & Trial days 1-2 (4/20 to 4/21/22) post #520 here:
Found Deceased - TX - Cedric Jackson, 18 months, Dallas, 9 July 2019 *Arrests*
4/22/22 Friday, Trail Day 3: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 4/25/22.
*Chrystal Nicole Jackson (27/now 30) “Aunt” arrested (7/18/19) & charged (7/22/19) with child abandonment & endangerment. Held on $35K bond.
7/18/19: Bound over for trial. 11/7/19: felony charge was reduced to a misdemeanor and sentence is probation.
*Trial continues (Day 10) (@ 9am PT) – WA – Hazel Journey Holman (3) (Nov. 27, 2019, Bellingham) - *Kamee Nicole Dixon (27/now 29) (Father’s GF) arrested (12/5/19), charged (12/6/19), indicted (12/9/19) & arraigned (12/13/19) with homicide by abuse (domestic violence) & 2nd degree murder (domestic violence). Plead not guilty. $1M bond.
Trial began on 4/11/22.
Court info from 12/6/19 thru 4/5/22 & Trial Day 1-5 (4/11 to 4/18/22) reference post #156 here:
WA - Hazel Holman, 3, murdered by dad's girlfriend, Bellingham, 27 Nov 2019 *Arrest*
4/19/22 Tuesday, Trial Day 6: No info available. Trial continues on 4/20/22. State’s supplement witness list.
4/20/22 Wednesday, Trial Day 7: No info available. Trial continues on 4/21/22.
4/21/22 Thursday, Trial Day 8: No info available. Trial continues on 4/22/22.
4/22/22 Friday, Trial Day 9: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 4/25/22.
Tuesday, April 26th:
*Trial continues (Day 12) (@ 9am PT) - CA – *Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani (53/now 56) (CFO & President of Theranos) indicted & charged (6/14/18) & arraigned (6/15/18) with 9 counts of wire fraud & 2 counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Another count of wire fraud was added in 2020, bringing the total number of felony charges to 12. Plead not guilty. No bond. Faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison & a fine of $2.75 million, plus restitution, & $250K for each individual count of wire fraud & conspiracy. Plead Not guilty.
Defrauding investors out of $700 million in funding for their blood-testing startup Theranos.
Trial began on 3/22/22. Jury: 12 jurors (6 women & 6 men) & 6 alternates (2 women & 4 men). 3/21/22: Jury #1 sick, alternate moves to jury. 12 jurors (6 women & 6 men) & 5 alternates (2 women & 3 men). Trial Court will be in session on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays (from 9-3), but the jury may be asked to come in on some Mondays & Thursdays as well. Trial dates so far: 4/26, 4/27, 5/3, 5/4, 5/10, 5/11, 5/13, 5/17, 5/18 & 5/20.
Indictment & court info from 4/11/20 thru 3/8/22 & Jury selection (Day 1-4) 3/9/22 to 3/15/22 & 3/16 to 3/21/22 & Trial Days 1-2 (3/22 to 3/23/22) & hearing on 3/29/22 & Trial Days 3-10 (3/30 to 4/20/22) & 4/12/22 reference post #122 here:
CA - Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, 56, (Theranos), wire fraud charges
4/22/22 Friday, Trial Day 11: Government witness: Dr. Adam Rosendorff, former lab director.
for more info see post #123 in article here:
CA - Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, 56, (Theranos), wire fraud charges
Dr. Rosendorff will be back on the stand next week. He's likely to be followed by patients testifying that they got inaccurate results from Theranos blood testing machines. Trial continues on Tuesday, 4/26/22.
*Elizabeth A. Holmes (34/now 37) (CEO of Theranos) – Trial began on 9/8/21 & ended 1/3/22 with a verdict of guilty on 4 counts of 11. Next sentencing hearing on 9/26/22.
Thursday, April 28th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 10am CT) – MO – Josie Ann Abney (10) (October 3, 2020, Salem; starved to death: Josie weighed 38 lbs. after she collapsed & died) - for *Susan A. Abney (44/now 45) (adoptive parent) arrested (10/4/20), charged (10/6/20) & arraigned (2/22/21) with abuse or neglect of a child resulting in death & charged (12/14/20) & arraigned (2/22/21) with 2nd degree felony murder. Plead not guilty. $500K cash or Surety bond. Bond denied on 11/19/20.
The Abneys adopted Josie at the age of 3 in 2013 before going on to foster 12 or 13 children over the years. Josie died the next day from severe cachexia & protein calorie malnutrition according to the autopsy. Josie weighed only 34-pounds.
Trial was set to begin on 3/7/22 has been cancelled with a guilty plea on 2/8/22.
Court info from 10/6/20 thru 12/14/21 reference post #100 here:
GUILTY - MO - Josie Ann Abney, 10, starved to death, Salem, 3 Oct 2020 *arrests*
12/14/21 Update: Plea hearing rescheduled on 1/19/22 @ 1pm. 1/19/22 Update: Hearing Continued/Rescheduled. Cause called in chambers. Due to the medical unavailability of Judge Randazzo, cause continued to 2/15/22 at 1pm for the same purpose as today's hearing. The defendant is ordered to appear. If not plea deal confirmed a pretrial hearing to commence at 8:30am on 3/7/22 for jury selection. Defendant is ordered to appear. Trial on 3/11/22.
2/8/22 Update: Susan Abney plead guilty to a charge of abuse or neglect of a child in the death of 10-year-old Josie Ann Abney in 2020. In the plea deal, the state dropped a second-degree murder charge. Sentencing hearing on 4/28/22.
*Randall Lee Abney (51/now 52) (adoptive parent) – Plea hearing on 4/22/22. Trial set to begin on 7/11/22 to 7/15/22.
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 11am MT) – NM – Victoria Martens (10) (Aug. 23, 2016, Albuquerque) – for *Jessica Rosalie Kelley (33/now 36) (cousin of FG) charged (6/26/16) & indicted (9/10/16) with 1st degree murder (willful & deliberate), intentional abuse of child resulting in death, 2 counts of aggravated child rape (dismissed 1/4/19), 2 counts of sexual contact, 8 counts of tampering with evidence, 2 counts of aggravated battery, 1 count of conspiracy to commit intentional child abuse (dismissed 1/4/19) & 1 count of resisting arrest. Plead not guilty. $1M cash only bond.
Plead no contest to intentional abuse of child resulting in death & 3 counts of tampering with evidence.
Court info from 914/18 thru 4/12/21 see post #784 here:
NM - Victoria Martens, 10, brutally murdered, Albuquerque, 23 Aug 2016 *Arrests*
5/25/21 Nothing of status hearing on 6/18/21. 6/28/21: Court's request to NM Correction Dept. regarding inmate Jessica Kelley, offender #461054.
6/18/21 Update: Sentencing hearing on 2/9/22. 12/1/21: Transport from Western NM correctional facility to District Court. 12/30/21: War: Booking notice. 2/5/22 Update: Court site has taken off sentencing hearing on 2/9/22. 3/23/22: Joint motion to set sentencing hearing. 3/24/22: Request for hearing/setting Defense.
3/29/22 Update: Motion hearing was set for 3/30/22. 3/30/22 Update: Order on scheduled motions; joint motion to se sentencing hearing-granted. 4/4/2: Notice filed under seal stipulated notice of parties sentencing agreement. Sentencing hearing on 4/28/22 @ 11am.
*Fabian Elias Gonzales (33/now 36) (“mom’s” BF) – Motions hearing on 5/11/22. Trial set to begin on 7/11/22.
*Michelle Martens (37/40) ("mom") – Plead guilty on 6/29/18. Sentencing hearing on 2/11/22 was cancelled. No update as of 4/24/22.
Monday, April 25th:
*Trial set to begin (@ 9am CT) – TX – Mason Williams (21 mos.) (July 4, 2018, Kyle; parents blame demons on death) - *Dazrine Ruth Chagoya-Williams (20/now 24) arrested & charged (7/23/18) with1st degree capital murder & 1st degree injury to a child (8 mo. old daughter). Plead not guilty. $250K Surety bond or cash. Bond reduction-denied (8/26/21).
Prior CPS reports; 8 mo. old taken by CPS. 8-month-old daughter was injured too; the infant was taken to a local hospital & found to have multiple rib fractures, a skull fracture & a lacerated kidney.
Trial set to begin on 4/25/22.
Court hearings from 10/15/18 thru 12/6/21 reference post #116 here:
TX - Mason Williams, 21 months, murdered, parents blame death on demons, Kyle, 4 Jul 2018
1/12/22: Discovery receipt email from DA. 2/10/22: Application for subpoena. State's subpoenas issued (25). 4/22/22: State's subpoena issued (1). Notice of intent to introduce evidence of alternate perpetrator per defense. Next trial to begin on 4/25/22.
*Stevie Dwayne Williams – Trial began on 10/12/21 & ended on 10/21/21 was found guilty of 1st degree capital murder & sentenced to LWOP.
*Trial set to begin (@ am CT) – TX – King Jay Davila (8 mos.) (reported missing Jan. 4, 2019, San Antonio; found Jan. 10, 2019 in a field wrapped in a blanket inside of a black backpack) – for *Beatrice Sampayo Davila (65/now 68) arrested & charged (1/10/19) & arraigned (4/5/19) with 3rd degree tampering with evidence. Plead not guilty. $250K bond reduced (2/8/19) to $50K. Released (2/10/19) with ankle monitor. Removal of ankle monitor on 7/6/21.
Trial set to begin on 4/25/22.
Info & court hearings from 1/10/19 thru 11/16/21 reference post #115 here:
GUILTY - TX - King Jay Davila, 8 months, taken from the car, murdered, San Antonio, 4 Jan 2019 *Arrests* #2
1/24/22 Monday, Trial Day 1: Trial was cancelled & will now begin on 4/25/22.
*Angie Torres (45/now 49) – Plead guilty (10/15/21) & sentenced to 8 years in prison.
*Christopher Sampayo Davila (34/now 37) “father” – Found guilty (6/29/21) & sentenced to 40 years in prison.
*Trial set to begin (@ am ET) – NJ – Daniel Griner, Jr. (23 mos.) (reported missing @ 6:30pm Feb. 8, 2019, Bridgeton; found 2/9/19 @ 3am buried in yard, burned & dismembered in her purse) - *Nakira Monae Griner (24/now 27) arrested & charged (2/9/19) & indicted (6/19/19) & arraigned (10/7/19) with 1st degree murder, 2nd degree endangering the welfare of a child, 2nd degree desecration of human remains, 4th degree tampering with evidence & 2nd degree false public alarm. Plead not guilty. No bond.
Said beat toddler for not eating & not listening to her. Died from blunt force trauma & multiply bone fractures.
Trial was set to begin on 3/14/22 continued 4/25/22.
Court hearings from 2/14/19 thru 1/10/22 reference post #216 here:
NJ - Daniel Griner Jr., 23 mos, dismembered, Bridgeton, Cumberland County, 8 Feb 2019 *Arrest*
3/14/22 Update: Trial has been continued to 4/25/22.
*Trial continues (Day 4) (@ 8am CT) - TX – Cedric “CJ” Jackson, Jr. (18 mos.) (missing July 9, 2019 last seen 11pm, reported missing at 6am July 10, 2019, found July 11,2019 at C.M. Hinton, Jr. Reg. Landfill & Wood Recycling Fac. in Rowlett) – *Sedrick Deshun Johnson (27/now 30) (BF of Aunt) arrested & charged (7/11/19) with 1st degree felony injury to a child causing serious bodily injury. $250K bond. Bond reduced (9/14/21) to $29K. Bond reduction denied (2/16/22).
*Grand jury indicted & charged (9/29/19) with capital murder. $500K bond. Bond reduced to $250K (9/9/20). Bond reduced to $200K (9/14/21). Bond reduction denied (2/16/22).
Trial began on 4/20/22 for both charges.
Information on custody & confession reference plus court hearings from 7/23/19 thru 4/12/22 & Trial days 1-2 (4/20 to 4/21/22) post #520 here:
Found Deceased - TX - Cedric Jackson, 18 months, Dallas, 9 July 2019 *Arrests*
4/22/22 Friday, Trail Day 3: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 4/25/22.
*Chrystal Nicole Jackson (27/now 30) “Aunt” arrested (7/18/19) & charged (7/22/19) with child abandonment & endangerment. Held on $35K bond.
7/18/19: Bound over for trial. 11/7/19: felony charge was reduced to a misdemeanor and sentence is probation.
*Trial continues (Day 10) (@ 9am PT) – WA – Hazel Journey Holman (3) (Nov. 27, 2019, Bellingham) - *Kamee Nicole Dixon (27/now 29) (Father’s GF) arrested (12/5/19), charged (12/6/19), indicted (12/9/19) & arraigned (12/13/19) with homicide by abuse (domestic violence) & 2nd degree murder (domestic violence). Plead not guilty. $1M bond.
Trial began on 4/11/22.
Court info from 12/6/19 thru 4/5/22 & Trial Day 1-5 (4/11 to 4/18/22) reference post #156 here:
WA - Hazel Holman, 3, murdered by dad's girlfriend, Bellingham, 27 Nov 2019 *Arrest*
4/19/22 Tuesday, Trial Day 6: No info available. Trial continues on 4/20/22. State’s supplement witness list.
4/20/22 Wednesday, Trial Day 7: No info available. Trial continues on 4/21/22.
4/21/22 Thursday, Trial Day 8: No info available. Trial continues on 4/22/22.
4/22/22 Friday, Trial Day 9: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 4/25/22.
Tuesday, April 26th:
*Trial continues (Day 12) (@ 9am PT) - CA – *Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani (53/now 56) (CFO & President of Theranos) indicted & charged (6/14/18) & arraigned (6/15/18) with 9 counts of wire fraud & 2 counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Another count of wire fraud was added in 2020, bringing the total number of felony charges to 12. Plead not guilty. No bond. Faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison & a fine of $2.75 million, plus restitution, & $250K for each individual count of wire fraud & conspiracy. Plead Not guilty.
Defrauding investors out of $700 million in funding for their blood-testing startup Theranos.
Trial began on 3/22/22. Jury: 12 jurors (6 women & 6 men) & 6 alternates (2 women & 4 men). 3/21/22: Jury #1 sick, alternate moves to jury. 12 jurors (6 women & 6 men) & 5 alternates (2 women & 3 men). Trial Court will be in session on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays (from 9-3), but the jury may be asked to come in on some Mondays & Thursdays as well. Trial dates so far: 4/26, 4/27, 5/3, 5/4, 5/10, 5/11, 5/13, 5/17, 5/18 & 5/20.
Indictment & court info from 4/11/20 thru 3/8/22 & Jury selection (Day 1-4) 3/9/22 to 3/15/22 & 3/16 to 3/21/22 & Trial Days 1-2 (3/22 to 3/23/22) & hearing on 3/29/22 & Trial Days 3-10 (3/30 to 4/20/22) & 4/12/22 reference post #122 here:
CA - Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, 56, (Theranos), wire fraud charges
4/22/22 Friday, Trial Day 11: Government witness: Dr. Adam Rosendorff, former lab director.
for more info see post #123 in article here:
CA - Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, 56, (Theranos), wire fraud charges
Dr. Rosendorff will be back on the stand next week. He's likely to be followed by patients testifying that they got inaccurate results from Theranos blood testing machines. Trial continues on Tuesday, 4/26/22.
*Elizabeth A. Holmes (34/now 37) (CEO of Theranos) – Trial began on 9/8/21 & ended 1/3/22 with a verdict of guilty on 4 counts of 11. Next sentencing hearing on 9/26/22.
Thursday, April 28th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 10am CT) – MO – Josie Ann Abney (10) (October 3, 2020, Salem; starved to death: Josie weighed 38 lbs. after she collapsed & died) - for *Susan A. Abney (44/now 45) (adoptive parent) arrested (10/4/20), charged (10/6/20) & arraigned (2/22/21) with abuse or neglect of a child resulting in death & charged (12/14/20) & arraigned (2/22/21) with 2nd degree felony murder. Plead not guilty. $500K cash or Surety bond. Bond denied on 11/19/20.
The Abneys adopted Josie at the age of 3 in 2013 before going on to foster 12 or 13 children over the years. Josie died the next day from severe cachexia & protein calorie malnutrition according to the autopsy. Josie weighed only 34-pounds.
Trial was set to begin on 3/7/22 has been cancelled with a guilty plea on 2/8/22.
Court info from 10/6/20 thru 12/14/21 reference post #100 here:
GUILTY - MO - Josie Ann Abney, 10, starved to death, Salem, 3 Oct 2020 *arrests*
12/14/21 Update: Plea hearing rescheduled on 1/19/22 @ 1pm. 1/19/22 Update: Hearing Continued/Rescheduled. Cause called in chambers. Due to the medical unavailability of Judge Randazzo, cause continued to 2/15/22 at 1pm for the same purpose as today's hearing. The defendant is ordered to appear. If not plea deal confirmed a pretrial hearing to commence at 8:30am on 3/7/22 for jury selection. Defendant is ordered to appear. Trial on 3/11/22.
2/8/22 Update: Susan Abney plead guilty to a charge of abuse or neglect of a child in the death of 10-year-old Josie Ann Abney in 2020. In the plea deal, the state dropped a second-degree murder charge. Sentencing hearing on 4/28/22.
*Randall Lee Abney (51/now 52) (adoptive parent) – Plea hearing on 4/22/22. Trial set to begin on 7/11/22 to 7/15/22.
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 11am MT) – NM – Victoria Martens (10) (Aug. 23, 2016, Albuquerque) – for *Jessica Rosalie Kelley (33/now 36) (cousin of FG) charged (6/26/16) & indicted (9/10/16) with 1st degree murder (willful & deliberate), intentional abuse of child resulting in death, 2 counts of aggravated child rape (dismissed 1/4/19), 2 counts of sexual contact, 8 counts of tampering with evidence, 2 counts of aggravated battery, 1 count of conspiracy to commit intentional child abuse (dismissed 1/4/19) & 1 count of resisting arrest. Plead not guilty. $1M cash only bond.
Plead no contest to intentional abuse of child resulting in death & 3 counts of tampering with evidence.
Court info from 914/18 thru 4/12/21 see post #784 here:
NM - Victoria Martens, 10, brutally murdered, Albuquerque, 23 Aug 2016 *Arrests*
5/25/21 Nothing of status hearing on 6/18/21. 6/28/21: Court's request to NM Correction Dept. regarding inmate Jessica Kelley, offender #461054.
6/18/21 Update: Sentencing hearing on 2/9/22. 12/1/21: Transport from Western NM correctional facility to District Court. 12/30/21: War: Booking notice. 2/5/22 Update: Court site has taken off sentencing hearing on 2/9/22. 3/23/22: Joint motion to set sentencing hearing. 3/24/22: Request for hearing/setting Defense.
3/29/22 Update: Motion hearing was set for 3/30/22. 3/30/22 Update: Order on scheduled motions; joint motion to se sentencing hearing-granted. 4/4/2: Notice filed under seal stipulated notice of parties sentencing agreement. Sentencing hearing on 4/28/22 @ 11am.
*Fabian Elias Gonzales (33/now 36) (“mom’s” BF) – Motions hearing on 5/11/22. Trial set to begin on 7/11/22.
*Michelle Martens (37/40) ("mom") – Plead guilty on 6/29/18. Sentencing hearing on 2/11/22 was cancelled. No update as of 4/24/22.
