Trials & Sentencings for March 2023

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For the week of Wednesday, March 1st thru Friday, March 3rd:

Sorry - nothing on my notes.

But the trials from Monday, Feb. 27th will probably continue for the week.

 

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Wednesday, March 1st:
*Preliminary Hearing (@ 9am PT) - NV - 6-month old, on a Las Vegas inbound flight, July 12, 2022 from Oregon. *Tiffany Burks (42) foster mother arrested (7/12/22) & charged (7/13/22) with felony child abuse/neglect. Released (7/13/22) own recognizance.
Case & court info from 7/13/22 to 12/14/22 reference post #22 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...gas-inbound-flight-12-july-2022.630261/page-2
2/14/23 Update: Negotiations hearing heard. Bail conditions: stay out of trouble & comply with any CPS directives. Remote appearance by defendant. Next preliminary hearing on 3/1/23 @ 9am.
3/1/23 Update: Dispositions. Preliminary hearing held. Defendant's presence waived as Notice of Non-Appearance pursuant to State v. Sargent was filed 2/27/23 by Defense. True Name provided for the record. Defense represented the Defendant's true name is Burks, although the Complaint shows the name of Brooks. Defense invokes the exclusionary rule. State's Witnesses: FBI Special Agent, Erin Walsh, testified under oath & identified the Defendant via State's proposed exhibit #1. State moves to admit proposed exhibit # 1-Admitted. Witness, Kailynn Bailey, testified under oath remotely. Oral Motion by State to amend complaint by interlineation Line 14 & Line 19 - language amendments. Motion granted. State rests. Per Defense, Defendant has been advised & understands her rights at preliminary hearing & following the advice of Defense counsel, waives her rights. Defense rests. State reserves for rebuttal. Defense makes closing arguments & moves to dismiss. State makes final arguments. Defense motion to dismiss granted. Case closed-Dismissed. Judgment entered. 3/2/23: Notice of Disposition & Judgment.

 

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Friday, March 3rd:
*Trial continues (Day 13)-MISTRIAL Declared! (Day 2) (@ 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. Pima County Superior Court Judge James Marner presiding.
Trial began on Tuesday, 2/14/23 thru 3/9/23. State rested their case on 2/28/23. Defense started their case on 2/28/23. Jury deliberations: 3/2/23: 4 ½ hours. 3/3/23: ~2 ½ hours – total: ~7 hours. Jury could not come up with a verdict & Judge James Marner declares a mistrial.
Court hearings from 8/23/19 to 2/8/23 & Jury selection (2/9/23) & Trial Day 1-11 (2/14 to 3/1/23) & Jury Deliberations Day 1 (3/2/23) reference post #633 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...tucson-20-april-2012-arrest-27.464075/page-32
3/3/23 Friday, Trial Day 13/Jury Deliberations (Day 2): A jury could not agree on whether Clements is guilty or not guilty. The jurors considered the case for about seven hours over two days. Judge James Marner accepted the jury's assertion it cannot come to a unanimous verdict & declared a mistrial. A mistrial does allow prosecutors to put on a new trial. The Pima County Attorney's Office released a statement saying they will pursue a new trial. That will include a new jury. But prosecutors say they do not yet know when the new jury selection will begin.
For more info see post #634 (article) here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...tucson-20-april-2012-arrest-27.464075/page-32
*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.
*Christopher Matthew Clements (41) charged (2/28/23) with promoting prison contraband a felony (2/7/23).

 

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For the week of Monday, March 6th thru Friday, March 10th:

Monday, March 6th:
*Trial continues (Day 5) (@ 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 began on 2/21/23 with jury selection (Day 1-3) (2/21, 2/23 & 2/24/23) & Trial Day 1-2 (2/27-2/28/23). Will be in court on 3/6, 3/7, 3/9, 3/13, 3/14 & 3/16/23.
Case & court info from 9/28/20 thru 2/17/23 & Jury Selection Days 1-3 (2/21 to 2/24/23) & Trial Days 1-2 (2/27 to 2/28/23) reference post #190 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...hurt-auburn-16-oct-2019-arrest.480172/page-10
3/2/23 Thursday, Trial Day 3: State witnesses: No info available. Trial continues on Friday, 3/3/23.
3/3/23 Friday, Trial Day 4: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 3/6/23.

*Trial continues with Jury Selection (Day 11) (@ 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 9 (2/20 to 3/2/23) reference post #130 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...enna-scott-28-temple-bell-county-4-jan-2019-7
3/3/23 Friday, Jury Selection Day 10: Voir dire continues. Trial continues with jury selection on Monday, 3/6/23.
*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.


Friday, March 10th:
*Motions Hearing & Sentencing Hearing (@ 9am PT) - CA - Kristin Denise Smart (19) (missing May 25, 1996 while walking back to her dorm from a off campus frat party at Cal Poly, reported missing on May 26, 1996, San Luis Obispo, still missing; legally declared dead on May 25, 2002) – *Paul Ruben Flores (19 @ time of crime/44/now 46) arrested (4/13/21), charged (4/14/21) & arraigned (10/20/21) with 1st degree murder. Plead not guilty. No bond.
Trial began on 7/18/22 & ended 9/29/22. 10/4/22: Verdict: Total: ~27 hours of deliberations. Found guilty of 1st degree murder. Sentencing hearing on 3/10/23.
Case, attorney on case, jury deliberations & court info from 5/17/21 thru 7/19/22 & Trial Days 1-40 & closing & jury deliberations (7/18 to 10/14/22) & thru 11/22/22 reference post #677 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/ca-kristin-smart-san-luis-obispo-arrests-4.635475/page-34
1/13/23 Update: Defense attorney Robert Sanger says that the court reporter has indicated that certified transcripts will take 60 days to finalize after payment has been received. Court reporter tells Judge O'Keefe she can have the entire trial finalized by 1/15/23, but transcripts of jury selection will take longer, which Sanger has also requested. Monterey County Superior Court Judge Jennifer O’Keefe set a status hearing for 2/9/23 @ 1:30pm & the sentencing will now take place on 3/10/23 @ 9am.
2/9/23 Update: Defense attorney Robert Sanger was not present at hearing because he is working on another trial in L.A. He asked attorney & retired Santa Barbara County Judge Frank J. Ochoa to sit in for him. Ochoa indicated that Sanger still intends to file a motion for a new trial before the sentencing date of 3/10/23 but has been delayed as he had to secure funds to order trial transcripts. He was given 60 days to do this on 12/2/22. Deputy DA Christopher Peuvrelle said that today's status hearing & Flores' sentencing date were both on calendar before Mr. Sanger's other trial began & he should have prepared accordingly. Judge O'Keefe said she will not push the sentencing to a later date as it is already 5 months after the end of trial. The motion for a new trial marks Sanger’s 10th attempt to restart legal proceedings in the case after unsuccessfully motioning for a mistrial nine times before the verdict. The motion will include new information Sanger’s team received about one of Peuvrelle’s witnesses after the verdict was read. Sanger did not elaborate on which witness was involved or the information they had. The motion will be heard 3/10/23 & if it is denied, Flores will be sentenced immediately after. He faces 25 years to life in state prison or life without parole. Sentencing is still scheduled on 3/10/23 @ 9am. And if a motion for new trial is filed by Sanger before then, it will likely be heard on 3/10/23.
2/28/23 Update: Defense attorney filed a set of motions seeking to throw out Flores' guilty verdict. One of the motions filed by attorney Robert Sanger requests an acquittal & dismissal of charges, "on the grounds that a rational trier of fact could not find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt based on the State of the evidence at the conclusion of the trial." Another requests a new trial, claiming "prosecutorial errors & the admission of junk science as evidence." and that there was insufficient evidence to find Flores guilty. The motion also claims the verdict "was based on a violation of the defendant's constitutional rights to due process & a fair trial." In the court filing, which was submitted to the Monterey County Superior Court on Friday, 2/24/23. The court filings request that the motions be heard at 9am on Friday, 3/10/23.
*Ruben Ricardo Flores (55 @ time of crime/80/now 81) - Found not guilty of accessory after the fact on 10/14/22.

 

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Tuesday, March 7th:
*Bench Trial continues (Day 17) for both-VERDICT REACHED! (@ 9am PT) – CA – Anthony Avalos (10) (June 20, 2018, Lancaster; died 6/21/18) – *Heather Maxine Barrón (29/now 33) (“mom”) arrested & charged (6/29/18), arraigned (7/2/18), indicted (10/31/18) & recharged & indicted (2/27/19) with 1st degree capital murder, torture (special circumstance allegation of murder involving the infliction of torture) & 2 counts of child endangerment resulting in death. Plead not guilty. Held on $2M bond. DA will not seek DP. Possible sentence 22 yrs to life.
*Kareem Ernesto Leiva (32/now 36) (BF) arrested (6/27/18), charged (6/29/18), arraigned (7/2/18), indicted (10/31/18) & recharged & indicted (2/27/19) with 1st degree capital murder, torture (special circumstance allegation of murder involving the infliction of torture) & 2 counts of child endangerment resulting in death. Plead not guilty. Held on $2M bond. DA will not seek DP. Maximum sentence 32 yrs to life.
Bench Trial began on 1/25/23 & ended on 2/21/23. Presiding Superior Court Judge Sam Ohta. Court is dark on Fridays.
Court info from 8/6/18 thru 1/19/23 & Trial Day 1-13 (1/25 to 2/21/23) reference post #252 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-lancaster-20-june-2018-arrest.378137/page-13
2/24/23 Friday, Trial Day 16/Verdict Watch (Day 1): Superior Court Judge Samuel Ohta will deliberate & render a verdict as both the prosecution & defense agreed to have the case tried without a jury.
Per news reporter Judge might have is decision today, Friday, 2/24/23.
3/7/23 Update Trial Day 17: Judge Sam Ohta found Barron & Leiva guilty of 1st degree murder & torture in the June 21, 2018, death of Anthony. The judge also found true the special circumstance allegation of murder involving the infliction of torture. They were also convicted of two counts of child abuse involving the boy's half-siblings, identified in court as "Destiny O." & "Rafael O." Leiva & Barron now face a maximum of life in prison without the possibility of parole when they are sentenced on 4/25/23.

 

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Friday, March 10th:
*Motions Hearing & Sentencing Hearing (@ 9am PT) - CA - Kristin Denise Smart (19) (missing May 25, 1996 while walking back to her dorm from a off campus frat party at Cal Poly, reported missing on May 26, 1996, San Luis Obispo, still missing; legally declared dead on May 25, 2002) – *Paul Ruben Flores (19 @ time of crime/44/now 46) arrested (4/13/21), charged (4/14/21) & arraigned (10/20/21) with 1st degree murder. Plead not guilty. No bond.
Trial began on 7/18/22 & ended 9/29/22. 10/4/22: Verdict: Total: ~27 hours of deliberations. Found guilty of 1st degree murder. Sentencing hearing on 3/10/23.
Case, attorney on case, jury deliberations & court info from 5/17/21 thru 7/19/22 & Trial Days 1-40 & closing & jury deliberations (7/18 to 10/14/22) & from 11/22/22 thru 2/9/23 reference post #699 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/ca-kristin-smart-san-luis-obispo-arrests-4.635475/page-35
2/28/23 Update: Defense attorney filed a set of motions seeking to throw out Flores' guilty verdict. One of the motions filed by attorney Robert Sanger requests an acquittal & dismissal of charges (filed 2/24/23) for the 2nd time, "on the grounds that a rational trier of fact could not find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt based on the State of the evidence at the conclusion of the trial." Another requests a new trial, claiming "prosecutorial errors & the admission of junk science as evidence." and that there was insufficient evidence to find Flores guilty. The motion also claims the verdict "was based on a violation of the defendant's constitutional rights to due process & a fair trial." Defense was already denied this same motion on 10/5/22. In the court filing, which was submitted to the Monterey County Superior Court on Friday, 2/24/23. The court filings request that the motions be heard at 9am on Friday, 3/10/23. 3/6/23: State files motion to deny new trial for Flores. 3/8/23: Judge O'Keefe has approved the media's request to film Flores' sentencing. The Motion for new trial will not be filmed. Braodcast will not be live. Sentencing scheduled on 3/10/23 after motions hearing.
3/10/23 Update: Monterey County Superior Court Judge Jennifer O’Keefe on Friday denied a motion seeking an acquittal/new trial for Flores. Judge sentences Flores to 25 years to life in prison with no probation. He will be eligible for parole. With time served & good behavior he’s eligible for a parole board hearing in about 15 years. The parole could grant or deny paroled release at that time. Probation is governed by the county & can allow custody credit programs to decrease sentences. Parole is governed by the state ^ a minimum sentence must be served. Paul was under 25 at the time he killed Kristin, so despite life without parole being the max sentence for 1st degree murder, CA’s young offender law doesn’t allow him to get more than 25 to life with parole. Violent crimes in CA are 1/3 custody credit for good behavior. So if Paul has good behavior in prison, his sentence is around 17 years. He’s already served around 2, so he will be eligible for a parole board hearing in 15 years. Flores is also required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
*Ruben Ricardo Flores (55 @ time of crime/80/now 81) - Found not guilty of accessory after the fact on 10/14/22.

 

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For the week of Monday, March 13th thru Friday, March 17th:

Monday, March 13th:
*Change of Plea Hearing (@ 9am CT) - IN - Emma Grace Patricia Sweet (2) (Last seen Nov. 24, 2021, reported missing Nov. 25, 2021; found Nov. 28, 2021 -2 ½ miles downstream from truck. The death certificate filed for 2-year-old Emma indicates her manner of death as homicide & cause of death as complications of hypothermia & asphyxia due to drowning). Also Jeremy Sweet, dad & truck found Nov. 26, 2021 in the White River, Columbus, Bartholomew County. *Jeremy W. Sweet (38/now 39) arrested (11/28/21) & charged (12/1/21) with neglect of a dependent resulting in death & unlawful possession of syringe. Plead not guilty. $1.2M bond.
No actions were taken by her adult caregiver to rescue Emma from the dangerous environment & this inaction resulted in her death," the Bartholomew County Sheriff alleged in a statement, "and thus the manner of death is homicide."
Trial set to begin on 4/11/23.
Info on case & court info from 11/26/21 thru 11/14/22 reference post #303 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...und-bartholomew-co-24-nov-2021.602863/page-16
11/21/22 Update: Omnibus hearing on 12/28/22. 12/28/22 Update: Change of plea hearing on 3/13/23 @ 9am. Pretrial conference hearing on 3/27/23 @ 11am & jury trial begins on 4/11/23.

*Trial continues (Day 8) (@ 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 began on 2/21/23 with jury selection Day 1-3 (2/21, 2/23 & 2/24/23) & Trial Day 1-6 (2/27-3/8/23). Will be in court on 3/13, 3/14 & 3/16/23.
Case & court info from 9/28/20 thru 2/17/23 & Jury Selection Days 1-3 (2/21 to 2/24/23) & Trial Days 1-6 (2/27 to 3/8/23) reference post #195 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...hurt-auburn-16-oct-2019-arrest.480172/page-10
3/9/23 Thursday, Trial Day 7: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 3/13/23.

*Trial continues with Jury Selection (Day 16) (@ 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 14 (2/20 to 3/9/23) reference post #140 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...enna-scott-28-temple-bell-county-4-jan-2019-7
3/10/23 Friday, Jury Selection Day 15: Voir dire continues. Trial continues with jury selection on Monday, 3/13/23.
*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 11)-Closing Arguments (@ 8:30am CT) - TX - *Jason Wilder McDaniel (2) murdered on October 11, 2018, Wichita Falls) *James Irven Staley III (38 @ time of crime/40) arrested & charged & indicted (10/21/21) with capital murder of a person younger than 10, felony 1st degree murder & tampering/fabricating physical evidence. Plead not guilty. Bond $1.2M bond & bonded out. Wichita County transfer to Tarrant County.
Trial began with jury selection on 2/23/23 & ended on 2/25/23. 12 jurors & 2 alternates (7 men & 7 women).
Trial began on 2/27/23 & ended on 3/9/23. Closing argument begin on 3/13/23.
Case & court info from 10/11/28 thru 2/26/23 & Trial Days 1-8 (2/27-3/8/23) reference post #66 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...staley-iii-charged-october-2018.637742/page-4
3/10/23 Friday, Trial Day 10: Charge conference hearing for Judge & attorneys. Closing arguments start on Monday, 3/13/23.
*Amber Nichole McDaniel (31) aka Amber Odom, mother charged (7/2/19) with tampering with physical evidence & endangering a child in connection with incidents Oct. 11, 2018, the day her son was discovered dead. Amber was free Thursday from Wichita County Jail on $60K bond.
Withholding this evidence & deleting the text messages resulted in the felony charge of tampering with evidence. According to Texas law, tampering with evidence is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. If convicted of child endangerment, Amber faces up to two years in a state jail.

Tuesday, March 14th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 9am CT) - IA – Xavior Christopher-Tyler Harrelson (10) (went missing May 27, 2021, last seen at 11am riding his bike near his home, Montezuma, found on Sept. 30, 2021 by a farmer tending his bean crop near 110th Street & Ewart Road, about 4 miles from Xavior's home; id confirmed on Oct. 15, 2021; his birthday was May 30, 2021). Poweshiek County
*Sarah Kay Harrelson (42/now 43) arrested & charged (10/31/22) & arraigned (12/16/22) with 2 counts of controlled substance violation & 1 count of failure to affix drug stamp. Plead not guilty. Bond @ $10K, $5K & $25K. Polk County Trial was set to begin on 2/13/23 was cancelled. Plea hearing on 1/24/23 & plead guilty, sentencing on 3/14/23.
Missing information on Xavior & court info on Sarah from 5/29/21 thru 12/16/22 reference post #558 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...issing-montezuma-27-may-2021-2.578920/page-28
12/21/22: Notice of additional/substituted witnesses. 1/9/23: Hearing on 1/12/23 was cancelled. Plea hearing on 1/24/23 @ 10am.
1/24/23 Update: Harrelson sold $620 worth of meth to an undercover police officer in February 2022, according to a criminal complaint. Last month, Harrelson plead guilty to one count of delivery of a controlled substance. Her plea agreement recommends a suspended sentence of up to 10 years in prison. She is scheduled to be sentenced on 3/14/23 @ 9am. Order to accept plea. Order for PSI.

Thursday, March 16th:
*Surrender Date for Prison (by 2pm PT) - CA – *Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani (53/now 57) (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. Unsecured bon $500K was modified (7/7/22) to secured $750K 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 & ended 7/7/22. Jury left: 12 jurors (8 women & 4 men) & 2 alternates (2 men). Jury change: Judge excused #10 (vacation plans) & replaces her with alternate #5. Jury Self: 12 jurors (7 women & 5 men) & 1 alternate (man). Jury Deliberations: Total: ~35 hours of deliberations. Returned with a verdict of guilty of all 12 charges. Sentencing hearing on 12/7/22 @ 10am. 12/7/22 Update: Bałwani sentenced to 155 months in prison (12 years and 11 months) & 3 years probation. Balwani will report to prison on 3/16/23. Restitution hearing on 2/17/23.
Indictment & court info (Jury selection/trial/jury deliberations) from 4/11/20 thru 12/21/22 reference post #300 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...56-theranos-wire-fraud-charges.614821/page-15
1/17/23 Update: Motion for release pending Appeal & Restitution hearing on 2/17/23. 2/17/23 Update: Balwani returned to federal court Friday in a last-ditch attempt to stay out of prison while appealing a jury’s verdict convicting him of orchestrating a blood-testing hoax with his former boss & lover, Holmes. Besides overseeing arguments about Balwani’s attempt to delay the start of his nearly 13-year prison sentence, U.S. District Judge Edward Davila also heard a vigorous debate about how much money Balwani should pay investors & patients duped by the Theranos blood tests that never worked as promised. The deceit resulted in Balwani’s conviction on 12 counts of fraud & conspiracy. Davila didn’t issue any rulings at the end of the 90-minute hearing. His decision on whether Balwani can remain free on bail while he appeals his conviction, however, is likely to come soon. That’s because Balwani is scheduled to report to prison in Lompoc, California, on March 15. The judge said he doesn’t expect to decide on the question of how much Balwani should pay in restitution until another hearing on the same issues is held for Holmes, Theranos’ disgraced CEO, on March 17. Next surrender date is 3/15/23 by 2pm.
3/8/23 Update: U.S. District Judge Edward Davila, who sentenced Balwani & denied his request to remain free on appeal, had recommended he serve his time in a Lompoc prison. Balwani is scheduled to report to prison March 15 unless he can win a reprieve from a federal appeals court in a motion his lawyers say they plan to file. Unless the appeals court rules he can remain free, Balwani has been ordered to report to an Atlanta federal prison, according to court documents.
3/10/23 Update: Balwani is scheduled to report to prison 3/16/23 unless he can win a reprieve from a federal appeals court in a motion his lawyers say they plan to file. He had been scheduled to report March 15, but was granted an additional day of freedom in another order issued late Thursday by U.S. District Judge Edward Davila.
*Elizabeth A. Holmes (34/now 38) (CEO of Theranos) – Trial began on 9/8/21 & ended 1/3/22 with a verdict of guilty on 4 counts of 11. Sentencing hearing was to be on 10/17/22 but was delayed with motions for new trial Filed (5/27/22) for dismissal of all charges. All 3 motions for dismissal/new trial-denied. Sentenced on 11/18/22 to 11.25 years (135 months) in prison & 3 years supervised release. Motions hearing for miscellaneous relief on 3/17/23. The judge set a surrender date for 4/27/23. The Court makes the following recommendation: The Defendant be designated to the Federal Prison Camp at Bryan, Texas.


Friday, March 17th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 9am ET) - FL – “Pillowcase Rapist” – 40 to 45 victims (May, 1981 to Feb. 1986, Miami to Deerfield Beach) - *Robert Eugene Koehler aka Robert Eugene Koeholer (22 @ time of 1st crime/60/now 63) – arrested (1/18/20) & held at Brevard County to await transfer to Miami-Dade County. Charged (1/21/20) & arraigned (2/11/20) with 1 count of aggravated kidnapping, 1 count of sexual battery with weapon causing serious injuries & 1 count of burglary/assault/armed. Plead not guilty. No bond.
Convicted sex offender for a sexual battery conviction in 1991. Familial DNA hit in CODIS (after his son was arrested).
Trial began on 1/17/23 with jury selection from 1/17 to 1/18/23. Trial began on 1/19/23. Prosecutors rested their case on 1/20/23. Defense received case on 1/23/23 & rested their case on 1/24/23. Closing arguments started on 1/25/23. Jury deliberated & came back with a guilty verdict on all charges. Sentencing hearing on 3/17/23.
Court info from 1/21/20 thru 1/15/23 & Jury selection Days 1-2 (1/17 to 1/18/23) & Trial Days 1-5 (1/19 to 1/25/23) reference post #137 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...miami-to-deerfield-beach-arrest.498416/page-7
1/25/23 Wednesday, Trial Day 5: Koehler was found guilty on all three counts of kidnapping, burglary & sexual battery, Wednesday. Sentencing hearing for Koehler is set for 3/17/23.
FL – “Pillowcase Rapist” – 6 victims (1984-1985, Pompano Beach, Broward County) - *Robert Eugene Koehler aka Robert Eugene Koeholer (25 @ time of first crime/62/now 63) charged (6/7/22) with 6 counts of sexual assault in Broward County.
In June 1984, a woman living in an apartment in Pompano Beach endured a sudden, cruel & violent attack in the sanctity of her home. She was brutally raped at knifepoint by a man who broke into her apartment. On at least eight occasions in 1984 & 1985, detectives believe Koehler snuck into homes in Broward County late at night or in the wee hours of the morning through unlocked doors & attacked his victims while they slept or prepared for bed. He sometimes covered the heads of his victims or his own head, sometimes with pillowcases & threatened to kill them or their family members before raping & robbing them. Koehler will be brought to Broward County to face the charges against him, once the cases against him in Miami-Dade are adjudicated.

*Sentencing Hearing (re Tax evasion) (@ 9am CT) - MN – *Derek Michael Chauvin (44/now 47) & Kellie May Chauvin, ex-wife - charged (7/22/20) & arraigned (11/5/21) with 6 counts of aiding & abetting taxes-false or fraudulent returns-filed with commissioner & 3 counts aiding & abetting taxes-failure to file return, report, document. Plead not guilty. Washington County
Chauvin & his ex-wife, Kellie May Chauvin are accused of underreporting their income by a total of $464,433 between 2014 & 2019, according to the complaint. That includes an alleged failure to report more than $95K over several years from Mr. Chauvin’s employment as a security guard at a bar. They owe a total of $37,868 in back taxes & penalties, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Washington County attorney’s office. Both Chauvin & his ex-wife each face nine felony charges, which each carry a maximum of five years in prison & a $10K fine.
Court info from 7/22/20 thru 9/22/22 reference post #478 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ody-minneapolis-25-may-2020-21.586952/page-22
9/23/22 Hearing held remotely. Pretrial hearing continued. Next plea hearing on 12/16/22 @ 1pm. 12/16/22 Update: Plea hearing was continued to 2/24/23.
2/24/23 Update: Held on record remote for Chauvin. Chauvin plead guilty. Sentencing on 3/17/23. Kellie Chauvin plead guilty on Friday to tax fraud. She had been charged with two felony counts of aiding & abetting tax fraud & the remaining counts against her were dropped. She will be sentenced on 5/12/23 & as part of the plea deal, will not go to prison. Instead, she is expected to be sentenced to three years of probation, community service & must pay restitution.
MN - George Perry Floyd, Jr. (46) (May 25, 2020, Minneapolis, arrested for forgery & killed in police custody) - *Derek Michael Chauvin (44/now 45) – State Trial started on 3/29/21 & ended 4/21/21. Verdict: Guilty of all charges. Sentenced on 6/25/21 to 22½ years in prison. 9/23/21: Filed appeal. Will serve Federal sentence instead.
*Federal Case – 12/15/21: Plead guilty to Floyd & 14 yr. old charges. Sentencing hearing on 7/7/22 & was sentenced to 21 years in Federal prison. He will serve the state & federal sentences concurrently in a federal prison. 8/24/22 Update: Chauvin was taken from a maximum-security prison in a Minneapolis suburb to the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, according to the Bureau of Prisons.

 

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Update!

Monday, March 13th:
*Trial continues (Day 11)-VERDICT REACHED! (@ 8:30am CT) - TX - *Jason Wilder McDaniel (2) murdered on Oct. 11, 2018, Wichita Falls) *James Irven Staley III (38 @ time of crime/40) indicted (10/21/20), arrested & charged (10/23/20) & arraigned (11/6/20) with capital murder of a person younger than 10, felony 1st degree murder & tampering/fabricating physical evidence. Plead not guilty. Bond $1.2M bond & bonded out with GPS monitoring. Wichita County transfer (8/10/22) to Tarrant County.
Trial began with jury selection on 2/23/23 & ended on 2/25/23. 12 jurors & 2 alternates (7 men & 7 women).
Trial began on 2/27/23 & ended on 3/9/23. Closing argument begin on 3/13/23. Jury deliberations: 3/13/23 (12pm to 4:30pm) = ~4 ½ hours. Found guilty of all charges.
Case & court info from 10/11/28 thru 2/26/23 & Trial Days 1-10 (2/27-3/10/23) reference post #70 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...staley-iii-charged-october-2018.637742/page-4
3/13/23 Monday, Trial Day 11: Both the prosecution & defense were allowed 90 minutes apiece. Closing arguments by prosecutor lasted 45 minutes & defense finished their closing arguments. Prosecutor did a rebuttal. The jurors started deliberations about 12pm to ~4pm.
Staley has been found guilty of capital murder for the 2018 killing of Wilder McDaniel. Staley was sentenced to life in prison without parole around 4:20pm. The jury came back with the verdict after over four hours of deliberation following closing arguments made by the prosecution & defense. Jurors had heard just over nine days of testimonies in this case.
for more info see post #74 (article) here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...staley-iii-charged-october-2018.637742/page-4
*Amber Nichole McDaniel (31) aka Amber Odom, mother charged (7/2/19) with tampering with physical evidence & endangering a child in connection with incidents Oct. 11, 2018, the day her son was discovered dead. Amber was free Thursday from Wichita County Jail on $60K bond.
Withholding this evidence & deleting the text messages resulted in the felony charge of tampering with evidence. According to Texas law, tampering with evidence is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. If convicted of child endangerment, Amber faces up to two years in a state jail. Pretrial conference on 3/24/23.

 

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Update!

Tuesday, March 14th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 9am CT) - IA – Xavior Christopher-Tyler Harrelson (10) (went missing May 27, 2021, last seen at 11am riding his bike near his home, Montezuma, found on Sept. 30, 2021 by a farmer tending his bean crop near 110th Street & Ewart Road, about 4 miles from Xavior's home; id confirmed on Oct. 15, 2021; his birthday was May 30, 2021). Poweshiek County
*Sarah Kay Harrelson (42/now 43) arrested & charged (10/31/22) & arraigned (12/16/22) with 2 counts of controlled substance violation & 1 count of failure to affix drug stamp. Plead not guilty. Bond @ $10K, $5K & $25K. Polk County
Trial was set to begin on 2/13/23 was cancelled. Plea hearing on 1/24/23 & plead guilty, sentencing on 3/14/23.
Missing information on Xavior & court info on Sarah from 5/29/21 thru 12/16/22 reference post #558 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...issing-montezuma-27-may-2021-2.578920/page-28
12/21/22: Notice of additional/substituted witnesses. 1/9/23: Hearing on 1/12/23 was cancelled. Plea hearing on 1/24/23 @ 10am.
1/24/23 Update: Harrelson sold $620 worth of meth to an undercover police officer in February 2022, according to a criminal complaint. Last month, Harrelson plead guilty to one count of delivery of a controlled substance. Her plea agreement recommends a suspended sentence of up to 10 years in prison. She is scheduled to be sentenced on 3/14/23 @ 9am. Order to accept plea. Order for PSI.
3/14/23 Update: Harrelson plead guilty to one count of delivering methamphetamine back in January. The judge gave Harrelson a 10-year suspended sentence & two years probation.

 

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Update!

Thursday, March 16th:
*Trial continues (Day 10)-VERDICT REACHED! (@ 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 began on 2/21/23 with jury selection Day 1-3 (2/21, 2/23 & 2/24/23) & Trial Day 1-8 (2/27-3/13/23). Will be in court on 3/16/23.
Case & court info from 9/28/20 thru 2/17/23 & Jury Selection Days 1-3 (2/21 to 2/24/23) & Trial Days 1-8 (2/27 to 3/13/23) reference post #199 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...hurt-auburn-16-oct-2019-arrest.480172/page-10
Recap: 2/27/23 Trial Day 1 thru Day 8: Opening statements by prosecutor Jamie Smith & defense attorney Emily Koehler.
State witnesses (not in any order): Jamie Brown had been managing the One Sixty Club. Mathew Alger, friend of Ryan's. Marlon Parrish. Trinidad Elizarraras, an on-&-off again bouncer for the One Sixty. Nick Vansambeek, another occasional bouncer for the club. Retired Auburn police detective Angela McCollough. Steven Cantrell at the bar that night. Lee Whiting, a witness who knew Bonari. Casey Schleth. Placer County pathologist Greg Reiber, who’d performed Bonari’s autopsy.
Defense witnesses: Skylar Warren-Perry. Jason Fries, a forensics expert in laser-scanning, lighting scenarios & video reconstruction. Retired California Highway Patrol Lieutenant Charles Swift, an expert in firearms & traffic accident investigation.
3/14/23 Tuesday, Trial Day 9: Placer County Judge Garen J. Horst prepared the jury to hearing closing arguments. Warren-Perry was facing a charge of Second-degree murder over Bonari’s death and two counts of pre-mediated attempted murder related to Elizarrras and Vansambeek. He was also charged with failing to stop at an accident.
Closing arguments by prosecutor Jamie Smith & defense attorney Emily Koehler. Jury started deliberations & ended on 3/16/23.
3/16/23 Thursday, Trial Day 10: The jury found Warren-Perry not guilty on all charges.
see post #207 for more info on trial.

 

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Update!

Friday, March 17th:
*Plea/Sentencing Hearing (re Tax evasion) (@ 9:45am CT) - MN – *Derek Michael Chauvin (44/now 47) & Kellie May Chauvin, ex-wife - charged (7/22/20) & arraigned (11/5/21) with 6 counts of aiding & abetting taxes-false or fraudulent returns-filed with commissioner & 3 counts aiding & abetting taxes-failure to file return, report, document. Plead not guilty. Washington County,
Chauvin & his ex-wife, Kellie May Chauvin are accused of under reporting their income by a total of $464,433 between 2014 & 2019, according to the complaint. That includes an alleged failure to report more than $95K over several years from Mr. Chauvin’s employment as a security guard at a bar. They owe a total of $37,868 in back taxes & penalties, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Washington County attorney’s office. Both Chauvin & his ex-wife each face nine felony charges, which each carry a maximum of five years in prison & a $10K fine.
Court info from 7/22/20 thru 3/14/23 reference post #444 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ody-minneapolis-25-may-2020-21.586952/page-23
3/15/23: Notice of visual or audio coverage (#57). Sentencing hearing on 3/17/23 has been changed to a plea/sentencing hearing @ 9:45am.
3/17/23 Update: Chauvin plead guilty specifically to two counts of aiding and abetting, failing to file tax returns to the state of Minnesota for the 2016 and 2017 tax years. Chauvin admitting that he didn't file Minnesota income taxes for two years due to “financial concerns.” He was sentenced to 13 months in prison on the tax charges, but he has already been incarcerated for longer than that & was given credit for time served.
MN - George Perry Floyd, Jr. (46) (May 25, 2020, Minneapolis, arrested for forgery & killed in police custody) - *Derek Michael Chauvin (44/now 45) – State Trial started on 3/29/21 & ended 4/21/21. Verdict: Guilty of all charges. Sentenced on 6/25/21 to 22½ years in prison. 9/23/21: Filed appeal. Will serve Federal sentence instead.
*Federal Case – 12/15/21: Plead guilty to Floyd & 14 yr. old charges. Sentencing hearing on 7/7/22 & was sentenced to 21 years in Federal prison. He will serve the state & federal sentences concurrently in a federal prison. 8/24/22 Update: Chauvin was taken from a maximum-security prison in a Minneapolis suburb to the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, according to the Bureau of Prisons.

 

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Update!

Friday, March 17th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 9am ET) - FL – “Pillowcase Rapist” – 40 to 45 victims (May, 1981 to Feb. 1986, Miami to Deerfield Beach) - *Robert Eugene Koehler aka Robert Eugene Koeholer (22 @ time of 1st crime/60/now 63) – arrested (1/18/20) & held at Brevard County to await transfer to Miami-Dade County. Charged (1/21/20) & arraigned (2/11/20) with 1 count of aggravated kidnapping, 1 count of sexual battery with weapon causing serious injuries & 1 count of burglary/assault/armed. Plead not guilty. No bond.
Convicted sex offender for a sexual battery conviction in 1991. Familial DNA hit in CODIS (after his son was arrested).
Trial began on 1/17/23 with jury selection from 1/17 to 1/18/23. Trial began on 1/19/23. Prosecutors rested their case on 1/20/23. Defense received case on 1/23/23 & rested their case on 1/24/23. Closing arguments started on 1/25/23. Jury deliberated & came back with a guilty verdict on all charges. Sentencing hearing on 3/17/23.
Court info from 1/21/20 thru 1/15/23 & Jury selection Days 1-2 (1/17 to 1/18/23) & Trial Days 1-5 (1/19 to 1/25/23) reference post #137 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...miami-to-deerfield-beach-arrest.498416/page-7
1/25/23 Wednesday, Trial Day 5: Koehler was found guilty on all three counts of kidnapping, burglary & sexual battery, Wednesday. Sentencing hearing for Koehler is set for 3/17/23.
3/17/23 Update: Judge Daryl Trawick sentenced Koehler to 17 years in prison in connection with one case in Miami-Dade. During a hearing Thursday Judge said the 17-year sentence was the maximum Trawick could impose under the state's guidelines. Koehler will get credit for time served. It was learned Koehler couldn't be sentenced for the sexual battery charge, since it was barred by the statute of limitations.
FL – “Pillowcase Rapist” – 6 victims (1984-1985, Pompano Beach, Broward County) - *Robert Eugene Koehler aka Robert Eugene Koeholer (25 @ time of first crime/62/now 63) charged (6/7/22) with 6 counts of sexual assault in Broward County.
In June 1984, a woman living in an apartment in Pompano Beach endured a sudden, cruel & violent attack in the sanctity of her home. She was brutally raped at knifepoint by a man who broke into her apartment. On at least eight occasions in 1984 & 1985, detectives believe Koehler snuck into homes in Broward County late at night or in the wee hours of the morning through unlocked doors & attacked his victims while they slept or prepared for bed. He sometimes covered the heads of his victims or his own head, sometimes with pillowcases & threatened to kill them or their family members before raping & robbing them. Koehler will be brought to Broward County to face the charges against him, once the cases against him in Miami-Dade are adjudicated.

 

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For the weeks of Monday, March 20th thru Friday, March 24th:

Monday, March 20th:
*Jury Selection set to begin (Murder) & Review Hearing (escape attempt) (@ 9am MT) – CO – Gannon Stauch (11) (reported missing Jan. 27, 2020, Colorado Springs; found Mar. 17, 2020 in Pace, FL., Santa Rosa County; ID’d on June 6, 2020) – *Letecia Lynn (or Leann) Stauch (36/now 39) akas Letecia “Tecia” Lynn Hardin (maiden name) & Letecia Lynn Hunt (1st married name), Tiffany Taylor Stauch & Taylor Swift arrested (in Myrtle Beach, S.C. on 3/2/20) & advised of charges (3/5/20) & formally charged & arraigned (3/11/20) with 1st degree murder of a child under 12, child abuse resulting in death, tampering with deceased human body & tampering with physical evidence. No plea entered. Held without bond. [see below for re-filed charges].\
Charged (re-filed 3/20/20) & arraigned (11/4/21) with 2 counts of 1st degree felony murder (after intent & deliberation), 2nd degree felony child abuse resulting in death, 3rd degree felony tampering with deceased human body, 6th degree felony tampering with physical evidence & 8 counts of crime of violence (special enhancer: firearm, blunt instrument, knife or sharp instrument & causing the death of Gannon). Held without bond. Plead not guilty. On 2/11/22 changed plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.
Charged (filed 5/20/20) & charged (6/5/20) with solicitation to commit escape. $2K bond. Plead not guilty.
Trial set to begin on 3/20/23 with jury selection (could take up to 14 days).
Trial will begin on 4/3/23 (6 week trial). Judge Gregory Werner set 4/3/23 as the earliest date that attorneys can begin opening statements, even if jury selection is completed earlier than expected.
12 jurors & 6 alternates to be picked. No trial on Thursdays. No trial on 5/12/23.
Case & court info from 3/2/20 to 2/2/23 reference post #524 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/...o-county-27-jan-2020-arrest-53.634533/page-27
3/9/23 Update: Pretrial readiness hearing held. Fourth Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen said that despite not having the final sanity report from a defense expert in hand, the prosecution still wanted to move forward with the set trial date of March 20. Allen said the prosecution’s hope is to receive the report prior to March 20 so its team can have experts from the state hospital interpret the findings. The defense said it would continue doing all it could to get the report to the people & the court by the deadline, and understood the court’s concerns. The defense also stated it had dropped off a flash drive to the prosecution and was unaware that everything was not turned over. On Thursday, the judge set a firm deadline for Letecia’s mental health report to be done, 5 p.m. March 16. Judge Gregory Werner asked Stauch if she would be “dressing out” for the trial, to which Stauch responded that she is choosing to wear her inmate jumpsuit. Another concern brought up by the prosecution was the potential for an MRI request from the defense for Stauch. The defense responded that it was frantically working on when that could be done. Werner said he was puzzled as to why an MRI had not been conducted prior and also why it was taking so long to get a final report from the doctor. “It is what it is, and we will deal with it as best we can … Be ready for trial on 3/20/23 & we will see where we go,” Werner said. Opening statements will start 4/3/23 & each side will get 1 hour. The Court denied the request for extended voir dire. Court edited question #23 re. clarified NGRI defense on the juror questionnaire. 75 jurors will be screened at a time. Each side will have 16 strikes. Only audio available during jury selection via Webinar.
3/1/23: Judge's Order (O-28) authorizing expanded media coverage. A rep of KRDO & of the Colorado Springs Gazette will be permitted in the courtroom during voir dire to provide pooled media coverage. Any observer of the Webinar may capture any video or audio of the proceedings & is authorized to rebroadcast them with 2 exceptions: There shall be NO audio or video capture of bench conferences & no capture of any video of any jurors' faces.

*Trial set to begin (@ am CT) - TX – Frankie Isaiah Gonzales (Villalon) (2) (DOB 1/18/18)(reported missing: June 1, 2020, Cameron Park, Waco; per mom last seen @ Pecan Bottoms near University Parks Drive & Herring Ave; found June 2, 2020 in dumpster near Park Lake Dr. Baptist church about 2 ½ miles from park; actually died on May 28, 2020) - *Lorenzo Gonzales (28/now 30) arrested, charged & indicted (8/13/20) & arraigned (8/20/20) with abandoning a child & injury to child by omission. Plead not guilty. No bond set. Gonzalez also is under an immigration detention order.
Trial set to begin on 3/20/23.
Case & court info from 8/13/20 thru 3/12/21 reference post #329 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...on-park-waco-1-jun-2020-arrest.525316/page-17
1/8/22 Update: Gonzales signed away his rights to his daughter. 19th State District Judge Thomas West has scheduled a status conference in their cases for 3/11/22. 8/12/22: Request for $100 fees for Del. to CO Aud.
11/3/22 Update: Gonzales’ attorney, Phil Martinez, said during his status conference Thursday in Waco’s 19th State District Court that Gonzales is growing frustrated & does not want to wait on Villalon to be tried for his case to move forward. Martinez requested a speedy trial. Judge Thomas West tentatively scheduled a trial for 3/20/23, pending the return of results from a DNA test related to the case. Martinez told the judge of the pending test but did not specify the nature of the DNA being tested.
11/3/22: Request for $200 fees for interpreter-D. Carroll, deliver to CO Aud.
*Laura Jane Villalon (Sanchez) (35/now 37) “mom” – Status conference hearing on 3/20/23.

*Trial continues with Jury Selection (Day 21) (@ 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).
Court information from 2/3/19 thru 2/9/23 & Jury Selection Days 1 to 19 (2/20 to 3/16/23) reference post #146 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...enna-scott-28-temple-bell-county-4-jan-2019-8
3/17/23 Firday, Jury Selection Day 20: Voir dire continues. Trial continues with jury selection on Monday, 3/20/23.
*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.


Tuesday, March 21st:
*Plea & Sentencing Hearing (murder) & Pretrial Conference Hearings (Assault & Assault w/weapon) – (@ 2:30pm CT) – OK - Bashar Burks (27) & Ashley Easton (30) (July 10, 2017, Oklahoma City) & Searra Howe (20) (missing Aug. 19, 2017, found Oct. 25, 2017, Midwest City) & James Steven Knowles (57) (missing since Oct, 2017 & presumed dead) - *Mario James Normore (26 @ time of crime/27/now 31) charged (9/28/18) & re-arraigned (10/29/19) on 4 counts of 1st degree murder & 10 counts of robbery with a firearm. Plead not guilty. No bond.
Trial was set to begin on 8/29/22 has been vacated. No further dates yet.
*Charged (12/13/19) with assault & battery upon a detention officer.
Charged (4/27/20) with possession of contraband by inmate/shank. Will not be keeping track of this charge.
*Charged (3/11/22) with assault & battery with dangerous weapon & possession of contraband by an inmate (shank) on a jail guard. Bond $100K.
Information & court hearings from 9/28/18 thru 11/19/22 reference post #234 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ain-oklahoma-city-10-july-2017.343642/page-12
1/18/23 Update: The defendant's counsel & the State is present. Pretrial conference on 1/18/23 is stricken by agreement & reset to 3/8/23 @ 9am pending assignment of new DA & further negotiations.
3/9/23 Update: Murder: Next plea & sentencing hearing on 3/21/23. Assault & Assault Battery: Next pretrial conference hearings on 3/21/23.


Wednesday, March 22nd:
*Jury Selection continues (Day 2) (@ am PT) – Canada – Marrisa Shen (13) (missing on July 18, 2017, Burney B.C., found July 19, 2017 in Burney Central Park) - *Ibrahim Ali (28/now 32) arrested & charged (9/7/18) & indicted (11/25/19) with 1st degree murder. Plead not guilty. Held without bail.
Police used a new & somewhat controversial “DNA dragnet” technique, after collecting DNA at the crime scene that indicated a suspect of Middle Eastern descent. (He is a Syrian refugee who entered Canada 3 months before murder).
Trial began on 3/17/23 with jury selection & trial set to begin on 4/3/23. (thru June 30)
Case & court info from 1/29/19 thru 1/5/23 reference post #273 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...burnaby-bc-18-july-2017-arrest.343981/page-14
3/17/23 Friday, Jury Selection Day 1: Ali, his defense team & Crown prosecutors were in court for stage 1 of the jury selection Friday, but the jury panel (all of the prospective jurors who got summonses & confirmed they would attend) were not. A court clerk drew the juror numbers one-by-one in a random selection, and the numbers were recorded in the sequence in which they were drawn. On Wednesday, 3/22/23, the jury panel will appear in groups of about 30 in the order in which their numbers were drawn & jury selection will begin. Trial set to begin on 4/3/23 & run thru 6/30/23.


Thursday, March 23rd:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 3pm) – FL - Christine Franke (25) (Oct. 21, 2001, Orlando, shot in head) - *Benjamin Lee Holmes, Jr. (21 @ time of crime/38/now 42) arrested (11/2/18), charged (11/21/18) & arraigned (12/10/18) with 1st degree murder (with a firearm) & 1st degree robbery with a firearm. Plead not guilty. Held without bond.
Parabon NanoLabs Snapshot DNA Phenotyping & GEDMatch.
Trial begin on 1/30/23 with jury selection. Trial began on 2/1/23 & ended 2/7/23 with a guilty verdict. Sentencing hearing on 3/23/23.
Court hearings from 11/6/18 thru 1/12/23, Jury Selection Days 1-2 (1/30 to 1/31/23) & Trial Days 1-5 (2/1 to 2/7/23) reference post #122 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...do-shot-in-head-21-oct-2001-dna.397627/page-7
2/15/23 Update: Sentencing hearing on 3/23/23.

*Trial set to begin-MAYBE! (@ 8:30am PT) – WA – Sarah Yarborough (16) (Dec. 14, 1991, Seattle) - *Patrick Leon Nicholas (27 @ time of crime/55/now 58) arrested (10/2/19), charged (10/3/19) & arraigned (10/17/19) with 1st degree murder with sexual motivation & 2nd degree rape. Plead not guilty. $5M bond.
DNA from 2 cigarette butts matched DNA from crime scene.
Trial was set to begin on 3/20/23 continued on 3/23/23. (for the 10th time). Judge Wiggs presiding.
Court info from 10/3/19 thru 274/23 reference post #149 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-14-dec-1991-dna-arrest-in-2019.159660/page-7
3/1/23: (#83) Motion & affidavit/declaration to admit ER 404(B) evidence for common scheme or plan. Omnibus hearing on 3/7/23.
3/7/23 Update: (#84) Return of service. Minutes (#85) trial continued. (#86) Motion to seal. (#87) Order granting motion/petition. (#88) Order permitting filing of amended information. (#89) Amended information. 3/7/23: (#90) Omnibus Order. (#91) Order for trial continuance. 3/8/23: (#92) Order on assignment/reassignment. 3/9/23: (#93 & 94) Response & return of service. 3/14/23: (#95) Response. 3/15/23: (#96 & #97) Response. Trial date reset on 3/23/23. 3/17/23: (#98) Response.

 

[Niner]

Update!

Monday, March 20th:
*Trial was set to begin/Plea Deal (@ am CT) - TX – Frankie Isaiah Gonzales (Villalon) (2) (DOB 1/18/18)(reported missing: June 1, 2020, Cameron Park, Waco; per mom last seen @ Pecan Bottoms near University Parks Drive & Herring Ave; found June 2, 2020 in dumpster near Park Lake Dr. Baptist church about 2 ½ miles from park; actually died on May 28, 2020) - *Lorenzo Gonzales (28/now 30) arrested, charged & indicted (8/13/20) & arraigned (8/20/20) with abandoning a child & injury to child by omission. Plead not guilty. No bond set. Gonzalez also is under an immigration detention order.
Trial was set to begin on 3/20/23 but plead guilty to all charges. Sentenced to serve 2 concurrent 10 years prison term before he can seek parole & then will be placed under an immigration detainer & expected to be deported after serving his prison term.
Case & court info from 8/13/20 thru 11/3/22 reference post #339 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...on-park-waco-1-jun-2020-arrest.525316/page-17
3/20/23 Update: Gonzales plead guilty Monday to abandoning a child & injury to a child by omission in a plea bargain with the McLennan County District Attorney’s Office that called for Gonzales to serve two concurrent, 10-year prison terms. Gonzales, who has been jailed 1,006 days, must serve at least half of his 10-year term before he can seek parole. He also has been placed under an immigration detainer & is expected to be deported after he serves his prison term.
*Laura Jane Villalon (Sanchez) (35/now 37) “mom” – Working out a plea deal with DA. Tentative jury trial 5/15/23 & no date set yet for plea change hearing.

 

[Niner]

Update!

Tuesday, March 21st:
*Plea & Sentencing Hearing (murder) & Pretrial Conference Hearings (Assault & Assault w/weapon) – (@ 2:30pm CT) – OK - Bashar Burks (27) & Ashley Easton (30) (July 10, 2017, Oklahoma City) & Searra Howe (20) (missing Aug. 19, 2017, found Oct. 25, 2017, Midwest City) & James Steven Knowles (57) (missing since Oct, 2017 & presumed dead) - *Mario James Normore (26 @ time of crime/27/now 31) charged (9/28/18) & re-arraigned (10/29/19) on 4 counts of 1st degree murder & 10 counts of robbery with a firearm. Plead not guilty. No bond.
Trial was set to begin on 8/29/22 has been vacated. No further dates yet.
*Charged (12/13/19) with assault & battery upon a detention officer.
Charged (4/27/20) with possession of contraband by inmate/shank. Will not be keeping track of this charge.
*Charged (3/11/22) with assault & battery with dangerous weapon & possession of contraband by an inmate (shank) on a jail guard. Bond $100K.
Information & court hearings from 9/28/18 thru 1/18/23 reference post #240 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ain-oklahoma-city-10-july-2017.343642/page-12
3/9/23 Update: Murder: Next plea & sentencing hearing on 3/21/23. Assault & Assault Battery: Next pretrial conference hearings on 3/21/23.
3/21/23 Update: Assault & battery w/dangerous weapon: Knowles plead guilty & was sentenced. County 1 & 3: to 10 years, Count 2: to 20 years & Count 4: to life in DOC. Counts to run concurrently with each other. The defendant is to pay $200 fines, $180 VCA, $200 DA fee & court costs. All costs due instanter. Any bond not in forfeiture is to be exonerated.
Assault & Battery on LE: Plead guilty & was sentenced to life in DOC. The defendant is to pay $50 fines, $45 VCA, $50 DA fee & court costs. All costs due instanter. Court reporter waived. Any bond not in forfeiture is to be exonerated.
Murder: Defendant plead guilty & was sentenced Count 1-4: Life in DOC without possibility of parole. Counts 5 &6: Life & counts 7-14 Life in DOC. Counts 1,2,3 & 4 to run consecutively with each other & concurrently with Counts 5-14. Counts 1-14 to run concurrently. State moves to amend Count 13 & count 14. The defendant is to pay $&00 fins, $630 VAC, $700 DA fee & court costs. All costs due Instanter.

 

[Niner]

Update!

Thursday, March 23rd:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 3pm) – FL - Christine Franke (25) (Oct. 21, 2001, Orlando, shot in head) - *Benjamin Lee Holmes, Jr. (21 @ time of crime/38/now 42) arrested (11/2/18), charged (11/21/18) & arraigned (12/10/18) with 1st degree murder (with a firearm) & 1st degree robbery with a firearm. Plead not guilty. Held without bond.
Parabon NanoLabs Snapshot DNA Phenotyping & GEDMatch.
rial begin on 1/30/23 with jury selection. Trial began on 2/1/23 & ended 2/7/23 with a guilty verdict. Sentencing hearing on 3/23/23.
Court hearings from 11/6/18 thru 1/12/23, Jury Selection Days 1-2 (1/30 to 1/31/23) & Trial Days 1-5 (2/1 to 2/7/23) & thru 3/22/23 reference post #124 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...do-shot-in-head-21-oct-2001-dna.397627/page-7
3/23/23 Update: 3/23/23 Update: Plea of Nolle Prosequi. Disposition. Victim impact statements given. Holmes was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Thursday. Defense motion for new trial & to arrest judgement was denied.

 

[Niner]

For the week of Monday, Mar. 27th thru Friday, Mar. 31st:

Monday, March 27th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 8:30am CT) – WI – Lisa Holstead (22) (last seen August 11, 1986, found August 12, 1986 strangled & partially submerged in a swamp in an area known as Ken Euers Nature area, Green Bay) - *Lou Archie Griffin (31 @ time of crime/65/now 67) arrested (10/28/20), charged (10/29/20) & arraigned (2/8/21) with 1st degree intentional homicide. Plead not guilty. $1M Cash bond. Cash bond has been revoked (1/27/23).
DNA tested for forensic genetic genealogy-match.
Trial was set to begin on 1/27/23 with jury selection but was cancelled as Griffin plead no contest/guilty to a plea deal.
Info on crime & court info from 12/6/22 to 1/26/23 reference post #58 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-bay-12-aug-1986-arrest-in-2020.322254/page=3
1/27/23 Update: Defendant Griffin in court. Defendant in custody at the Brown County Jail. Attorney Jeffrey Joseph Cano, attorney James M. Schoenecker & attorney Peter R. Heyne in court for Griffin. Attorney David L. Lasee, Assistant DA Aaron Linssen & Assistant DA Kevin Steuck appear on behalf of the State. Cash bond is revoked. Griffin has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors. Griffin appeared in Brown County Court Friday to enter a plea in the death of Lisa Holstead. The case was once considered the longest-unsolved murder in Green Bay. On Friday, Griffin pleaded “no contest” to a charge of Homicide by Reckless Conduct. The court found him guilty. Griffin was originally charged with 1st degree intentional homicide, a higher class of felony than the reckless conduct charge. Order for pre-sentence investigation. Plea questionnaire, waiver of rights of Statute of Limitations for Griffin. John Sot Oconto judgment of conviction. Sentencing is scheduled for 3/27/23.
2/9/23: Confidential crime victim information. 2/10/23: Motion hearing on 1/26/23 report. 3/3/23: Pre-sentence investigation filed. 3/17/23: To the Court from victim for sentencing. Victim restitution request form. Motion to seal/redact court record. Memo: Brown County restitution summary. Proposed Order on motion to seal or redact a Court record. 3/20/23: Order on Motion to seal/redact transcript: The original document was titled: VW Restitution Form-SH.pdf The original history event date is: 03-17-2023. The original document was titled: VW Victim Impact Statement-LB.pdf. The original history event date is: 03-17-2023. The original document was titled: Letter to the Court for Sentencing-HH.pdf. The original history event date is: 03-17-2023. The original document was titled: Letter to the Court for Sentencing-SS.pdf. The original history event date is: 03-17-2023.

*Trial set to begin (@ 9:30am ET) – FL – Kameela Russell (41) (May 15, 2019, last seen in driveway of Aunt’s house, found May 25, 2019 in Snake Creek canal) - *Ernest Joseph Roberts (39/now 43) arrested (6/14/19), charged (6/13/19), indicted (7/17/19) & arraigned (7/18/19) with 1st degree murder. Plead not guilty. No bond. (5/18/20: bond denied due to COVID). DP Case. DA has waived the DP.
Trial set to begin on 3/27/23.
Court info from 10/13/20 thru 11/7/22 reference post #172 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...iami-gardens-15-may-2019-arrest.445549/page-9
12/5/22 Update: Motion for continuance of trial filed. Oral arguments set for 12/5/22. Granted stipulated. Trial will now begin on 3/27/23. 2/27/23: 54 e-Subpoenas issued.

*Jury Selection continues (Day 5) & Review Hearing (escape attempt) (@ 9am MT) – CO – Gannon Stauch (11) (reported missing Jan. 27, 2020, Colorado Springs; found Mar. 17, 2020 in Pace, FL., Santa Rosa County; ID’d on June 6, 2020) – *Letecia Lynn (or Leann) Stauch (36/now 39) akas Letecia “Tecia” Lynn Hardin (maiden name) & Letecia Lynn Hunt (1st married name), Tiffany Taylor Stauch & Taylor Swift arrested (in Myrtle Beach, S.C. on 3/2/20) & advised of charges (3/5/20) & formally charged & arraigned (3/11/20) with 1st degree murder of a child under 12, child abuse resulting in death, tampering with deceased human body & tampering with physical evidence. No plea entered. Held without bond. [see below for re-filed charges].
Charged (re-filed 3/20/20) & arraigned (11/4/21) with 2 counts of 1st degree felony murder (after intent & deliberation), 2nd degree felony child abuse resulting in death, 3rd degree felony tampering with deceased human body, 6th degree felony tampering with physical evidence & 8 counts of crime of violence (special enhancer: firearm, blunt instrument, knife or sharp instrument & causing the death of Gannon). Held without bond. Plead not guilty. On 2/11/22 changed plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.
Charged (filed 5/20/20) & charged (6/5/20) with solicitation to commit escape. $2K bond. Plead not guilty.
Trial began on 3/20/23 with jury selection (could take up to 14 days). Going for 110 potential jurors who will be back in court on 4/3/23 for final jury selection. 12 jurors & 6 alternates to be picked. 3/20/23: 20 potential jurors. 3/21/23: 18 potential jurors. 3/22/23: 21 potential jurors. 3/24/23: 20 potential jurors. Total so far: 79. Per Judge, each side will have 16 peremptory challenges at the final jury selection.
Trial will begin on 4/3/23 in the afternoon after final jury selection. (6 week trial). Judge Gregory Werner set 4/3/23 as the earliest date that attorneys can begin opening statements, even if jury selection is completed earlier than expected. Trial will start in afternoon after final jury selection is done.
Trial will be from 9am to 5pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday each week. No Trial on Thursdays as Judge has other commitments. No trial on 5/12/23.
Case & court info from 3/2/20 to 3/20/23 & Jury Selection Day 1-2 (3/20-3/22/23) reference post #223 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...o-county-27-jan-2020-arrest-54.670811/page-12
3/24/23 Friday, Jury Selection Day 4: Another 75 people called in to start another round of jury selection. 20 more potential jurors picked today. Could have the 110 by Tuesday per Judge Werner.
for more info see posts #269 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...o-county-27-jan-2020-arrest-54.670811/page-14
Jury selection continues on Monday, 3/27/23.

*Trial continues with Jury Selection (Day 22) (@ 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). As of 3/23/23 48 potential jurors have been selected. Need 60.
Court information from 2/3/19 thru 2/9/23 & Jury Selection Days 1 to 21 (2/20 to 3/23/23) reference post #151 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...enna-scott-28-temple-bell-county-4-jan-2019-8
2/21/23 Jury selection from Day 1 to 3/23/23 Day 21:
2/21/23 Tuesday, Day 1: Jurors #1 to 4, 6 stay. 2/22/23 Wednesday, Day 2: 7, 8 & 13 stay. 2/23/23 Thursday, Day 3: 14 to 16, 18 * 19 stay. 2/24/23 Friday, Day 4: Pro Se motion to compel State to produce discovery receipt. Letter requesting copies of served subpoenas &/or request for issuance. 2/27/23 Monday, Day 5: 21 stays. 2/28/23 Tuesday, Day 6: no jurors picked. 3/1/23 Wednesday, Day 7: 35 & 36 stay. 3/2/23 Thursday, Day 8: 41 to 45 stay. 3/6/23 Monday, Day 9: Indiviiduals under subpoena by Mr. Marks sworn in, ordered to appear. Marks request for addresses-denied. #48, 49 & 53 stay. 2nd amended disclosure of expert witnesses. 3/7/23 Tuesday, Day 10: 56 stays. Review videos. Both sides presented USB to review to determine if they are the same. Are the same. Surveillance video w/no audio approx 2.5 hours long. 58 stays. Application for subpoena. 3/8/23 Wednesday, Day 11: 65 & 66 stay. 3/9/23 Thursday, Day 12: 69, 70, 72 stay. 3/13/23 Monday, Day 13: 76 stays. 32 jurors to this point, would like to have 60. 3/14/23 Tuesday, Day 14: No jurors picked. Discussion re scheduling/strikes. 3/15/23 Wednesday, Day 15: No jurors picked. 3/16/23 Thursday, Day 16: Application for subpoena. 96 stays. 3/17/23 Friday, Day 17: Pro Se motion/order to suppress & in camera inspection. Service subpoena to Excel Fitness custodian of records. 3/20/23 Monday, Day 18: 90, 97, 98, 102, 104 & 105 stay. 3/21/23 Tuesday, Day 19: 106, 110, 111, 113 & 115. 3/22/23 Wednesday, Day 20: 118, 123, 124 stay. 3/23/23 Thursday, Day 21: 128 stays. 48 jurors to this point, need 60.
For more info reference post #153 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...temple-bell-county-4-jan-2019-2.577817/page-8
3/24/23 Friday, Day 22: No info yet. Trial continues with jury selection on Monday, 3/27/23.
*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 3)-MAYBE! (@ 8:30am PT) – WA – Sarah Yarborough (16) (Dec. 14, 1991, Seattle) - *Patrick Leon Nicholas (27 @ time of crime/55/now 58) arrested (10/2/19), charged (10/3/19) & arraigned (10/17/19) with 1st degree murder with sexual motivation & 2nd degree rape. Plead not guilty. $5M bond.
DNA from 2 cigarette butts matched DNA from crime scene.
Trial began on 3/23/23. (for the 10th time). Judge Wiggs presiding.
Court info from 10/3/19 thru 3/23/23 reference post #151 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-14-dec-1991-dna-arrest-in-2019.159660/page-8
3/23/23 Thursday, Trial Day 1: No info available. Trial continues on Friday, 3/24/23. Motion to Dismiss filed.
3/24/23 Friday, Trial Day 2: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 3/27/23.


Wednesday, March 29th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 9am PT) – CA – Diego Villa Torralba (newborn-12 hours old) (July 19, 2019, Oxnard; strangled after birth) – *Andrea Torralba Comacho (20/now 24) ”mom” arrested (7/19/19), charged (7/23/19) & arraigned (9/30/19) & re-arraigned (10/7/21) with murder & assault on a child by means of force resulting in death. Plead not guilty. Was $1M bond, changed (9/30/19) to $5M.
Trial was set to begin on 3/29/23 but was cancelled due to a guilty plea (1/20/23).
Court info from 7/19/19 thru 1/5/23 reference post #158 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...rth-oxnard-19-july-2019-arrests.460871/page-8
1/5/23 Update: Trial has been rescheduled on 2/7/23 only for Torralba & Comacho’s trial will start on 3/29/23. 1/20/23 Update: Comacho plead guilty to all charges. Sentencing hearing on 3/29/23 @ 9am.
*Diego Villa Torralba aka David Luna Villa (21/now 24) “father” – 2/27/23: Plead guilty to all charges. Sentencing hearing on 3/30/23.


Thursday, March 30th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 9am PT) – CA – Diego Villa Torralba (newborn-12 hours old) (July 19, 2019, Oxnard; strangled after birth) – *Diego Villa Torralba aka David Luna Villa (21/now 24) “father” arrested (7/19/19), charged (7/23/19) & arraigned (9/30/19) & re-arraigned (10/7/21) with murder & assault on a child by means of force resulting in death. Plead not guilty. $5M bond.
Trial was set to begin on 2/7/23 canceled due to guilty plea (2/27/23).
Court info from 7/19/19 thru 1/5/23 reference post #158 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...rth-oxnard-19-july-2019-arrests.460871/page-8
2/7/23 Update: Trial has been cancelled. No new dates. Next settlement/pretrial hearing on 2/27/23 @ 9am. 2/27/23 Update: Torralba plead guilty to all charges. Sentencing hearing on 3/30/23.
*Andrea Torralba Comacho (20/now 24) ”mom” – 1/20/23: Plead guilty. Sentencing on 3/29/23.

 

[Niner]

Update!

Monday, March 27th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 8:30am CT) – WI – Lisa Holstead (22) (last seen August 11, 1986, found August 12, 1986 strangled & partially submerged in a swamp in an area known as Ken Euers Nature area, Green Bay) - *Lou Archie Griffin (31 @ time of crime/65/now 67) arrested (10/28/20), charged (10/29/20) & arraigned (2/8/21) with 1st degree intentional homicide. Plead not guilty. $1M Cash bond. Cash bond has been revoked (1/27/23).
DNA tested for forensic genetic genealogy-match.
Trial was set to begin on 1/27/23 with jury selection but was cancelled as Griffin plead no contest/guilty to a plea deal.
Info on crime & court info from 12/6/22 to 3/20/23 reference post #64 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-bay-12-aug-1986-arrest-in-2020.322254/page=4
3/27/23 Update: 3/27/23 Update: Griffin was sentenced Monday to ten years in prison for the charge of homicide by reckless conduct for the death of Lisa Holstead. Back in January, Griffin pleaded “no contest” to a charge of Homicide by Reckless Conduct. The court found him guilty. Griffin was originally charged with 1st Degree Intentional Homicide, a higher class of felony than the reckless conduct charge. This was the maximum penalty available under the law in 1986. Under the old sentencing law, Griffin can be released after serving two-thirds of his sentence. He was also granted 2.5 years of time served which means he could be released in 4.5 years & is eligible for parole in less than 6 months.