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For the week of Wednesday, Oct. 1st thru Friday, Oct. 3rd:
Thursday, Oct. 2nd:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 8:30am ET) – MI - Kyrie Karter Muhammad Starks (23 mos.) (June 13, 2022, killed by Babysitter, threw boy against wall, shook him, told mom he ingested soap, Roseville) - *Kimora Launmei Hodges (21/now 24) arrested (6/14/22) & originally charged (6/13/22) & arraigned (6/23/22) with 1st degree child abuse has now been upgraded & arraigned (1/10/23) & charged (1/10/23) to felony murder & 1st degree child abuse. Plead not guilty. $250K Cash or Surety bond. Bod was revoked on 7/31/25. Macomb County's 39th District Court-Roseville/Bound over to Circuit Court 16th District Macomb County
Trial began on 7/22/25. State & defense rested their cases on 7/30/25. Jury received case on 7/31/25 to start deliberations. Deliberated for about 2 hours & found Hodges GUILTY on both charges.
Judge Diane M. Druzinski presiding. Prosecutor Lozen. Defense attorney Mariell R. Lehman.
Case & court info from 6/23/22 thru 7/17/25 & Jury Selection Days 1-2 (7/22-23/25) & Trial Days 1-6 (7/23-31/25) reference post #82 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...gested-soap-13-june-2022-arrest.628360/page-5
7/31/25 Wednesday, Trial Day 6: Jury began deliberations at 9:42am & returned with a verdict at 11:48am. Defendant found GUILTY on Court 1-Child Abuse in the 1st degree & Count 2-Homicide-Felony murder. Sentencing hearing on 10/2/25 @ 8:30am.
*Trial set to begin (all charges) (@ 8:30am CT) - TX - An Amber Alert was put out (10/17/22) after a 911 call for Nicholas Menina, 7, Zayden Menina, 10, Jovion Menina & Javier Menina, both 12, Jarod Menina, 14. Their older brother, 18-year-old Jamerian Robinson was also missing. Also assaulted 16 year old twins, girl & boy (no names given) who triggered the Amber Alert on Monday night 10/17/22. The children were last seen at around 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 10/18/22 in the 8700 block of Marina Alto Lane in Cypress, a suburb of Houston. Found late on Tuesday, 10/18/22 with relatives near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Twins say they were forced to drink bleach, burned & beaten with curtain rods & kept handcuffed) - *Zaikiya Titilayo Duncan (40/now 43) "mom" arrested (10/18/22 in Baton Rouge, LA), charged (10/18/22) & indicted (12/19/22) & re-indicted (6/27/25) with 2 counts of assault on family/household member & 4 counts of aggravated assault on family member/household. Held without bond in Louisiana awaiting extradition to Texas. Booked into Harris County jail on 10/29/22. Bond: $1M ea. for assault & $1.25M ea. for aggravated assault. Total bond is $4.5M. Harris County #179143101010-3 & 1794143201010-3 (aggravated assault) PLUS! *Charged (10/17/23) with 2 counts of injury child under 15 & Level F3 injury to child. Harris County
Trial set to begin on 10/2/25.
Judge David Daniel Simons presiding. Defense attorneys Thomas B. Dupont II & Jacob Julio Vela.
Court info from 10/18/22 thru 7/24/25 reference post #166 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-stepfather-cypress-18-oct-2022.640464/page-9
8/7/25 Docket updates: Motions to seal motion. Order-Seal Granted. Pretrial on 9/4/25 was reset upon defense request. Next pretrial conference hearing on 9/23/25 @ 8:30am.
9/22/25 Docket update: Defense motion Trns Pr Motion filed. 9/23/25 Docket updates: Order: Trnss Motions, Notices & filings. Judge Daniel Wayne Simons presiding. Attorney Thomas B. Dupont appointed from AAT court. Next jury trial on 10/2/25 @ 8:30am. 9/26/25 Docket update: Attorey fee voucher Ordered in the amount of $750.
*Jova Terrell (27/now 30) aka YGB Joker (rapper name) (BF) – Plea hearing on 4/8/24 plead guilty to a lesser charge-child endangerment & sentenced to 18 months in State jail.
Thursday, Oct. 2nd:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 8:30am ET) – MI - Kyrie Karter Muhammad Starks (23 mos.) (June 13, 2022, killed by Babysitter, threw boy against wall, shook him, told mom he ingested soap, Roseville) - *Kimora Launmei Hodges (21/now 24) arrested (6/14/22) & originally charged (6/13/22) & arraigned (6/23/22) with 1st degree child abuse has now been upgraded & arraigned (1/10/23) & charged (1/10/23) to felony murder & 1st degree child abuse. Plead not guilty. $250K Cash or Surety bond. Bod was revoked on 7/31/25. Macomb County's 39th District Court-Roseville/Bound over to Circuit Court 16th District Macomb County
Trial began on 7/22/25. State & defense rested their cases on 7/30/25. Jury received case on 7/31/25 to start deliberations. Deliberated for about 2 hours & found Hodges GUILTY on both charges.
Judge Diane M. Druzinski presiding. Prosecutor Lozen. Defense attorney Mariell R. Lehman.
Case & court info from 6/23/22 thru 7/17/25 & Jury Selection Days 1-2 (7/22-23/25) & Trial Days 1-6 (7/23-31/25) reference post #82 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...gested-soap-13-june-2022-arrest.628360/page-5
7/31/25 Wednesday, Trial Day 6: Jury began deliberations at 9:42am & returned with a verdict at 11:48am. Defendant found GUILTY on Court 1-Child Abuse in the 1st degree & Count 2-Homicide-Felony murder. Sentencing hearing on 10/2/25 @ 8:30am.
*Trial set to begin (all charges) (@ 8:30am CT) - TX - An Amber Alert was put out (10/17/22) after a 911 call for Nicholas Menina, 7, Zayden Menina, 10, Jovion Menina & Javier Menina, both 12, Jarod Menina, 14. Their older brother, 18-year-old Jamerian Robinson was also missing. Also assaulted 16 year old twins, girl & boy (no names given) who triggered the Amber Alert on Monday night 10/17/22. The children were last seen at around 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 10/18/22 in the 8700 block of Marina Alto Lane in Cypress, a suburb of Houston. Found late on Tuesday, 10/18/22 with relatives near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Twins say they were forced to drink bleach, burned & beaten with curtain rods & kept handcuffed) - *Zaikiya Titilayo Duncan (40/now 43) "mom" arrested (10/18/22 in Baton Rouge, LA), charged (10/18/22) & indicted (12/19/22) & re-indicted (6/27/25) with 2 counts of assault on family/household member & 4 counts of aggravated assault on family member/household. Held without bond in Louisiana awaiting extradition to Texas. Booked into Harris County jail on 10/29/22. Bond: $1M ea. for assault & $1.25M ea. for aggravated assault. Total bond is $4.5M. Harris County #179143101010-3 & 1794143201010-3 (aggravated assault) PLUS! *Charged (10/17/23) with 2 counts of injury child under 15 & Level F3 injury to child. Harris County
Trial set to begin on 10/2/25.
Judge David Daniel Simons presiding. Defense attorneys Thomas B. Dupont II & Jacob Julio Vela.
Court info from 10/18/22 thru 7/24/25 reference post #166 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-stepfather-cypress-18-oct-2022.640464/page-9
8/7/25 Docket updates: Motions to seal motion. Order-Seal Granted. Pretrial on 9/4/25 was reset upon defense request. Next pretrial conference hearing on 9/23/25 @ 8:30am.
9/22/25 Docket update: Defense motion Trns Pr Motion filed. 9/23/25 Docket updates: Order: Trnss Motions, Notices & filings. Judge Daniel Wayne Simons presiding. Attorney Thomas B. Dupont appointed from AAT court. Next jury trial on 10/2/25 @ 8:30am. 9/26/25 Docket update: Attorey fee voucher Ordered in the amount of $750.
*Jova Terrell (27/now 30) aka YGB Joker (rapper name) (BF) – Plea hearing on 4/8/24 plead guilty to a lesser charge-child endangerment & sentenced to 18 months in State jail.
