Trials & Sentencings for March, 2026

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For the week of Monday, March 2nd thru Friday, March 6th:

Monday, March 2nd:
*Jury Selection set to begin (Macon County) (@ 9am ET) - AL - Aniah Haley Blanchard (19) (last heard from Oct. 23, 2019 text with friend, Auburn, Lee County; car found early morning hours of Oct. 24 along South College St; officially reported missing Oct. 24, 2019; found Nov. 25, 2019 near Highway 80 in Shorter, Ala., which is about 25 miles east of Montgomery, Macon County off County Road 2 near New Hope Baptist Church several feet into the woods.) – *Ibraheem Yazeed aka Laquetta Nicole Lamar, Ibraheema Yazeed, Ibraheen Yazeed (29/now 36) arrested (12/4/19 in Escambia County) & charged (11/7/19 Lee County) with 1st murder & 1st degree kidnapping. Held with no bond. Case was moved to Macon County. Lee County
*Indicted (11/14/22), recharged & arraigned (3/6/23 in Macon County) with 1 count of 1st degree capital murder (during a kidnapping), 1 count of 1st degree murder (during robbery) & 1 count of 1st degree murder involving a victim in a vehicle. Plead not guilty (3/6/23). Held with no bond. DA will seek DP. Held in Lee County jail. 1/16/26 transferred to Macon County jail. Macon County
Trial was set to begin on 2/3/25 but was vacated by Macon County Circuit Judge William Whorton on 1/27/25 [case moved from Lee County to Macon County].
Trial now set to begin on 3/2/26 with jury selection in Macon County. Jury will consist of 12 Jurors & 2 alternates.
5th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Tom F. Young, Jr. presiding . Lead prosecutor Kenneth Earl Gibbs. Defense attorney William Whatley Jr.
Previous crimes & court info from 11/10/19 thru 1/16/26 reference post #44 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...lee-county-23-oct-2019-arrest-7.724664/page-3
1/16/26 Update: Next final pretrial hearing on 2/6/26 @ 10am. 2/6/26 Update: Yazeed appeared in the Macon County Courthouse Friday for his final pretrial hearing. At the hearing, all pending motions were ruled on, with no new filings made. The court summoned 450 people to serve as potential jurors for the trial. Jury selection starts Monday, 3/2/26 at the Tuskegee Municipal Complex. First, they’ll narrow down the pool to 40 jurors through initial rounds. Then those 40 will strike the jury. The selection process will take several days.
*Antwon “Squirmy” Shamar Fisher (35) was arrested & charged (11/22/19) & arraigned on (11/25/19) with first-degree kidnapping. $50K bond. 12/17/19: Charges dismissed “with prejudice” by Judge.
*David Lee Johnson, Jr. (63) –Montgomery County: Last hearing on 9/3/25.

*Jury Selection continues (Day 4) (@ 10am ET) – CT – Kathleen Marie Flynn (11) (missing on Sept. 23, 1986, Ponus Ridge, Norwalk, found Sept. 24, 1986 in the woods behind Ponus Ridge Middle School) - *Marc J. Karun (21 @ time of crime/53/now 60) – arrested (6/12/19 for a fugitive from justice warrant in Stetson, ME), charged (6/14/19) & arraigned (8/12/19) with capital murder with special circumstance, 1st degree kidnapping & sexual assault. Plead not guilty. $5M bond. Stamford Superior Court
DNA Match; Karun faces a life sentence without the possibility of parole if convicted.
*Was in federal custody in his home state of Maine U.S. District Court where he is accused of illegally storing an arsenal of firearms (60 weapons & 15K rounds of ammunition); in total, Karun owned 34 pistols, 14 rifles, 11 revolvers & one 12-gauge shotgun.
Federal Trial was set to begin on 8/2/22 & 8/3/22 with jury selection has been continued no further dates.
Murder trial for jury selection began on 2/26/26. Jury will consist of 12 jurors & 6 alternates. 2/25/26: 3 jurors selected. 2/27/26: ??
Trial set to begin on 3/30/26 [thru 4/20/26].
Superior Court Judge John Blawie. Assistant State’s Attorney Joseph Valdes. Defense attorney Lawrence O’Reilly.
Court info from 6/14/19 thru 2/5/26 & Jury Selection Day 1-2 (2/25-26/26) reference post #400 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...dge-23-sep-1986-arrest-in-2019.227077/page-20
2/27/26 Friday, Jury Selection Day 3: Jury selection continues. Jury selection continues on Monday, 3/2/26.

*Trial continues (Day 3) [for both] (@ 9am ET) - GA - LaTania 'Janell' Carwell (16) (Missing April 17, 2017, Augusta; found March 8, 2018) – *Leon Lamarr Tripp (38/now 45) step-dad arrested (5/23/17) & indicted & charged (3/13/18) of 2 counts of murder, kidnapping with bodily injury, cruelty to children in the 1st degree & concealing a death. [Charges revised see below] Plead not guilty. Bond $500K. DA will not seek DP [12/22/24].
Indicted & re-charged (11/14/23) & arraigned (12/8/23) with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, family violence, cruelty to children & concealing death of another. Held without bond (11/14/23). Bond reduction denied (3/25/24). Richmond County
*Indicted & charged (10/3/23) & arraigned (10/20/23) with possession of contraband by inmate. Plead not guilty. Richmond County
*Tanya Faye Tripp (35/now 42) "mom" arrested (5/23/17), charged & indicted (3/13/18) of 2nd degree murder, concealing a death & harboring a fugitive. Plead not guilty. $500K bond.
Indicted & re-charged (11/14/23) & arraigned (12/8/23) with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, family violence, cruelty to children in the first degree & concealing the death of another. Held without bond (11/14/23). Bond reduction denied (3/25/24). Richmond County
Tanya failed to provide accurate info regarding the circumstances of her daughter’s abduction.
Jury Selection began on 2/23/26 & ended on 2/25/26. Jury consists of 12 jurors & were 3 now 2 alternates. [1 juror was dismissed on 2/26/26].
Trial began on 2/26/26.
Judge Charles H.S. Lyons, III presiding. State attorney Deshala T. Dixon. Leon’s Defense attorneys Kara Stangl & Elisa Burnum. Tanya’s Defense attorney Arnold Ragas.
Court info from 2/2/18 thru 1/8/26 & Jury Selection Day 1-3 (2/23-2/25/26) & Trial Day 1 (2/26/26) reference post #298 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-mom-stepdad-charged-augusta-2.649996/page-15
2/27/26 Friday, Trial Day 2: State witnesses: Angela Harden [a pastor who helped with community searches for Janell Carwell in 2017]. Willie McClod [He stated he knew Leon for about seven or eight months when Janell went missing]. Patrick “Maurice” Jackson [he met Leon the week before Janell went missing]. Douglas McClain [works for the Augusta Fire Dept. & reported abandoned truck]. Daniel Madden [who was an investigator with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office in 2017-received call re truck]. Dr. Sandra Reynoldsa [forensic pathologist with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. She examined the remains & was given initial information of how the remains were recovered]. Richmond County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Ronald Sylvester [works on missing-person cases].
*Before court adjourned, Tanya’s attorney Arnold Ragas asked Judge Lyons to remove the entire Richmond County DA’s Office from the case. Ragas argued that Kevin Davis, the Chief Assistant DA, previously worked for the Public Defender’s Office from 2017 through 2019 — the same office that handled parts of Tanya’s defense early in the case. Ragas said Davis participated in internal meetings, strategy discussions & discovery reviews related to Tanya’s case at that time. Ragas said Davis is now helping supervise the prosecution & could step in if lead prosecutor Justin Mullis has to step away. The prosecution did not deny that Davis had been consulted but argued the defense’s claims were too vague & lacked specifics about what information Davis may have accessed. Judge Lyons did not rule immediately. He ordered the defense to file a detailed written motion by midday Sunday, with copies emailed to the court and the DA’s office. The matter is expected to be addressed Monday morning. Trial continues on Monday, 3/2/26 @ 9am.

*Trial continues (Day 39) (@ 10:30am ADT) - AZ - Allison M. Feldman (31) (Feb. 17, 2015, Scottsdale) - *Ian L. Mitcham (39 @ time of crime/42/now 50) indicted (4/11/18) & arraigned & charged (4/30/18) on 1st degree premeditated murder, 2nd degree burglary & 2nd degree sexual assault. Plead not guilty. $5M Cash bond. Maricopa County
DNA matched with familial match in CODIS.
Jury Selection began on 10/27/25 & ended on 10/30/25.
Trial is set to begin on 11/12/25. [Trial dates: 3/2/26, 3/3, 3/4, 3/5, 3/23, 3/24, 3/25, 3/26, 3/30, 3/31, 4/1, 4/2, 4/6, 4/7, 4/8, 4/9, 4/13, 4/14, 4/15, /16, 4/20, 4/21, 4/22, 4/23, 4/28, 4/29, 4/30, 5/4, 5/5, 5/6, 5/7, 5/11, 5/12, 5/13, 5/14, 5/18, 5/19, 5/20, 5/21, 5/26, 5/27 & 5/28 all at 10:30am]
Maricopa Superior Court Judge Sunita Cairo presiding. Prosecutor Erin Otis & defense attorney Jeffrey Kirchler.
Court hearings from 6/28/18 thru 10/24/25 & Jury Selection Day 1-4 (10/27-30/25) thru 11/10/25 & Trial Days 1-37 (11/12-18/25 & 12/10-18/25 & thru 2/25/26) & thru 2/24/26 reference post #789 here:
https://websleuths.com/threads/az-allison-feldman-31-scottsdale-18-feb-2015-4-arrest.305356/page-40
2/26/26 Thursday, Trial Day 38: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 3/2/26.

*Trial continues (Day 57) (@ 10:30am AZT) – AZ – Sanaa Cunningham (7) (Feb. 12, 2017, Goodyear) - *Germayne L. Cunningham (39/now 46) “father” indicted & charged (12/1/17) & arraigned (1/2/18) with 1st degree murder & 10 counts of child abuse. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will seek DP. [DA withdrew intent to seek DP on 2/10/25]. Maricopa County
*Lisa-Marie Cunningham (44/now 52) “step mom” indicted & charged (12/1/17) & arraigned (1/19/18) with 1st degree murder & 10 counts of child abuse. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will seek DP. [DA withdrew intent to seek DP on 2/10/25]. Bond & conditions changed (3/10/25) to $500K secured bond & electronic monitoring for both. Maricopa County
Jury Selection began on 9/24/25 & ended 9//24/25. 12 jurors & 6 alternates.
Trial began on 9/24/25. [Trial dates: 3/2/26, 3/3, 3/4, 3/5, 3/9 to 3/12, 3/16 to 3/19, 3/23 to 3/26, 3/30 & 3/31/26.all @ 10:30am].
Maricopa Superior Court Judge Geoffrey Fish presiding. Prosecutor Jessi Wade & Joshua Clark. Defense attorneys for Germayne are Natlee Segal & Taylor Fox & Lisa’s are attorneys Eric Kessler & Dan Raynak.
Case & court info from 12/14/18 thru 11/3/25 & Jury Selection Day 1 (9/24/25) & Trial Days 1-55 (9/24-10/14 & thru 12/18/25 & thru 2/25/26; no trial on 1/28 & 2/12) & thru 2/23/26 reference post #377 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...opa-county-12-feb-2017-arrests.405007/page-19
2/26/26 Thursday, Trial Day 56: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 3/2/26.

*Trial continues (Day 6) (@ 8:30am MT) - UT - Eric Eugene Richins (39) poisoned with a lethal dose of fentanyl by wife on Mar. 3, 2022 in Kamas. - *Kouri Darden Richins (33/now 35) arrested (5/8/23) & charged (6/5/23) & arraigned (8/27/24) with 2nd degree aggravated murder & 3 counts of possession of drugs with intent to distribute. [These charges were dismissed on 3/25/24-see recharges]. *Re-charged (3/25/24) with 1 count of 1st degree criminal homicide aggravated murder (DV), 2 counts of 2nd degree distribution of a controlled substance [charges dismissed 11/12/24], 1 count of attempted aggravated urder, 2 counts of 2nd degree mortgage fraud (Iron Bridge Financial & Boomerang Finance), 2 counts of 2nd degree insurance fraud & 2 counts of 3rd degree forgery. Plead not guilty (8/27/24). Held without bond. Bond denied (6/12/23). Bond denied (11/18/25). DA will not seek DP (2/20/26).
*Charged (6/27/25) with 5 counts of mortgage fraud, 5 counts of forgery, 7 counts of issuing a bad check, 7 counts of money laundering, 1 count of communications fraud & 1 count of a pattern of unlawful activity. 3rd Judicial District Court Summit County
Jury selection began on 2/10/26 & ended on 2/11/26. Jury consists of 8 jurors [2 women & 6 men] & 4 alternates [4 women].
Murder Trial began on 2/23/26 [thru 3/26/26]. Court in session from Mondays to Thursdays.
Third District Court Summit County Judge Richard Mrazik presiding. Prosecutors Lindsay Chervenask, Fred Burmester & Summit County Deputy Attorney Brad Bloodworth & Defense attorneys Kathy Nester & Wendy Lewis & Alex Ramos.
Case & court info from 6/5/23 thru 2/2/26 & Jury Selection Day 1-2 (2/10-2/11//26) & thru 2/18/26 r& Trial Day 1-4 (2/23-2/26/26) reference post #1600 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ted-death-last-year-may-2023-3.711978/page-80
2/27/26 Friday, Trial Day 5: State witnesses: Carmen Lauber [Kouri’s former housekeeper] back on stand. Anna Isbell [Hayden Jeffs girlfriend (Jeffs, former Richins handyman, passed away in 2024) & a friend of Kouri in high school]. Robert Crozier [drug dealer that Carmen obtained drugs from]. Eric Haskell [works with the Salt Lake City Police Dept; Sergeant over special investigations for narcotics unit for undercover work]. Salt Lake County DA's Office in the Special Investigations Unit Marcos Garaycochea [processed & extracted data from 3 different cell phones related to the case using the Cellebrite program].
*Judge Mrazik received a motion to dismiss. Says he will not grant a mistrial. Trial continues on Monday, 3/2/26.


Tuesday, March 3rd:
*Sentencing Hearing (?) (@ 8:30am PT) – CA – Sana Akram (4) was stabbed to death & Mina tried to kill 10-year old, Oct. 14, 2023, Modesto. *Mina Nazari (34/now 36) arrested (10/14/23), arraigned & charged (10/17/23) with 1 count of murder with a dangerous weapon, 1 count of child abuse resulting in death , 1 count each of attempted murder (10 yr. old), assault with a deadly weapon & permitting a child to suffer under circumstances likely to cause great bodily harm. Held without bond. Stanislaus County
Trial began on 2/17/26 & ended 2/20/26.
Judge Shawn Bessey presiding.
Case & Court info from 3/1/24 thru 2/11/26 & Trial Days 1-3 (2/17-2/19/26) reference post #82 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...to-kill-10-year-old-oct-18-2023.693631/page-5
2/20/26 Friday, Trial Day 4: No info available. No idea what is going on with this case. Maybe found Guilty & sentencing on 3/3/26.


Wednesday, March 4th:
*Trial set to begin (@ 8:30am PT) - CA - Mia Gonzalez (4) was found unresponsive inside vehicle on Jan. 27, 2024 in East Los Angeles. *Maria Del Refugio Avalos (38/now 40) arrested (1/28/24), charged (2/27/24) & arraigned (8/28/24) with murder & assault. Bond $2,020,000. Plead not guilty. L.A. County
Trial set to begin on 3/4/26.
Case & court info from 1/28/24 thru 9/30/25 reference post #38 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ar-old-daughter-january-28-2024.702413/page-2
11/19/25 Update: Motion for trial continuance-granted. Next pretrial conference/trial setting hearing on 1/28/26 @ 8:30am & trial has been reset on 3/4/26.
1/28/26 Update: No info on hearing. Next trial set to begin on 3/4/26 @ 8:30am.


Thursday, March 5th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 1:30pm ET) - WI - Donald Mayer (51) [stepfather] & Tatiana Casap (35) [mother] were found dead in their home following a welfare check on 3/4/25 in Village of Waukesha. *Nikita Casap (17/now 18) arrested (3/5/25), charged (3/26/25) arraigned (5/7/25) with 2 counts of 1st degree intentional homicide, 2 counts of hiding a corpse, 1 count of theft-movable property [>$10K-$100K], 1 count of theft-Movable property-Special facts, 1 count of take & drive vehicle w/o consent & 2 counts of misappropriate ID info-Obtain money. Bond $1M cash. Plead not guilty (5/7/25). Waukesha County
Trial was set to begin on 3/2/26 was cancelled with a plea of guilty on 1/8/26.
Judge Ralph M. Ramirez presiding. DA Lesli S. Boese & Brooke E. Schultz. Defense attorney Paul Joseph Rifelj & Colton Hanus.
Case & Court info from 3/26/25 thru 11/24/25 reference post #43 here:
https://websleuths.com/threads/wi-d...ested-for-stealing-car-feb-2025.737953/page-3
12/23/25 Docket update: Notice of plea hearing on 1/8/26 @ 8:30am & Jury status hearing on 2/19/26 @ 1:30pm. 1/5/26 Docket update: Plea questionnaire, waiver of rights. Filed by attorney Rifelj.
1/6/26 Update: Plea hearing held with Judge Ralph M. Ramirez presiding. Defendant Casap in court, in custody. Attorney Paul Joseph Rifelj & Attorney Colton Hanus in court for Casap. Attorney Lesli S. Boese & Attorney Brook Schultz in court for State of Wisconsin. Victim rights have been complied with by the Waukesha County District Attorney’s Office. Court conducts plea colloquy. Defendant enters plea of Guilty to Counts 1 & 2. Court finds Defendant guilty to Counts 1 & 2. Counts 3-10 are dismissed & read in. Felony warnings, voting rights & firearms warnings given. Body Armour warnings given. Bail is revoked & the Defendant is remanded to the Custody of the Waukesha County Sherriff. Court adjourns the matter for Sentencing. Sentencing hearing scheduled for 3/5/26 @ 1:30pm. Public defender order appointing counsel.

 

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Tuesday, March 3rd:
*Pre-Sentencing Investigation Hearing (@ 9:30am CT) - TX – Charine Marie (Young) Wilson (29) (last seen Nov. 10, 2018, Houston, reported missing Nov. 12, 2018, found Dec. 12, 2018, Richland) - *Johnny Leon Wilson (48/now 55) charged (11/12/18), arrested (1/30/19), indicted (4/16/19) & arraigned (6/18/19) for 1st degree murder & tampering with evidence (human corpse). Plead not guilty. $100K/murder & $25K/tampering. Bond made 2/29/20. Bond violation (2/21/23). Bond denied [12/3/24 & 1/8/25]. [Bond “might” have been lowered on 8/28/25-not finding anything though]. Harris County
Was on the run from 11/12/18 but on Wednesday (1/30/19) Wilson was arrested by a fugitive task force in Las Vegas. Again on the lam after posting bond & caught in Grand Prairie on 12/3/24.
Trial was set to begin on 12/4/25 was vacated. Plead guilty (3/3/26) to murder & sentenced to 39 years in prison.
Judge Melissa Marie Morris-Crockrom presiding. Defense attorney Robert R. Scott appointed.
Court info from 11/15/18 thru 11/4/25 reference post #99 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...on-10-nov-2018-husband-arrested.399790/page-5
11/4/25 Update: Pretrial hearing was reset by agreement of both parties. Next pre-sentence investigation hearing on 3/3/26 @ 9:30am. He "might" have plead guilty.
3/3/26 Update: Motion in Limine filed. Plead guilty to murder. Sentenced to 39 years in prison. For tampering with evidence/human corpse. Motion in Limine. Next pre-sentence investigation hearing on 3/4/26 @ 9:30am.

 

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Wednesday, March 4th:
*Pre-Sentencing Investigation Hearing (@ 9:30am CT) - TX – Charine Marie (Young) Wilson (29) (last seen Nov. 10, 2018, Houston, reported missing Nov. 12, 2018, found Dec. 12, 2018, Richland) - *Johnny Leon Wilson (48/now 55) charged (11/12/18), arrested (1/30/19), indicted (4/16/19) & arraigned (6/18/19) for 1st degree murder & tampering with evidence (human corpse). Plead not guilty. $100K/murder & $25K/tampering. Bond made 2/29/20. Bond violation (2/21/23). Bond denied [12/3/24 & 1/8/25]. [Bond “might” have been lowered on 8/28/25-not finding anything though]. Harris County
Was on the run from 11/12/18 but on Wednesday (1/30/19) Wilson was arrested by a fugitive task force in Las Vegas. Again on the lam after posting bond & caught in Grand Prairie on 12/3/24.
Trial was set to begin on 12/4/25 was vacated. Plead guilty to all charges. Sentenced to a total of 59 years in prison.
Judge Melissa Marie Morris-Crockrom presiding. Defense attorney Robert R. Scott appointed.
Court info from 11/15/18 thru 11/4/25 reference post #99 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...on-10-nov-2018-husband-arrested.399790/page-5
11/4/25 Update: Pretrial hearing was reset by agreement of both parties. Next pre-sentence investigation hearing on 3/3/26 @ 9:30am. He "might" have plead guilty.
3/3/26 Update: Motion in Limine filed. Plead guilty to murder. Sentenced to 39 years in prison. For tampering with evidence/human corpse. Motion in Limine. Next pre-sentence investigation hearing on 3/4/26 @ 9:30am.
3/4/26 Update: Tampering with evidence: Plead guilty & sentenced to an additional 20 years in prison.

 

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Update:

Thursday, March 5th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 1:30pm ET) - WI - Donald Mayer (51) [stepfather] & Tatiana Casap (35) [mother] were found dead in their home following a welfare check on 3/4/25 in Village of Waukesha. *Nikita Casap (17/now 18) arrested (3/5/25), charged (3/26/25) arraigned (5/7/25) with 2 counts of 1st degree intentional homicide, 2 counts of hiding a corpse, 1 count of theft-movable property [>$10K-$100K], 1 count of theft-Movable property-Special facts, 1 count of take & drive vehicle w/o consent & 2 counts of misappropriate ID info-Obtain money. Bond $1M cash. Bond revoked (1/6/26). Plead not guilty (5/7/25). Waukesha County
Trial was set to begin on 3/2/26 was cancelled with a plea of guilty on 1/8/26. Sentencing hearing on 3/5/26.
Judge Ralph M. Ramirez presiding. DA Lesli S. Boese & Brooke E. Schultz. Defense attorney Paul Joseph Rifelj & Colton Hanus.
Case & Court info from 3/26/25 thru 1/6/26 reference post #45 here:
https://websleuths.com/threads/wi-d...ested-for-stealing-car-feb-2025.737953/page-3
1/21/26 Docket update: Proposed Order-Interpreter request filed by the State. 2/16/26 Docket update; Order granted signed by Judge Ramirez. Sentencing hearing on 3/5/26 @ 1:30pm.
3/5/26 Update: Sentencing hearing held with Judge Ralph M. Ramirez presiding. Defendant Casap in court, in custody. Attorney Paul Joseph Rifelj in court for Casap. Attorney Lesli S. Boese in court for State of Wisconsin. Victim rights have been complied with by the Waukesha County DAs Office. Christina Green appeared by Zoom as interpreter & sworn in. Court clarifies the Counts that were dismissed & read in. Individuals on behalf of the Victims make statements to the Court. State places sentencing recommendations on the record. Defense places sentencing recommendations on the record. Defendant makes statements to the Court. Count 1: Total length of the sentence is LIFE IMPRISONMENT. 369 Days Sentence Credit. Defendant is not eligible for release to extended supervision. Court Costs: $268, DNA Surcharge: $250; additional costs: $350 to be paid to the Waukesha County Sheriff Dept. To be paid from prison wages. Defendant to provide DNA sample, if not yet provided, immediately if in custody otherwise within (3) business days at the Waukesha County Sheriff Dept. Count 2: Total length of the sentence is LIFE IMPRISONMENT. 369 Days Sentence Credit. Defendant is not eligible for release to extended supervision. Court costs: $268, DNA surcharge: $250; To be paid from prison wages. Defendant to provide DNA sample, if not yet provided, immediately if in custody otherwise within (3) business days at the Waukesha County Sheriff Dept. Defendant is to have No Contact with the family members of the Victims unless a family member initiates contact. Felony warnings, voting rights & firearms warnings given. Victim impact statement filed by the State on 3/4/26. Letters/correspondence. Character letter filed by defense on 3/4/26.

 

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Friday, March 6th:
*Trial continues (Day 7)-VERDICT REACHED! [for both] (@ 9:30am ET) - GA - LaTania 'Janell' Carwell (16) (Missing April 17, 2017, Augusta; found March 8, 2018) – *Leon Lamarr Tripp (38/now 45) step-dad arrested (5/23/17) & indicted & charged (3/13/18) of 2 counts of murder, kidnapping with bodily injury, cruelty to children in the 1st degree & concealing a death. [Charges revised see below] Plead not guilty. Bond $500K. DA will not seek DP [12/22/24].
Indicted & re-charged (11/14/23) & arraigned (12/8/23) with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, family violence, cruelty to children & concealing death of another. Held without bond (11/14/23). Bond reduction denied (3/25/24). Richmond County
*Indicted & charged (10/3/23) & arraigned (10/20/23) with possession of contraband by inmate. Plead not guilty. Richmond County
*Tanya Faye Tripp (35/now 43) "mom" arrested (5/23/17), charged & indicted (3/13/18) of 2nd degree murder, concealing a death & harboring a fugitive. Plead not guilty. $500K bond.
Indicted & re-charged (11/14/23) & arraigned (12/8/23) with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, family violence, cruelty to children in the first degree & concealing the death of another. Held without bond (11/14/23). Bond reduction denied (3/25/24). Richmond County
Tanya failed to provide accurate info regarding the circumstances of her daughter’s abduction.
Jury Selection began on 2/23/26 & ended on 2/25/26. Jury consists of 12 jurors & 2 alternates. [1 juror was dismissed on 2/26/26].
Trial began on 2/26/26 & ended 3/5/26 with closing arguments.
Jury began deliberations on 3/5/26 & ended 3/6/26.. 3/5/26: Deliberated ~1 hour & 45 minutes. 3/6/26: Deliberated: 9:30am to 12:25pm: ~3 hours: Total deliberations: ~4 hours & 45 minutes. Both found GUILTY of all charges.
Judge Charles H.S. Lyons, III presiding. State attorney Deshala T. Dixon. Leon’s Defense attorneys Kara Stangl & Elisa Burnum. Tanya’s Defense attorney Arnold Ragas.
Court info from 2/2/18 thru 1/8/26 & Jury Selection Day 1-3 (2/23-2/25/26) & Trial Days 1-6 (2/26-3/5/26) reference post #310 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-mom-stepdad-charged-augusta-2.649996/page-16
3/6/26 Friday, Trial Day 7: Jury back for deliberations. Started at 9:30am & ended at 12/25pm. Leon & Tanya Tripp were found guilty on all counts. The jury announced the verdict at 12:23pm. The judge then asked each individual juror to confirm the verdict. Sentencing came about an hour later. Leon Tripp was sentenced to: Count 1, malice murder-life without parole. Count 2, felony murder-life without parole. Count 3, aggravated assault-family violence-20 years consecutive sentence. Count 4, concealing the death of another-10 years (runs concurrent with the Count 3 sentence). Tanya Tripp had four sentences, all concurrent: Count 1, malice murder-life without parole. Count 2, felony murder-life without parole. Count 3, aggravated assault-family violence-20 years. Count 4, concealing the death of another-10 years. The Tripps have 30 days to file appeals from the date the sentence becomes final—when the judge signs the sentencing form & it is filed in Superior Court.

 

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For the week of Monday, March 9th thru Friday, March 13th:

Monday, March 9th:
*Trial continues (Day 61) (@ 10:30am AZT) – AZ – Sanaa Cunningham (7) (Feb. 12, 2017, Goodyear) - *Germayne L. Cunningham (39/now 47) “father” indicted & charged (12/1/17) & arraigned (1/2/18) with 1st degree murder & 10 counts of child abuse. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will seek DP. [DA withdrew intent to seek DP on 2/10/25]. Maricopa County
*Lisa-Marie Cunningham (44/now 52) “step mom” indicted & charged (12/1/17) & arraigned (1/19/18) with 1st degree murder & 10 counts of child abuse. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will seek DP. [DA withdrew intent to seek DP on 2/10/25]. Bond & conditions changed (3/10/25) to $500K secured bond & electronic monitoring for both. Maricopa County
Jury Selection began on 9/24/25 & ended 9//24/25. 12 jurors & 6 alternates.
Trial began on 9/24/25. [Trial dates: 3/9/26, 3/10, 3/11, 3/12, 3/16 to 3/19, 3/23 to 3/26, 3/30 & 3/31/26.all @ 10:30am].
Maricopa Superior Court Judge Geoffrey Fish presiding. Prosecutor Jessi Wade & Joshua Clark. Defense attorneys for Germayne are Natlee Segal & Taylor Fox & Lisa’s are attorneys Eric Kessler & Dan Raynak.
Case & court info from 12/14/18 thru 11/3/25 & Jury Selection Day 1 (9/24/25) & Trial Days 1-59 (9/24-10/14 & thru 12/18/25 & thru 3/4/26; no trial on 1/28 & 2/12) & thru 2/27/26 reference post #382 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...opa-county-12-feb-2017-arrests.405007/page-20
3/5/26 Thursday, Trial Day 60: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 3/9/26.

*Trial continues (Day 10) (@ 8:30am MT) - UT - Eric Eugene Richins (39) poisoned [allegedly] with a lethal dose of fentanyl by wife on March. 3, 2022 in Kamas. - *Kouri Darden Richins (33/now 35) arrested (5/8/23) & charged (6/5/23) & arraigned (8/27/24) with 2nd degree aggravated murder & 3 counts of possession of drugs with intent to distribute. [These charges were dismissed on 3/25/24-see recharges]. *Re-charged (3/25/24) with 1 count of 1st degree criminal homicide aggravated murder (DV), 2 counts of 2nd degree distribution of a controlled substance [charges dismissed 11/12/24], 1 count of attempted aggravated urder, 2 counts of 2nd degree mortgage fraud (Iron Bridge Financial & Boomerang Finance), 2 counts of 2nd degree insurance fraud & 2 counts of 3rd degree forgery. Plead not guilty (8/27/24). Held without bond. Bond denied (6/12/23). Bond denied (11/18/25). DA will not seek DP (2/20/26).
*Charged (6/27/25) with 5 counts of mortgage fraud, 5 counts of forgery, 7 counts of issuing a bad check, 7 counts of money laundering, 1 count of communications fraud & 1 count of a pattern of unlawful activity. 3rd Judicial District Court Summit County
Jury selection began on 2/10/26 & ended on 2/11/26. Jury consists of 8 jurors [2 women & 6 men] & 4 alternates [4 women].
Murder Trial began on 2/23/26 [thru 3/26/26]. Court in session from Mondays to Thursdays.
Third District Court Summit County Judge Richard Mrazik presiding. Prosecutors Lindsay Chervenask, Fred Burmester & Summit County Deputy Attorney Brad Bloodworth & Defense attorneys Kathy Nester & Wendy Lewis & Alex Ramos.
Case & court info from 6/5/23 thru 2/2/26 & Jury Selection Day 1-2 (2/10-2/11//26) & thru 2/18/26 r& Trial Day 1-8 (2/23-3/4/26; no court on 3/6/26) reference post #2761 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ed-death-last-year-may-2023-3.711978/page-139
3/5/26 Thursday, Trial Day 9: *State witness: Marie Bramwell [s a domestic relations attorney. Bramwell is Kouri's divorce attorney & met with Kouri in person in May 3, 2021. They exchanged approximately five emails between May 2021 & January 2022].
*Prosecutor Chervenak asks to play a phone call (jail house call on 12/18/23) & says the foundation has been laid through other witnesses. Defense attorney Lewis objects & says the call needs to come in through a witness. Judge asks attorneys to approach for sidebar. Lewis says these calls should be introduced through a witness & playing them randomly will be confusing for the jury. Judge says Lewis has the right to subpoena anyone in relation to the call. The judge says he can give jurors an instruction to discard the parts of the call that are hearsay. Lewis says she needs a moment to review the call. Prosecution played the call without the audio so all parties can review the transcript of what is being said. Judge is watching transcript of call. The call is between Kouri & Ronnie Darden [Kouri’s bro]. Lester wants beginning & end redacted. Judge says the call will start at page 4 – not from the beginning.
*State witnesses: Becky Lloyd [works for C&E Stone Masonry. She is the estimator; was hired as an admin in Feb., 2021]. Gabriel Morin [owns a restaurant in Kamas (Mirror Lake Diner) & regarding a receipt from 2/14/22]. Joshua Kaze [He knew Eric professionally & they were friends too. They went hunting, camping & hiking together; had a phone with Eric on 2/14/22]. Chelsea Barney [friend with Kouri for about 20 years]. Allie Staking [grew up with Kouri. They met in junior high school. Allie says she is one of Kouri’s best friends]. Trial continues on Monday, 3/9/26 @ 8:30am.

*Trial continues (Day 4) (@ 8:30am PT) - CA - Mia Gonzalez (4) was found unresponsive inside vehicle on Jan. 27, 2024 in East Los Angeles. *Maria Del Refugio Avalos (38/now 40) arrested (1/28/24), charged (2/27/24) & arraigned (8/28/24) with murder & assault. Bond $2,020,000. Plead not guilty. L.A. County
Trial began on 3/4/26.
Deputy DAs MacKenzie Cameron Teymouri & Jon Amir Hatami. Deputy Public Defenders Donna Lyn Gomez & Carlos Jesus Bido.
Case & court info from 1/28/24 thru 1/28/26 & Trial (Jury Selection) Days 1-2 (3/4-3/5/26) reference post #42 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ar-old-daughter-january-28-2024.702413/page-3
3/6/26 Friday, Trial Day 3: Jury selection continues?? Trial continues on Monday, 3/9/26.

*Trial set to begin (Macon County) (@ 9am ET) - AL - Aniah Haley Blanchard (19) (last heard from Oct. 23, 2019 text with friend, Auburn, Lee County; car found early morning hours of Oct. 24 along South College St; officially reported missing Oct. 24, 2019; found Nov. 25, 2019 near Highway 80 in Shorter, Ala., which is about 25 miles east of Montgomery, Macon County off County Road 2 near New Hope Baptist Church several feet into the woods.) – *Ibraheem Yazeed aka Laquetta Nicole Lamar, Ibraheema Yazeed, Ibraheen Yazeed (29/now 36) arrested (12/4/19 in Escambia County) & charged (11/7/19 Lee County) with 1st murder & 1st degree kidnapping. Held with no bond. Lee County Case was moved to Macon County.
*Indicted (11/14/22), recharged & arraigned (3/6/23 in Macon County) with 1 count of 1st degree capital murder (during a kidnapping), 1 count of 1st degree murder (during robbery) & 1 count of 1st degree murder involving a victim in a vehicle. Plead not guilty (3/6/23). Held with no bond. DA will seek DP. Held in Lee County jail. 1/16/26 transferred to Macon County jail. Macon County
Trial was set to begin on 2/3/25 but was vacated by Macon County Circuit Judge William Whorton on 1/27/25 [case moved from Lee County to Macon County].
Jury Selection began on 3/2/26 & ended on 3/6/26. Jury of 12 Jurors [8 women & 4 men] & 4 alternates [2 women & 2 men] [3 black & 3 white men & 7 black & 3 white women].
Trial set to begin on 3/9/26.
5th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Tom F. Young, Jr. presiding . Lead prosecutor Kenneth Earl Gibbs. Defense attorney William Whatley Jr.
Previous crimes & court info from 11/10/19 thru 2/6/26 & Jury Selection Days 1-5 (3/2-3/5/26) reference post #67 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...lee-county-23-oct-2019-arrest-7.724664/page-4
3/6/26 Friday, Jury Selection Day 6: Judges & attorneys are now working toward bringing back 40 potential jurors Friday morning. On Friday, the prosecution & defense are expected to exercise their “peremptory strikes.” During this phase, each side will remove potential jurors from the remaining pool until the final panel is established. If a jury is seated by midday Friday as expected, opening statements could be as early as Monday morning. A jury has been selected in the capital murder trial of Yazeed.. Jury selection entered its fifth day on Friday, with both the defense & prosecution agreeing on 16 names — 12 jurors & 4 alternates. The initial jury consists of 8 women & 4 men. Two women & two men are alternates. Opening statements are set to begin Monday, 3/9/26 @ 9am with retired Circuit Judge Tom Young presiding. The remainder of the trial is estimated to take at least two weeks. If Yazeed is convicted, the trial would move into a separate penalty phase, where the jury would decide between death or life in prison without the possibility of parole.

*Jury Selection continues (Day 9) (@ 10am ET) – CT – Kathleen Marie Flynn (11) (missing on Sept. 23, 1986, Ponus Ridge, Norwalk, found Sept. 24, 1986 in the woods behind Ponus Ridge Middle School) - *Marc J. Karun (21 @ time of crime/53/now 60) – arrested (6/12/19 for a fugitive from justice warrant in Stetson, ME), charged (6/14/19) & arraigned (8/12/19) with capital murder with special circumstance, 1st degree kidnapping & sexual assault. Plead not guilty. $5M bond. Stamford Superior Court
DNA Match; Karun faces a life sentence without the possibility of parole if convicted.
*Was in federal custody in his home state of Maine U.S. District Court where he is accused of illegally storing an arsenal of firearms (60 weapons & 15K rounds of ammunition); in total, Karun owned 34 pistols, 14 rifles, 11 revolvers & one 12-gauge shotgun.
Federal Trial was set to begin on 8/2/22 & 8/3/22 with jury selection has been continued no further dates.
Murder trial for jury selection began on 2/26/26. Jury will consist of 12 jurors & 6 alternates. 2/25/26: 3 jurors selected. No other info on how many have been so far selected.
Trial set to begin on 3/30/26 [thru 4/20/26].
Superior Court Judge John Blawie. Assistant State’s Attorney Joseph Valdes. Defense attorney Lawrence O’Reilly.
Court info from 6/14/19 thru 2/5/26 & Jury Selection Day 1-6 (2/25-3/4/26) reference post #408 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...dge-23-sep-1986-arrest-in-2019.227077/page-21
3/6/26 Friday, Jury Selection Day 8: Jury selection continues but no info available. Jury selection continues on Monday, 3/9/26.

Tuesday, March 10th:
*Trial continues (Day 9) (@ 8:30am PT) – CA – Sana Akram (4) was stabbed to death & Mina tried to kill 10-year old, Oct. 14, 2023, Modesto. *Mina Nazari (34/now 36) arrested (10/14/23), arraigned & charged (10/17/23) with 1 count of murder with a dangerous weapon, 1 count of child abuse resulting in death , 1 count each of attempted murder (10 yr. old), assault with a deadly weapon & permitting a child to suffer under circumstances likely to cause great bodily harm. Held without bond. Stanislaus County
Trial began on 2/17/26 [thru 2/20 & 3/3-3/5/26]
Judge Shawn Bessey presiding.
Case & Court info from 3/1/24 thru 2/11/26 & Trial Days 1-7 (2/17-2/20 & 3/3-3/5/26) reference post #91 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...to-kill-10-year-old-oct-18-2023.693631/page-5
3/6/26 Friday, Trial Day 8: No info available. Trial continues on Tuesday, 3/10/26.


Thursday, March 12th:
*Trial set to begin (@ 8am ET) - GA - Boy (6) Brutally beaten by mom's bf from June 4 thru June 6, 2023 suffering broken bones, blood clots in his lung & bleeding on the brain; fighting for his life & is in extremely grave condition in Conley. Update 7/25/23: The child has come out of a coma & is slowly recovering. *Napoleon Tracey Ates, Jr. (36/now 39) arrested (6/6/23), charged (6/7/23), indicted (1/17/24) & arraigned (4/5/24 & 8/2/24) with aggravated battery, aggravated assault w/deadly weapon, aggravated cruelty to children in the 1st degree, 2 counts of cruelty to children in the 2nd degree, battery, cruelty to children-allow child to witness, making false statements & contributing to deprivation of a minor. Bond denied on 6 charges & a total bond set at $15K on 3 charges/for Jan. charges bond at $7K) Plead not guilty [8/2/24]. Clayton County
Additionally charged (3/30/24) & with aggravated assault, cruelty to children in the 1st degree & battery-Family violence. Clayton County
Trial was set to begin on 1/26/26 was vacated for both.
Trial was set to begin (for Ates only) on 2/23/26 was continued on 3/12/26.
Clayton Superior Court Judge Robert L. Mack Jr. presiding. Defense attorneys Jordan Price & Karlyn Skall.
Case & court info from 6/4/23 thru 1/26/26 reference post #184 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...d-atlanta-clayton-co-june-2023.680727/page-10
3/2/26 Update: Trial was cancelled for both. Next for Ates only trial was set to begin on 2/23/26 but was continued on 3/12/26.
*Porshe Renee Wells (33/now 36) – Calendar Call hearing on 4/2/26.

 

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For the week of Monday, March 16th thru Friday, March 20th:

Monday, March 16th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 1pm CT) - WI – Harper Price (1 day old) (Born on Jan. 5, 2021) at home & child taken from home & given to an unidentified 3rd party & child has not been seen since-per “father” of baby. Reported missing by girl's father on Jan. 9, 2021. Found Jan. 10, 2021 deceased, shot twice in head. Albany, Green County, Jan. 9, 2021) - *Logan T. Kruckenberg-Anderson (16/now 21) arrested (1/10/21) & charged (1/12/21) with 1st degree intentional homicide & hiding a corpse. Will be charged as an adult. Plead not guilty. $1M Bond. Bond modification denied (7/29/24). Bond was revoked (11/5/25) after found guilty. Green County
Trial began on 10/27/25 with jury selection & ended on 10/27/25. 15 Jurors [12 jurors & 3 alternates].
Trial began on 10/28/25 & ended on 11/4/25.
State rested their case on 11/4/25 & defense also rested their case on 11/4/25. Jury received case on 11/5/25.
Jury deliberated (11/5/25) for 2 ½ hours – Verdict: GUILTY on both charges. Sentencing hearing on 3/16/26.
Judge Jane Bucher presiding. Prosecutor Laura Kohl & Adrienne E. Blais. Defense attorneys Kevin M. Smith, Jaclyn Solinger, Olivia M. Long & Anna Elizabeth Hartz.
Case & court info from 1/5/21 thru 10/23/25 & Jury selection (10/27/25) & Trial Day 1-6 (10/28-11/6/25) reference post #416 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...any-green-co-9-jan-2021-arrest.555638/page-21
11/5/25 Wednesday, Trial Day 7/Verdict Day 1: The Jury finds the defendant guilty on count 1 & count 2. Matter set over for sentencing hearing on 3/16/26 @ 1pm.
11/6/25 Docket updates: Snapchat record authentication. Alternate Juror list. Exhibit lists from jury trial 10/27/25 thru 11/5/25. Jury instructions. Verdict form #2-Count #1. Verdict form #4-Count #2. Jury list. 12/11/25 Docket updates: Order-granting extension. 1/23/26 Docket update: Pre-sentence investigation filed. DOC-3A pre-sentence investigation.
3/12/26 Docket update: Letter to Court-Scheduling of sentencing. 3/13/26 Docket update: Defendant's sentencing memorandum. Motion to dismiss for violation of due process in reverse waiver proceeding.

*Bench Trial set to begin (@ am ET) – LA – Meing-Chen “Mandy” Hsiao (34) (last seen July 29, 2015, Monroe; found Aug. 8, 2015) - *Quentin Verdell Tellis (27/now 36) charged (8/16/16), indicted (5/17/19) & arraigned (6/18/19) with 2nd degree murder. Plead not guilty. No bond. Judge reduced bond (10/23/19) to $300K. (Future reductions possible). Bond reduction denied (7/28/21). Quachita Parish
Bench Trial was set to begin on 1/28/26 but was cancelled due to weather conditions was continued on 3/16/26.
Quachita Parish Judge Larry Jefferson presiding. First Assistant DA Holly Jones & defense attorney Randall Donald.
Information (8/19/15) on previous court case & court info from 6/16/25 thru 1/5/26 reference post #239 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-monroe-home-9-aug-2015-arrest.301578/page-12
1/28/26 Wednesday, Bench Trial Day x: No trial due to weather. Trial will commence on Monday, 2/2/26 if weather permits!!
2/10/26 Update: Louisiana Judge Larry Jefferson has rescheduled the murder trial of Tellis for 3/16/26. The trial has been set to begin several times, most recently being postponed in December after the death of key expert witness Brigadier General Paul Rowlett, then again in January when ADA Holly Jones had the flu. Earlier this month, the trial was postponed again by the winter storm.

*Trial continues (Day 12) (@ 8:30am PT) – CA – Sana Akram (4) was stabbed to death & Mina tried to kill 10-year old, Oct. 14, 2023, Modesto. *Mina Nazari (34/now 36) arrested (10/14/23), arraigned & charged (10/17/23) with 1 count of murder with a dangerous weapon, 1 count of child abuse resulting in death , 1 count each of attempted murder (10 yr. old), assault with a deadly weapon & permitting a child to suffer under circumstances likely to cause great bodily harm. Held without bond. Stanislaus County
Trial began on 2/17/26 [thru 2/20 & 3/3-3/5/26]
Judge Shawn Bessey presiding.
Case & Court info from 3/1/24 thru 2/11/26 & Trial Days 1-10 (2/17-2/20 & 3/3-3/11/26) reference post #97 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...to-kill-10-year-old-oct-18-2023.693631/page-5
3/12/26 Thursday, Trial Day 11: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 3/16/26.

*Trial continues (Day 65) (@ 10:30am AZT) – AZ – Sanaa Cunningham (7) (Feb. 12, 2017, Goodyear) - *Germayne L. Cunningham (39/now 47) “father” indicted & charged (12/1/17) & arraigned (1/2/18) with 1st degree murder & 10 counts of child abuse. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will seek DP. [DA withdrew intent to seek DP on 2/10/25]. Maricopa County
*Lisa-Marie Cunningham (44/now 52) “step mom” indicted & charged (12/1/17) & arraigned (1/19/18) with 1st degree murder & 10 counts of child abuse. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will seek DP. [DA withdrew intent to seek DP on 2/10/25]. Bond & conditions changed (3/10/25) to $500K secured bond & electronic monitoring for both. Maricopa County
Jury Selection began on 9/24/25 & ended 9//24/25. 12 jurors & 6 alternates.
Trial began on 9/24/25. [Trial dates: 3/16/26, 3/17, 3/18, 3/19, 3/23 to 3/26, 3/30 to 4/2, 4/6 to 4/9, 4/13 to 4/16, 4/20-4/23 & 4/27-4/28, all @ 10:30am].
Maricopa Superior Court Judge Geoffrey Fish presiding. Prosecutor Jessi Wade & Joshua Clark. Defense attorneys for Germayne are Natlee Segal & Taylor Fox & Lisa’s are attorneys Eric Kessler & Dan Raynak.
Case & court info from 12/14/18 thru 11/3/25 & Jury Selection Day 1 (9/24/25) & Trial Days 1-63 (9/24-10/14 & thru 12/18/25 & thru 3/11/26; no trial on 1/28 & 2/12) & thru 3/8/26 reference post #389 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...opa-county-12-feb-2017-arrests.405007/page-20
3/12/26 Thursday, Trial Day 64: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 3/16/26.

*Trial continues (Day 14)-CLOSING ARGUMENTS! (@ 8:30am MT) - UT - Eric Eugene Richins (39) poisoned [allegedly] with a lethal dose of fentanyl by wife on March. 3, 2022 in Kamas. - *Kouri Darden Richins (33/now 35) arrested (5/8/23) & charged (6/5/23) & arraigned (8/27/24) with 2nd degree aggravated murder & 3 counts of possession of drugs with intent to distribute. [These charges were dismissed on 3/25/24-see recharges]. *Re-charged (3/25/24) with 1 count of 1st degree criminal homicide aggravated murder (DV), 2 counts of 2nd degree distribution of a controlled substance [charges dismissed 11/12/24], 1 count of attempted aggravated murder, 2 counts of 2nd degree mortgage fraud (Iron Bridge Financial & Boomerang Finance), 2 counts of 2nd degree insurance fraud & 2 counts of 3rd degree forgery. Plead not guilty (8/27/24). Held without bond. Bond denied (6/12/23). Bond denied (11/18/25). DA will not seek DP (2/20/26).
*Charged (6/27/25) with 5 counts of mortgage fraud, 5 counts of forgery, 7 counts of issuing a bad check, 7 counts of money laundering, 1 count of communications fraud & 1 count of a pattern of unlawful activity. 3rd Judicial District Court Summit County
Jury selection began on 2/10/26 & ended on 2/11/26. Jury consists of 8 jurors [2 women & 6 men] & 4 alternates [4 women].
Murder Trial began on 2/23/26 & State rested their case on 3/12/26. Defense rested their without calling any witnesses on 3/12/26. Court in session from Mondays to Thursdays.
Third District Court Summit County Judge Richard Mrazik presiding. Prosecutors Lindsay Chervenask, Fred Burmester & Summit County Deputy Attorney Brad Bloodworth & Defense attorneys Kathy Nester & Wendy Lewis & Alex Ramos.
Case & court info from 6/5/23 thru 2/2/26 & Jury Selection Days 1-2 (2/10-2/11//26) & thru 2/18/26 r& Trial Days 1-12 (2/23-3/11/26; no court on 3/6/26) reference post #4031 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ed-death-last-year-may-2023-3.711978/page-202
3/12/26 Thursday, Trial Day 13: *Defense have a witness (David Norris) who will testify that Eric asked him if he could get him fentanyl, which was denied by Judge Richard Mrazik. This was denied by the court under hearsay. Nester is going back-and-forth with Judge Mrazik about asking Jeff O'Driscoll a specific question about one of the Gifs being sent the day before Eric Richins' passing. Judge doesn't think this testimony is appropriate to be entered thru Det. O'Driscoll with lack of foundation. See posts #4128 & #4135, page 208 & post #4161, page 209 for more info on discussion.
*State witness: Summit County Sheriff's Office Detective Jeff O'Driscoll [lead detective in case assigned in March, 2023] back on stand.
*State rests their case.
*Defense moves for a direct verdict. Judge is back on the bench. He says his role is to determine if the state has produced believable evidence & he says they have. The motion for dismissal is denied. See post #4269, page 214 for more info.
*Prosecution says the state rests its case [yesterday]. Defense attorney Lewis says after consulting with their client, the defense rests.
*Judge tells attorneys to have a conference call at 4pm today to talk about jury instructions. Counsel asks to meet with judge tomorrow at 1pm to discuss jury instructions.
*Judge tells jury they don’t need to report back to the courthouse until Monday at 8:30am. He tells jurors not to discuss the case with anyone. They will be given instructions on Monday, 3/16/26.
3/13/26 Friday: Judge & attorneys go over jury instructions. See post #4477 page 224 for more info. Closing arguments start on Monday, 3/16/26.

*Trial continues (Day 3) (@ 8am ET) - GA - Boy (6) Brutally beaten by mom's bf from June 4 thru June 6, 2023 suffering broken bones, blood clots in his lung & bleeding on the brain; fighting for his life & is in extremely grave condition in Conley. Update 7/25/23: The child has come out of a coma & is slowly recovering. *Napoleon Tracey Ates, Jr. (36/now 39) arrested (6/6/23), charged (6/7/23), indicted (1/17/24) & arraigned (4/5/24 & 8/2/24) with aggravated battery, aggravated assault w/deadly weapon, aggravated cruelty to children in the 1st degree, 2 counts of cruelty to children in the 2nd degree, battery, cruelty to children-allow child to witness, making false statements & contributing to deprivation of a minor. Bond denied on 6 charges & a total bond set at $15K on 3 charges/for Jan. charges bond at $7K) Plead not guilty [8/2/24]. Clayton County
Additionally charged (3/30/24) & arraigned (8/2/24) with aggravated assault, cruelty to children in the 1st degree & battery-Family violence. Plead not guilty (8/2/24). Clayton County
Trial was set to begin on 1/26/26 was vacated for both.
Trial began (for Ates only) on 3/12/26.
Clayton Superior Court Judge Robert L. Mack Jr. presiding. Defense attorneys Jordan Price & Karlyn Skall.
Case & court info from 6/4/23 thru 3/2/26 & Trial Day 1 (3/12/26) reference post #193 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...d-atlanta-clayton-co-june-2023.680727/page-10
3/13/26 Friday, Trial Day 2: No info available yet. Trial continues on Monday, 3/16/26.
*Porshe Renee Wells (33/now 36) – Calendar Call hearing on 4/2/26.

*Trial continues (Day 8) (@ 8:30am PT) - CA - Mia Gonzalez (4) was found unresponsive inside vehicle on Jan. 27, 2024 in East Los Angeles. *Maia Del Refugio Avalos (38/now 40) arrested (1/28/24), charged (2/27/24) & arraigned (8/28/24) with murder & assault. Bond $2,020,000. Plead not guilty. L.A. County
Trial began on 3/4/26.
Deputy DAs MacKenzie Cameron Teymouri & Jon Amir Hatami. Deputy Public Defenders Donna Lyn Gomez & Carlos Jesus Bido.
Case & court info from 1/28/24 thru 1/28/26 & Trial (Jury Selection) Days 1-6 (3/4-3/6/26; no trial on 3/9/26; thru 3/12/26) reference post #51 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ar-old-daughter-january-28-2024.702413/page-3
3/13/26 Friday, Trial Day 7: No info available.. Trial continues on Monday, 3/16/26.

*Trial continues (Day 6) (Macon County) (@ 9am ET) - AL - Aniah Haley Blanchard (19) (last heard from Oct. 23, 2019 text with friend, Auburn, Lee County; car found early morning hours of Oct. 24 along South College St; officially reported missing Oct. 24, 2019; Aniah was found Nov. 25, 2019 near Highway 80 in Shorter, Ala., which is about 25 miles east of Montgomery, Macon County off County Road 2 near New Hope Baptist Church several feet into the woods.) – *Ibraheem Yazeed aka Laquetta Nicole Lamar, Ibraheema Yazeed, Ibraheen Yazeed (29/now 36) arrested (12/4/19 in Escambia County) & charged (11/7/19 Lee County) with 1st murder & 1st degree kidnapping. Held with no bond. Lee County. Case was moved to Macon County.
*Indicted (11/14/22), recharged & arraigned (3/6/23 in Macon County) with 1 count of 1st degree capital murder (during a kidnapping), 1 count of 1st degree murder (during robbery) & 1 count of 1st degree murder involving a victim in a vehicle. Plead not guilty (3/6/23). Held with no bond. DA will seek DP. Held in Lee County jail. 1/16/26 transferred to Macon County jail. Macon County
Jury Selection began on 3/2/26 & ended on 3/6/26. Jury will consist of 12 Jurors [8 women & 4 men] & 4 alternates [2 women & 2 men] [3 black & 3 white men & 7 black & 3 white women].
Trial began on 3/9/26.
5th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Tom F. Young, Jr. presiding . Lead prosecutor Kenneth Earl Gibbs. Defense attorneys William Whatley Jr. & Carmella Penn.
Previous crimes & court info from 11/10/19 thru 2/6/26 & Jury Selection Days 1-6 (3/2-3/6/26) & Trial Days 1-4 (3/9-3/12/26) reference post #98 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...lee-county-23-oct-2019-arrest-7.724664/page-5
3/13/26 Friday, Trial Day 5: State witnesses: I have no names for the witnesses. If I find them later I will re-post their names. Lead investigator on the case. T-Mobile representative. Flock Safety representative. Former Montgomery Police Dept. fingerprint analyst. Private practice dentist. Former Montgomery Police Dept. detective. Trial continues on Monday, 3/16/26.

 

[Niner]

Update!

Monday, March 16th:
*Trial continues (Day 14)-VERDICT REACHED! (@ 8:30am MT) - UT - Eric Eugene Richins (39) poisoned [allegedly] with a lethal dose of fentanyl by wife on March. 3, 2022 in Kamas. - *Kouri Darden Richins (33/now 35) arrested (5/8/23) & charged (6/5/23) & arraigned (8/27/24) with 2nd degree aggravated murder & 3 counts of possession of drugs with intent to distribute. [These charges were dismissed on 3/25/24-see recharges]. *Re-charged (3/25/24) with 1 count of 1st degree criminal homicide aggravated murder (DV), 2 counts of 2nd degree distribution of a controlled substance [charges dismissed 11/12/24], 1 count of attempted aggravated murder, 2 counts of 2nd degree mortgage fraud (Iron Bridge Financial & Boomerang Finance), & 1 count of 3rd degree forgery. Plead not guilty (8/27/24). Held without bond. Bond denied (6/12/23). Bond denied (11/18/25). DA will not seek DP (2/20/26).
*Charged (6/27/25) with 5 counts of mortgage fraud, 5 counts of forgery, 7 counts of issuing a bad check, 7 counts of money laundering, 1 count of communications fraud & 1 count of a pattern of unlawful activity. 3rd Judicial District Court Summit County
Jury selection began on 2/10/26 & ended on 2/11/26. Jury consists of 8 jurors [2 women & 6 men] & 4 alternates [4 women].
Murder Trial began on 2/23/26 & State rested their case on 3/12/26. Defense rested their without calling any witnesses on 3/12/26. 6. Court in session from Mondays to Thursdays.
Jury deliberated for about 3 hours: VERDICT: GUILTY of all charges.
Third District Court Summit County Judge Richard Mrazik presiding. Prosecutors Lindsay Chervenask, Fred Burmester & Summit County Deputy Attorney Brad Bloodworth & Defense attorneys Kathy Nester & Wendy Lewis & Alex Ramos.
Case & court info from 6/5/23 thru 2/2/26 & Jury Selection Days 1-2 (2/10-2/11//26) & thru 2/18/26 r& Trial Days 1-13 (2/23-3/12/26; no court on 3/6/26) & thru 3/13/26 reference post #4608 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ed-death-last-year-may-2023-3.711978/page-231
3/16/26 Monday, Trial Day 14: *Judge Mrazik gave jury instructions. Judge explains prosecution will go first for closings, then defense, then prosecution will get a rebuttal. Judge says jurors have two main duties – decide what the facts are from the evidence & apply the law to the facts to decide if prosecution has found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Judge explains the charges. Count 1 – aggravated murder – Kouri Richins intentionally & knowingly caused the death of Eric Richins. Judge says each & every element must be proven beyond reasonable doubt to prove Kouri committed the crime. Count 2 – attempted aggravated murder – Kouri Richins attempted to intentionally or knowingly cause the death of Eric Richins. Count 3 – insurance fraud – Kouri Richins, with intent to deceive or defraud, intentionally devised a scheme to obtain something of value exceeding $5,000. Count 4 – insurance fraud. Count 5 – forgery.
*Closing arguments by Prosecuting Attorney Brad Bloodworth [post #4849, page 243]; after State’s closing Defense is asking for a mistrial saying the prosecution dehumanized her. Judge to the Defense Utah court of appeals disagrees with you. Motion for mistrial is denied. Closing by defense attorney Wendy Lewis. [see post #5080, page 254]. Rebuttal by Prosecuting attorney rad Bloodworth [post #5153, page 258]. Jury started deliberations at about 3pm & ended about 6pm [3 hours]. Verdict: GUILTY of all charges [post #5368, page 269]. Sentencing hearing on 5/13/26 @ 9:30am.

 

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Update!

Monday, March 16th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 1pm CT) - WI – Harper Price (1 day old) (Born on Jan. 5, 2021) at home & child taken from home & given to an unidentified 3rd party & child has not been seen since-per “father” of baby. Reported missing by girl's father on Jan. 9, 2021. Found Jan. 10, 2021 deceased, shot twice in head. Albany, Green County, Jan. 9, 2021) - *Logan T. Kruckenberg-Anderson (16/now 21) arrested (1/10/21) & charged (1/12/21) with 1st degree intentional homicide & hiding a corpse. Will be charged as an adult. Plead not guilty. $1M Bond. Bond modification denied (7/29/24). Bond was revoked (11/5/25) after found guilty. Green County
Trial began on 10/27/25 with jury selection & ended on 10/27/25. 15 Jurors [12 jurors & 3 alternates].
Trial began on 10/28/25 & ended on 11/4/25.
State rested their case on 11/4/25 & defense also rested their case on 11/4/25. Jury received case on 11/5/25.
Jury deliberated (11/5/25) for 2 ½ hours – Verdict: GUILTY on both charges. Sentencing hearing on 3/16/26.
Judge Jane Bucher presiding. Prosecutor Laura Kohl & Adrienne E. Blais. Defense attorneys Kevin M. Smith, Jaclyn Solinger, Olivia M. Long & Anna Elizabeth Hartz.
Case & court info from 1/5/21 thru 10/23/25 & Jury selection (10/27/25) & Trial Day 1-7 (10/28-11/5/25) & thru 3/13/26 reference post #417 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...any-green-co-9-jan-2021-arrest.555638/page-21
3/16/26 Update: Sentencing hearing held with Judge Jane Bucher presiding. Defendant Kruckenberg Anderson in court, in custody. Attorney Kevin M. Smith in court for Kruckenberg Anderson. Attorney Anna Elizabeth Hartz appeared by video for Kruckenberg Anderson. Attorney Olivia M. Long in court for Kruckenberg Anderson. Attorney Laura Kohl & attorney Adrienne E. Blais in court for State of Wisconsin. Observer appears by video. No objection from counsel. Motion to adjourn sentencing denied by Court. Motion to be dismissed filed by Defense. There has not been enough time for State to respond. Court will set a date to hearing motion. Defense sentencing memorandum has been received by State. Parties discuss order for speakers. The Court sets order of speakers. Defense speakers address Court. State speakers address Court. Parties have received PSI. Attorney Kohl offers corrections to PSI. No objection to corrections from Defense. Parties have no questions for PSI writer. Parties ready to proceed to sentencing. Attorney Kohl presents State's argument on sentencing. Exhibit #1- jail call from 3/18/21- marked, identified, offered, received by the Court. Exhibits #2-#7 marked, identified, offered, received by the Court. Court recesses at 3:11 PM, returns at 3:22 PM, appearances same. Attorney Kohl's argument resumes. Exhibits #8-#28 marked, identified, offered, received by the Court. Attorney Kohl motions to seal exhibit #28. No objection. The Court grants the motion. Attorney Long presents Defense's argument on sentencing. Defendant addresses the Court. Defendant advised of U.S. non-citizen collateral consequences resulting in deportation, the exclusion of admission to this country, or the denial of naturalization under federal law. Defendant advised of voting rights. Defendant advised of firearm restriction. As to count 1, the Court sentences defendant to Life Imprisonment with the possibility of extended supervision after 45 years. As to count 2, the Court sentences defendant to a bifurcated sentence of 4 years initial confinement followed by 3 years of extended supervision. Sentence to run concurrent with Count 1. There are 1,891 days of credit. Further conditions of sentence include: defendant to have No Contact with Lily Pryce & family; defendant to cooperate with, participate in, and successfully complete evaluations, treatment, and counseling deemed appropriate by Agent, this to include completion of a Mental Health Assessment & follow through with any recommendations; defendant ordered to pay all court ordered costs, supervision fees & any other fees ordered; and defendant to submit a DNA sample if not already provided. Defendant advised of post conviction relief. Court sets a deadline for State to reply to defenses' motion to dismiss for 120 days. Defense will have 60 days from that date to respond. Defendant is remanded to the custody of the Green County Sheriff's Dept.

 

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Update!

Thursday, March 19th:
*Trial continues (Day 9)-VERDICT REACHED! (Day 2) (Macon County) (@ 9am ET) - AL - Aniah Haley Blanchard (19) (last heard from Oct. 23, 2019 text with friend, Auburn, Lee County; car found early morning hours of Oct. 24 along South College St; officially reported missing Oct. 24, 2019; Aniah was found Nov. 25, 2019 near Highway 80 in Shorter, Ala., which is about 25 miles east of Montgomery, Macon County off County Road 2 near New Hope Baptist Church several feet into the woods.) – *Ibraheem Yazeed aka Laquetta Nicole Lamar, Ibraheema Yazeed, Ibraheen Yazeed (29/now 36) arrested (12/4/19 in Escambia County) & charged (11/7/19 Lee County) with 1st murder & 1st degree kidnapping. Held with no bond. Lee County. Case was moved to Macon County.
*Indicted (11/14/22), recharged & arraigned (3/6/23 in Macon County) with 1 count of 1st degree capital murder (during a kidnapping), 1 count of 1st degree murder (during robbery) & 1 count of 1st degree murder involving a victim in a vehicle [this charge was dismissed on 3/17/26]. Plead not guilty (3/6/23). Held with no bond. DA will seek DP. Held in Lee County jail. 1/16/26 transferred to Macon County jail. Macon County
Jury Selection began on 3/2/26 & ended on 3/6/26. Jury will consist of 12 Jurors [8 women & 4 men [5 black women & 3 white women, 1 Black man & 3 white men] & 4 alternates [2 women & 2 men [1 black & 1 white women & 2 black men].
Trial began on 3/9/26 & ended on 3/16/26 with State & defense resting their cases. Closing arguments on 3/17/26.
Jury started deliberations on 3/18/26. 3/18/26: deliberated ~6 hours (9:30a-1:15pm/2:30pm-5pm). 3/19/26: ~2 hours & 15 minutes (9am-11am/12pm-12:15pm). Total Deliberations: ~ 8 hours & 15 minutes. Verdict: Guilty of felony murder & guilty of murder. Sentencing hearing on 5/7/26.
5th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Tom F. Young, Jr. presiding . Deputy AG Damon Lewis & Lead prosecutor Dep. AG Kenneth Earl Gibbs. Defense attorneys William Whatley Jr., Carmella Penn & Terry Luck.
Previous crimes & court info from 11/10/19 thru 2/6/26 & Jury Selection Days 1-6 (3/2-3/6/26) & Trial Days 1-8 (3/9-3/18/26) & Verdict Watch Day 1 (3/18/26 reference post #131 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...lee-county-23-oct-2019-arrest-7.724664/page-7
3/19/26 Thursday, Trial Day 9/Verdict Watch (Day 2): Jury began deliberations @ 9:30am to 11am [question for Judge] 12pm to 12:15pm.
A Macon County jury found Yazeed guilty of felony murder and guilty of murder, lesser charges under the capital murder counts he was originally indicted on. The verdict means Yazeed was not convicted of capital murder, which could have carried the death penalty. He now faces sentencing on the murder convictions, which could include life in prison. Yazeed's sentencing is scheduled for 5/7/26 @ 10am.

 

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Update!

Thursday, March 19th:
*Trial continues (Day 11)-VERDICT REACHED! (Day 3) (@ 8:30am PT) - CA - Mia Gonzalez (4) was found unresponsive inside vehicle on Jan. 27, 2024 in East Los Angeles. *Maia Del Refugio Avalos (38/now 40) arrested (1/28/24), charged (2/27/24) & arraigned (8/28/24) with murder & assault. Bond $2,020,000. Plead not guilty. L.A. County
Trial began on 3/4/26 & ended on 3/17/26.
Jury started deliberations on 3/17/26 & ended 3/19/26 with a verdict of GUILTY.
Deputy DAs MacKenzie Cameron Teymouri & Jon Amir Hatami. Deputy Public Defenders Donna Lyn Gomez & Carlos Jesus Bido.
Case & court info from 1/28/24 thru 1/28/26 & Trial (Jury Selection) Days 1-10 (3/4-3/6/26; no trial on 3/9/26; thru 3/18/26) & Verdict Watch Days 1-2 (3/17-3/18/26) reference post #61 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ar-old-daughter-january-28-2024.702413/page-4
3/19/26 Thursday, Trial Day 11/Verdict Watch (Day 3): Jury ended deliberations. Verdict: Guilty on both charges. Sentencing hearing on 5/8/26 @ 8:30am.

 

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For the week of Monday, March 23rd to Friday, March 27th:

Monday, March 23rd:
*Jury Selection continues (Day 19) (@ 10am ET) – CT – Kathleen Marie Flynn (11) (missing on Sept. 23, 1986, Ponus Ridge, Norwalk, found Sept. 24, 1986 in the woods behind Ponus Ridge Middle School) - *Marc J. Karun (21 @ time of crime/53/now 60) – arrested (6/12/19 for a fugitive from justice warrant in Stetson, ME), charged (6/14/19) & arraigned (8/12/19) with capital murder with special circumstance, 1st degree kidnapping & sexual assault. Plead not guilty. $5M bond. Stamford Superior Court
DNA Match; Karun faces a life sentence without the possibility of parole if convicted.
*Was in federal custody in his home state of Maine U.S. District Court where he is accused of illegally storing an arsenal of firearms (60 weapons & 15K rounds of ammunition); in total, Karun owned 34 pistols, 14 rifles, 11 revolvers & one 12-gauge shotgun.
Federal Trial was set to begin on 8/2/22 & 8/3/22 with jury selection has been continued no further dates. [see below].
Murder trial for jury selection began on 2/26/26. Jury will consist of 12 jurors & 6 alternates. 2/25/26: 3 jurors selected. No info on other dates of jury selection.
Trial set to begin on 3/30/26 [thru 4/20/26].
Superior Court Judge John Blawie. Assistant State’s Attorney Joseph Valdes. Defense attorney Lawrence O’Reilly.
Court info from 6/14/19 thru 2/5/26 & Jury Selection Day 1-17 (2/25-3/19/26) reference post #424 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...dge-23-sep-1986-arrest-in-2019.227077/page-22
3/20/26 Friday, Jury Selection Day 18: Jury selection continues but no info. Jury selection continues on Monday, 3/23/26.

*Trial set to begin [HOPEFULLY!] (@ 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, City of Miami Gardens) - *Ernest Joseph Roberts (39/now 46) 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. Miami-Dade
Trial was set to begin on 12/29/25 was continued on 3/23/26 @ 9:30am. [Trial has been reset 23 times since 5/26/20].
Judge Alberto Milian presiding. Prosecutor Arvind Singh & Defense attorney Roderick Vereen.
Court info from 10/13/20 thru 12/1/25 reference post #239 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ami-gardens-15-may-2019-arrest.445549/page-12
12/29/25 Docket updates: [1543] Motion for trial continuance filed. Oral set for 12/29/25. Granted with stipulation. [1544] Trial is now set to begin on 3/23/26 @ 9:30am. This will be the 23rd time since 5/26/20.
3/23/26 Docket updates: [1545 thru 1598] e-Subpoenas to: Tyrone White, Michael Mallon, Richard Johnson, Karina Pimental, Victor Morillo, Wanda Jackson, Dewayne Piper, Roberto Robles, Christopher Pacheco, Darryl Owens, Eamon Curran, Glenn Sellan, Michael Perez, Dexter McLaurin, Luis Gonzalez, Angel Seary, Kevin Warren, Henry Schneider, Christopher Shuman, Michael Lissade, Pedro Valdes, Shirely Gray, Dennis Lawandera, Joseph Marinella, Stephen Parr, Diana Hedrick, Sean Horne, Joseph Schaefer, Jose Rodriguez, Teresa Windish, Michael Ruiz, Edgar Castelli, Henry Payoute, Juan Gonzalez, John Medina, Patrick Paolella, Kimberly Barfield, Roger Franklin, Jeremy McIntyre, Shane Baseo, Timothy Turner, Amariliss Owens, Terry Goldston, Christopher Williams, Roddy Eugene Obsner Germinal, Jodelin Antenor, Willard Delancy, Cynthia Alexander, Shenekk Slaughter, Hector Infante, Nancy Torres & Rupert Butcher.

*Trial continues (Day 43) (@ 10:30am ADT) - AZ - Allison M. Feldman (31) (Feb. 17, 2015, Scottsdale) - *Ian L. Mitcham (39 @ time of crime/42/now 50) indicted (4/11/18) & arraigned & charged (4/30/18) on 1st degree premeditated murder, 2nd degree burglary & 2nd degree sexual assault. Plead not guilty. $5M Cash bond. Maricopa County
DNA matched with familial match in CODIS.
Jury Selection began on 10/27/25 & ended on 10/30/25.
Trial is set to begin on 11/12/25. [Trial dates: 3/23/26, 3/24, 3/25, 3/26, 3/30, 3/31, 4/1, 4/2, 4/6, 4/7, 4/8, 4/9, 4/13, 4/14, 4/15, /16, 4/20, 4/21, 4/22, 4/23, 4/28, 4/29, 4/30, 5/4, 5/5, 5/6, 5/7, 5/11, 5/12, 5/13, 5/14, 5/18, 5/19, 5/20, 5/21, 5/26, 5/27 & 5/28 all at 10:30am]
Maricopa Superior Court Judge Sunita Cairo presiding. Prosecutor Erin Otis & defense attorney Jeffrey Kirchler.
Court hearings from 6/28/18 thru 10/24/25 & Jury Selection Day 1-4 (10/27-30/25) thru 11/10/25 & Trial Days 1-41 (11/12-18/25 & 12/10-18/25 & thru 3/4/26) & thru 3/4/26 reference post #795 here:
https://websleuths.com/threads/az-allison-feldman-31-scottsdale-18-feb-2015-4-arrest.305356/page-40
3/5/26 Thursday, Trial Day 42: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 3/23/26.
3/9/26 Docket updates: Ruling. Mitchum's waiver of lesser included jury instruction. Subpoenas to Noelle Smetana, Daniel Woodley, Ben Smetana & Mark Navareet. 3/10/26 Docket update: Order entered by Court.

*Trial continues (Day 8) (@ 8am ET) - GA - Boy (6) Brutally beaten by mom's bf from June 4 thru June 6, 2023 suffering broken bones, blood clots in his lung & bleeding on the brain; fighting for his life & is in extremely grave condition in Conley. Update 7/25/23: The child has come out of a coma & is slowly recovering. *Napoleon Tracey Ates, Jr. (36/now 39) arrested (6/6/23), charged (6/7/23), indicted (1/17/24) & arraigned (4/5/24 & 8/2/24) with aggravated battery, aggravated assault w/deadly weapon, aggravated cruelty to children in the 1st degree, 2 counts of cruelty to children in the 2nd degree, battery, cruelty to children-allow child to witness, making false statements & contributing to deprivation of a minor. Bond denied on 6 charges & a total bond set at $15K on 3 charges/for Jan. charges bond at $7K) Plead not guilty [8/2/24]. Clayton County
Additionally charged (3/30/24) & arraigned (8/2/24) with aggravated assault, cruelty to children in the 1st degree & battery-Family violence. Plead not guilty (8/2/24). Clayton County
Trial began (for Ates only) on 3/12/26.
Clayton Superior Court Judge Robert L. Mack Jr. presiding. Defense attorneys Jordan Price & Karlyn Skall.
Case & court info from 6/4/23 thru 3/2/26 & Trial Days 1-6 (3/12-3/19/26) reference post #190 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...d-atlanta-clayton-co-june-2023.680727/page-10
3/20/26 Friday, Trial Day 7: No info available yet. Trial continues on Monday, 3/23/26.
*Porshe Renee Wells (33/now 36) – Calendar Call hearing on 4/2/26. DOB 1989

For these cases:
This one has been delayed to April or May due to Judge's scheduling:
LA - Meing-Chen “Mandy” Hsiao (34) (last seen July 29, 2015, Monroe; found Aug. 8, 2015) - *Quentin Verdell Tellis (27/now 36) charged (8/16/16), indicted (5/17/19) & arraigned (6/18/19) with 2nd degree murder. Plead not guilty. No bond. Judge reduced bond (10/23/19) to $300K. (Future reductions possible). Bond reduction denied (7/28/21).

And this one - motion to dismiss due to prosecutorial misconduct - got suspended by Judge - they have a hearing today on that.
AZ – Sanaa Cunningham (7) (Feb. 12, 2017, Goodyear) - *Germayne L. Cunningham (39/now 47) “father” indicted & charged (12/1/17) & arraigned (1/2/18) with 1st degree murder & 10 counts of child abuse. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will seek DP. [DA withdrew intent to seek DP on 2/10/25]. Maricopa County
*Lisa-Marie Cunningham (44/now 52) “step mom” indicted & charged (12/1/17) & arraigned (1/19/18) with 1st degree murder & 10 counts of child abuse. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will seek DP. [DA withdrew intent to seek DP on 2/10/25]. Bond & conditions changed (3/10/25) to $500K secured bond & electronic monitoring for both.


Tuesday, March 24th:
*Trial continues (Day 17) (@ 8:30am PT) – CA – Sana Akram (4) was stabbed to death & Mina tried to kill 10-year old, Oct. 14, 2023, Modesto. *Mina Nazari (34/now 36) arrested (10/14/23), arraigned & charged (10/17/23) with 1 count of murder with a dangerous weapon, 1 count of child abuse resulting in death , 1 count each of attempted murder (10 yr. old), assault with a deadly weapon & permitting a child to suffer under circumstances likely to cause great bodily harm. Held without bond. Stanislaus County
Trial began on 2/17/26 [thru 2/20 & 3/3-3/19/26]
Judge Shawn Bessey presiding.
Case & Court info from 3/1/24 thru 2/11/26 & Trial Days 1-15 (2/17-2/20 & 3/3-3/19/26) reference post #110 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...to-kill-10-year-old-oct-18-2023.693631/page-6
3/20/26 Friday, Trial Day 16: No info available. Trial continues on Tuesday, 3/24/26.

 

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Well - I knew it was too good to be true... trial reset again for the 24th time...

Update!

Monday, March 23rd:
*Trial was continued (@ 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, City of Miami Gardens) - *Ernest Joseph Roberts (39/now 46) 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. Miami-Dade
Trial was set to begin on 3/23/26 was reset on 6/15/26. @ 9:30am. [Trial has been reset 24 times since 5/26/20].
Judge Alberto Milian presiding. Prosecutor Arvind Singh & Defense attorney Roderick Vereen.
Court info from 10/13/20 thru 3/23/26 reference post #244 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ami-gardens-15-may-2019-arrest.445549/page-13
3/23/26 Docket updates: [1600] Trial hearing scheduled on 6/15/26 @ 9:30am. [1601] Motion for continuance filed on 3/23/26 Oral set for 3/23/26. Granted stipulation.