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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.
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.
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.
