For the week of Monday, Feb. 27th thru Tuesday, Feb. 28th.
For the rest of the week - see March 2023 Trial & Sentencings - link will follow.
Monday, February 27th:
*Trial set to begin (@ 9am CT) - TX –
Christian Welborn (2 mos.) (Dec. 21, 2018, Samson Park, Fort Worth; beaten by father) - *Joseph Matthew Welborn (26/now 30) arrested (12/27/18) &
charged (12/21/18) with capital murder. Plead not guilty. $250K bond.
Christian had 2 complex skull fractures & maybe a 3rd. 3 other children in state custody (boys 7, 6 & 2); 4 year old did not live there. Tried to blame the 4 year old.
Trial was set to begin on 2/3/23 continued on 2/27/23.
Court info from 6/2/19 thru 9/9/21 reference post #58 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...rrant-county-21-dec-2018-arrest.409094/page-3
7/12/22 Update: Time was changed from 10:30am to 2pm for 7/13/22 status conference hearing. 7/13/22 Update: Next status conference hearing on 7/20/22 @ 10:30am.
7/20/22 Update: Next trial docket on 1/6/23 @ 9am. Trial set to begin on 2/3/23. 1/6/23 Update: Next trial set to begin on 2/3/23. 1/30/23 Update: Trial has been continued on 2/27/23.
*Trial continues with Jury Selection (Day 6) (@ 9am CT) - TX –
Michael Lee Swearingin (32) &
Jenna Kay Scott (28) (Jan. 4, 2019, Temple; found in Clearview, OK on Jan. 19, 2019) –
*Cedric Joseph Marks (44/now 48) (ex bf of Scott’s) arrested (1/8/19) in Kent County, Mich. for a burglary warrant, waived extradition to Texas.
*Charged (2/4/19), indicted (4/3/19) & arraigned (5/10/19) with capital murder of multiple persons & tampering with evidence. $2,016,500 Bond. DA will seek DP. Bond reduction denied (3/30/21). Will be representing himself.
*Charged (2/4/19), indicted (4/3/19) & arraigned (4/10/19) with interfering w/emergency call, false report to police officer violating protective order, burglary habitation intend.
*Charged & indicted (3/13/19) & arraigned (4/26/19) with 1st degree felony burglary (on 8/21/18 at Scott’s home). $16,500 bond on charges of interference with an emergency call, making a false police report & violation of a protection order, bond for the burglary charge is $250K, the murder of multiple persons is carrying a bond of $1.5 million & $250K. Plead not guilty to all charges.
Trial was set to begin on 2/20/23 with jury selection (could last 3 week). Judge Steven J. Duskie presiding. Representing himself (pro se).
Trial was to start on 6/24/19 for misdemeanor charges (interfering w/emergency call, false report to police officer & violating protective order).
Court information from 2/3/19 thru 2/9/23 & Jury Selection Days 1 to 4 (2/20 to 2/23/23) reference post #125 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...enna-scott-28-temple-bell-county-4-jan-2019-7
2/24/23 Friday, Jury Selection Day 5: Voir dire continues. Trial continues with jury selection on Monday, 2/27/23.
*Maya Renee Maxwell – Pretrial hearing on 3/31/23.
*Ginell Marie McDonough – 1/31/20: Plead guilty. Sentencing on 11/19/20 where charges were dismissed, will testify against Marks.
TN/MN –
April Lee Pease (30) (missing Mar. 17, 2009, Bloomington, not found) -
*Cedric Joseph Marks (45/now 48) charged (3/16/20) with 2nd degree murder in the abduction & death of April.
*Kellee Kristine Sorensen (34) – charged (3/16/20) with 2nd degree murder. $3K conditional bond. In custody in Washington State.
*Trial continues (Day 4) (@ 8:30am PT) - CA –
Timothy Ryan Bonari (35) (Oct. 16, 2019, Auburn) - *Skylar Cruz Warren-Perry (26/now 29) arrested &
charged (10/17/19) & arraigned (9/28/20 for use of deadly weapon) & arraigned (4/26/21 for murder) with felony murder, 2 counts of attempted murder, 2 counts of assault with a deadly weapon (intentional hit & run which injured 2 other people), 3 counts of serious felony: felony w/use of deadly weapon (car), 1 count of fleeing scene result-death/permanent serious injury & 2 counts of hit & run with injury or death. Plead not guilty to use of deadly weapon (car) & murder. No bond.
Trial set to begin on 2/21/23 & will be in court on 2/27, 2/28, 3/2, 3/3, 3/6, 3/7, 3/9, 3/13, 3/14 & 3/16/23.
Case & court info from 9/28/20 thru 2/17/23 & Trial Days 1-2 (2/21 to 2/23/23) reference post #179 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-hurt-auburn-16-oct-2019-arrest.480172/page-9
2/24/23 Friday, Trial Day 3: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 2/27/23.
*Trial continues (Day 9) (@ 10:30am PT) – AZ –
Isabel Mercedes Celis (6) (missing from home April 21, 2012, Tucson, found in a desert area in Marana, located off of Avra Valley & Trico roads on Mar. 3, 2017, Id’ed Mar. 31, 2017) –
*Christopher Matthew Clements (30 @ time of 1st crime/36/now 41) aka Damion James Johnson indicted (9/15/18) & arraigned &
charged (9/24/18) with 1 count of 1st degree murder, 1 count of kidnapping a minor under 15 & 14 counts of sexual exploitation of minors. Plead not guilty. $2M cash only bond. DA will not seek DP.
Murder trial for Isabel began on with jury selection on 2/9/23 & a jury was selected. Jury: 9 men & 6 women. Only 12 will actively participate in the trial (other 3 will be alternates). One juror was dismissed (2/22/23) 2 alternates.
Trial began on Tuesday, 2/14/23 thru 3/9/23. But Judge Marner believes trial will end earlier than the 9th.
Court hearings from 8/23/19 to 2/8/23 & Jury selection (2/9/23) & Trial Day 1-7 (2/14 to 2/23/23) reference post #624 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...tucson-20-april-2012-arrest-27.464075/page-32
2/24/23 Friday, Trial Day 8: State witnesses: Tucson Police Dept. Detective Josh Cheek returned on stand for cross-examination. Sy Ray, director of LexisNexis & creator of Zetx (software to LE & government agencies to help with cell data tracking.
For more info see post #625 (article) here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...tucson-20-april-2012-arrest-27.464075/page-32
Trial continues on Monday, 2/27/23.
*Maribel Victoria Gonzales (13) - Trial started 9/13/22 & ended 9/30/22 with a guilty verdict. Sentenced on 11/14/22 to natural life in prison & 17 years for kidnapping. The kidnapping sentence will be served consecutively with the sentence of natural life.
Tuesday, February 28th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 1:30pm MT) - CO -
Myron Robert Martinez (37) (reported missing Nov. 8, 2020 from Del Norte, found Nov. 10, 2020, Las Sauces) –
*CJ Walter Dominguez (27/now 29) was arrested &
charged (1/18/21) with accessory to 1st degree murder, 2nd degree kidnapping & tampering with deceased human remains. Held at the Alamosa County Jail on $100K bond.
On Dec. 31, 2020 an investigator spoke with a person who witnessed the murder, according to the affidavit. The witness said Adre Baroz stabbed & shot Martinez & that Julius Baroz, known as “Gato,” held Martinez down as his throat was slit.
Court info from 1/8/21 thru 7/1/22 reference post #424 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...und-conejos-co-nov-2020-arrest.551534/page-22
9/29/22 Update: Next status conference hearing on 12/15/22. 12/15/22 Update: Plead guilty to charges. 12/19/22 Update: A plea resolution was agreed to by special prosecutors for the state & defense counsel in the case of CJ Dominguez. Dominguez was charged with tampering with deceased human remains, a class three felony, accessory to murder in the first degree, a class four felony & second-degree kidnapping, also a class four felony. As was presented by counsel for the defense, Dominguez plead guilty to the charge of tampering with deceased human remains. As part of the resolution agreement, the remaining two charges will be dismissed. Also included in the resolution agreement, seven other cases pending against Dominguez will be dismissed. Six of those seven cases were filed in Alamosa with the seventh filed in Conejos County. Allegations in those dismissed pending cases include traffic violations, violation of bail bond conditions, the violation of a protection order & the burglary of a dwelling. By pleading guilty to the charge of tampering with deceased human remains, Dominguez will not be a co-defendant in the case that has been filed against Adre Baroz, Julius Baroz & Francisco Ramirez, generally referred to as “Los Sauces murders.” As Judge Gonzales then explained, a class three felony will subject Dominguez to a sentence ranging from 4-12 years in the Dept. of Corrections or placement in Community Corrections (instead of DOC) for the same period. Sentencing guidelines also allow Dominguez to be placed on probation with various terms & conditions, including 90 days in county jail, restitution to victims or a fine. The court is also free to determine if any other conditions will apply to probation, such as treatment for alcohol or drugs or any other conditions the court deems. There are no sentencing stipulations in the resolution, which leaves Dominguez’s sentencing up to the sole discretion of the court. A sentencing hearing is set on 2/28/23 @ 1:30pm.
