Trials & Sentencings for October, 2025

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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 Bod was revoked on 7/31/25.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.

 

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Update for a 2018 case!

*Sentencing Hearing – Canada – Davion (5 yrs old) (disappeared July 19, 2018, Bramptom, found unconscious, stable but critical condition in medical induced coma; 7/20 in stable condition; 7/29/18 came out of induced coma, awake, alert & interactive) – *Dyon Courtney Smart (28/now 35) charged (7/19/18) with attempted murder, aggravated assault, failing to comply with recognizance & breach of a probation order. Back in custody.
Was out on bail for a Sept, 2017 charge of attempted murder, aggravated assault & mischief for allegedly stabbing a 44 year old man. Had bail hearing 7/20/18, judge issues that DS be remanded back into custody.
Next hearing 7/25/18.
9/30/25 Update: Smart has been sentenced to life in prison for attempting to murder a five-year-old boy through a “barbarous” & “relentless” beating as revenge for the child’s mother rejecting him. Furious that his ex-girlfriend rebuffed his advances & no longer wanted him living in her basement, Dyon Smart woke her young son in the middle of the night on July 19, 2018, preying on the child’s trust for a man he once saw as his “stepdad.” Although convicted in 2022, Smart’s sentencing was delayed several years as defence counsel was unavailable due to his schedule & health leave, and there was a need to deal with issues raised by the Crown’s request for a psychiatric assessment, for which Smart refused to be interviewed. The Crown presented the court with several sentencing options, chiefly that Smart be declared a dangerous offender & receive an indeterminate prison sentence; if the court disagreed, then the Crown asked for a life sentence. The defence asked for a 16- to 18-year sentence; with credit for time served in custody since his arrest & for harsh jail conditions, the defence argued that Smart would have had just over four years left to serve. Stribopoulos declined to declare Smart a dangerous offender. While noting the attack involved “extreme brutality,” he deferred to Klassen’s opinion that nothing about the circumstances of the incident would suggest that Smart would be unmanageable in the future. But in handing down the life sentence, he noted that Smart’s chance at parole is nonetheless “extraordinarily unlikely” until he can show the parole board that he has completed a “considerable amount of programming” to address his violent behaviour. Smart will have no guarantee of parole for the rest of his life; a dangerous offender designation would not have eliminated the possibility of parole.

 

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Update!

Thursday, Oct. 2nd:
*Trial Continues (Day 3)-VERDICT REACHED! (@ 9am CT) - MO - *Daniel Vasquez (32) No. Kansas City Police officer shot & killed, July 19, 2022. *Joshua Tyler Rocha (24/now 28) arrested & charged (7/20/22), indicted (8/31/22) & arraigned (9/1/22) with 1st degree murder & armed criminal action. Plead not guilty. $2M bond cash/or Surety. DA will seek the DP (3/21/23). Clay County
MO - *Joshua Tyler Rocha (25/now 26) indicted & charged (9/13/24) & arraigned (9/13/24) with 5 felony charges of possession of child . Plead not guilty. Bond $500K.
Jury selection began on 9/15/25 & ended 9/25/245. Jurors are from St. Charles County, but the trial will still take place in Clay County.
Trial began on 9/29/25 & State rested their case on 10/1/25 & defense also rested their case on 10/1/25.
Jury Deliberations began on 10/2/25 & deliberated for 2 hours – with a verdict of GUILTY of 1st degree murder.
Sentencing phase began on 10/3/25.
Judge Clay David Paul Chamberlain presiding. Prosecutors Robert Lee Sanders, Spencer Curtis & Savina Antoinette Balano & defense attorney Stephen Paul Reynolds & Delaney Catlettstout.
Case & court info from 7/20/22 thru 9/22/25 & Trial Days 1-2 (9/29-9/30/25) & thru 10/1/25 reference post #112 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/...led-daniel-vasquez-july-19-2022.630647/page-6
10/2/25 Thursday, Trial Day 3: Closing arguments by Prosecutors Robert Sanders & Spencer Curtis & Defense attorney Stephen Reynolds.
Jury was sent out to deliberate. Came back 2 hours later & a GUILTY verdict for Rocha convicted of first-degree murder.
The case now moves to the sentencing phase. Prosecutors previously announced their intent to seek the death penalty against Rocha. Jurors will review sentencing as part of their work & provide their recommendation to the circuit court judge, who will make their final ruling at a later date. Sentencing phase hearing continues on Friday, 10/3/25.

 

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Happening today:

Saturday, October 4th:
*Trial Continues (Day 5)/Sentencing Phase (Day 3) (@ 9am CT) - MO - *Daniel Vasquez (32) No. Kansas City Police officer shot & killed, July 19, 2022. *Joshua Tyler Rocha (24/now 28) arrested & charged (7/20/22), indicted (8/31/22) & arraigned (9/1/22) with 1st degree murder & armed criminal action. Plead not guilty. $2M bond cash/or Surety. DA will seek the DP (3/21/23). Clay County
MO - *Joshua Tyler Rocha (25/now 26) indicted & charged (9/13/24) & arraigned (9/13/24) with 5 felony charges of possession of child . Plead not guilty. Bond $500K.
Jury selection began on 9/15/25 & ended 9/25/245. Jury: 7 women & 5 men. Jurors are from St. Charles County, but the trial will still take place in Clay County.
Trial began on 9/29/25 & State rested their case on 10/1/25 & defense also rested their case on 10/1/25.
Jury Deliberations began on 10/2/25 & deliberated for 2 hours – with a verdict of GUILTY of 1st degree murder.
Sentencing phase began on 10/2/25.
Judge Clay David Paul Chamberlain presiding. Prosecutors Robert Lee Sanders, Spencer Curtis & Savina Antoinette Balano & defense attorney Stephen Paul Reynolds & Delaney Catlettstout.
Case & court info from 7/20/22 thru 9/22/25 & Trial Days 1-4 (9/29-10/3/25) & Penalty Phase Days 1-2 (10/2-10/3/25) reference post #119 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/...led-daniel-vasquez-july-19-2022.630647/page-6
10/4/25 Friday, Trial Day 5/Sentencing Phase (Day 3): No info yet. Trial continues on Monday, 10/6/25. ??

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

Monday, October 6th:
*Jury Selection continues (Day 2) (@ 8:30am PT) – CA- Maurice Taylor, Jr. (12) & Maliaka Taylor (13) (killed on Nov. 29, 2020, found on Dec. 4, 2020, Lancaster, found decapitated) – *Maurice Jewel Taylor, Sr. (34/now 38) “father” arrested (12/4/20), charged (12/8/20) & arraigned (12/21/20) & re-arraigned (11/10/21) & re-arraigned (4/26/22) with 2 counts of felony murder & 2 counts child abuse under circumstances likely to cause great bodily injury or death (8 & 9 yr. old boys were starved for several days). Plead not guilty. $4.2M Bond.
*Natalie Sumiko Brothwell (44/now 48) “mom” charged (9/27/21) & arrested (9/28/21) & extradited to CA (10/14/21) & arraigned (11/10/21) & re-arraigned (4/26/22) with 2 counts of 1st degree murder & 2 counts of child endangerment (8 & 9 yr. old boys). Plead not guilty. $2M bond. Bond raised (10/14/21) to $4.2M. LA County
Jury selection began on 9/30/25 & 10/6/25.
Trial set to begin on 10/13/25.
Judge Michael D Antonovich presiding. Deputy DAs Kirsten A. Brown & Alexander F. Lara. Taylor's attorney Christopher Chaney & Brothwell's attorney Hung Phi Du.
Court info from 12/4/20 & 9/27/21 thru 8/25/25 reference post #451 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ster-dec-2020-parents-arrested.552703/page-23
9/30/25 Tuesday, Jury selection Day 1: Taylor: Held & continued. Brothwell: Held. No other info available. Jury selection continues on Monday, 10/6/25.

*Trial set to begin (@ 9:30am ET) – FL – Kameela Russell (41) (May 15, 2019, last seen in driveway of Aunt’s house, found May 25, 2019 in Snake Creek canal, 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 8/11/25 was continued on 10/6/25.
Judge Alberto Milian presiding. Prosecutor Arvind Singh & Defense attorney Roderick Vereen.
Court info from 10/13/20 thru 5/19/25 reference post #228 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ami-gardens-15-may-2019-arrest.445549/page-11
7//14/25 Docket updates: [1419-1425] E-subpoenas: Jodelin Antenor, Millard Delancy, Cynthis Alexand, Shenekee Slaughter, Hector Infante, Nancy Torres & Rupert Butcher for trial on 8/11/25.
8/11/25 Docket update: [1427] Motion for continuance of trial filed. Oral hearing set on 8/11/25 @ 11:30am. Motion for trial-granted with stipulation. [1428] Trial has now been scheduled to begin on 10/6/25 @ 9:30am.
9/8/25 Docket updates: [1429 thru 1482] E-Subpoenas: Tyrone White, Michael Mallon, Richard Johnson, Karina Pimental, Victor Morillo, Wanda Jackson, Dewayne Piper, Roberto Robles, Charistopher Pacheco, Jeffrey Spokony, 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 Jones-Gray, Dennis Lavandera, 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 Basdeo, Timony Turner, Amariliss Owens, Terry Goldston, Christopher Williams, Roddy Eugene, Obsner Germinal, Jodelin Antenor, Willard Delancy, Cynthia Alexander, Shenekee Slaughter, Hector Infante, Nancy Torres & Rupert Butcher.
9/9/25 Docket update: [1483] Trial prosecutor assigned: Arvind Singh. [1484] Intake unit assigned: Felony Division 18.


Tuesday, October 7th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 8:30am ADT) - AZ - 4 children (2, 3, 4 & 7) left in hot car [temps outside 104F, inside car 125F when rescued] on July 24, 2025 in Phoenix. *Ascencio Largo (38) "father" arrested & charged (7/24/25) with 4 counts of child abuse intent. Plead GUILTY on 9/8/25 for a plea agreement. Maricopa County
Defense attorney Josh M. Coonor.
Case & Court info from 7/24/25 thru 8/5/25 reference post #16 here:
https://websleuths.com/threads/az-d...-at-adult-bookstore-phoenix-july-2025.749580/
8/19/25 Docket update: Bond. 9/8/25 Docket update: Information. Release Order secured appearance Bond. Next preliminary hearing on 9/10/25 @ 8:30am. Sentencing hearing on 10/7/25 @ 8:30am.
9/10/25 Update: The abuse of child w/intent counts were dismissed due to a plea agreement reached or approved on 9/8/25 it would appear. He pled guilty to lesser charges. Sentencing hearing on 10/7/25 @ 8:30am.

*Jury Selection set to begin (all charges) (@ 9am 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
*Charged (10/17/23) with 2 counts of injury child under 15 & Level F3 injury to child. Harris County
Trial set to begin on 10/7/25 with jury selection.
Judge David Daniel Simons presiding. Defense attorneys Thomas B. Dupont II & Jacob Julio Vela.
Court info from 10/18/22 thru 9/30/25 reference post #168 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-stepfather-cypress-18-oct-2022.640464/page-9
9/30/25 Docket updates: Order-Cert Order RG Gvrn RC Broadcasting. Order: Attorney Fee voucher for $750.
10/2/25 Docket updates: Order-Granted. State's Motion in Limine. Order-Granted. Amend indictment. Order-Granted. Defense's Motion in Limine. Order-Granted. Recording broadcast. Motions: Defense's Motion in Limine. Amend indictment. State's Motion in Limine. Motions: Elect as to punishment. Motions: Community supervision. Jury selection reset on 10/7/25 @ 9am.
*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, October 9th:
*Plea/Sentencing Hearing (@ 3pm ET) - WI - 2 children (ages 2 & 4) were found naked in a completely wild, unkept state at a Waukesha apartment that was a complete & total mess on May 20, 2025. *Jessica Rae Borkert (31) "mom" arrested & charged (6/5/25) & arraigned (6/13/25) with 2 counts of abandonment of a child. Plead not guilty. Bond set at $20K, Cash at $2,500. Signature bond denied on 7/16/25. Bond set at $250 cash (on 9/10/25). Waukesha County
Judge Michael J. Aprahamian presiding. Prosecuting attorney Zachary A. Wittchow & DAs Viien Morris, Randy P. Sitzberger, Mary Caitlin Brejcha & attorney Kevin J. Galezewski. Defense attorney Cassandra A. Miller.
Case & court info from 5/20/25 thru 8/22/25 reference post #15 here:
https://websleuths.com/threads/wi-j...hild-abandonment-waukesha-5-june-2025.745911/
8/25/25 Update: Hearing held with Judge Michael J. presiding. Defendant Borkert in court, in custody Waukesha County Jail. Attorney Cassandra A. Miller in court for Borkert. Prosecuting attorney Angelena Gutierrez in court for the State of Wisconsin. Victim rights have been complied with by the Waukesha County District Attorneys Office. The Court addresses the Motion to Withdraw. Defense Counsel informs the Court of a conflict of interest. The Court grants the Motion & sets the matter out. Hearing scheduled on 9/10/25 @ 8:30am.
8/26/25 Docket update: Order on Motion to Withdraw as Counsel signed by Judge Michael J. Aprahamian on 8/26/25. 8/27/25 Docket update: Pubic defender Order appointing counsel attorney Adam Galaviz. 8/28/25 Docket update: Defendant's demand for discovery & inspection.
9/3/25 Docket updates: Plea questionnaire, waiver of rights with Elements of criminal offenses to which plea is being entered. Letters/correspondence dated 9/3/25, filed by Attorney Adam Galaviz requesting to convert the status hearing scheduled for 9/10/25 to a plea/sentencing hearing. 9/5/25 Docket update: Motion for modification of bond filed by Adam Galaviz. Notice of bail/bond hearing on 9/10/25 @ 8:30am.
9/10/25 Update: Bond hearing with Judge Michael J. Aprahamian presiding. Cash bond conditions modified for Borkert. On September 10, 2025 the Court lowers cash bond to $250 & will require GPS monitoring: Defendant to comply with I.D. Processing. Defendant to have no contact with victim A-B/co defendant listed in the Criminal Complaint/Victim Identification Key. Defendant is not to share, reproduce or distribute any personal and/or identifying information about the crime victim(s), except to their attorney. Defendant to report/comply with Wisconsin Community Services Pretrial Supervision Program under Level 4 supervision. The defendant is ordered to comply with drug testing through WCS. Drug testing frequency pursuant to Pretrial Supervision Program protocols. Defendant to pay costs associated with drug testing. The Defendant to report to WCS within one (1) business day of being released. Defendant Borkert in court, in custody Waukesha County Jail. Attorney Adam Galaviz in court for Borkert. Prosecuting attorney Kevin J. Galezewski in court for the State of Wisconsin. Victim rights have been complied with by the Waukesha County District Attorneys Office. The Court schedules a Plea and Sentencing. The Court addresses the Motion to Modify Bond. The Defense presents arguments in favor of the Motion. The State objects to the Motion for reasons stated on the record. The Defense presents further statements. The Court will lower cash bond to $250 and requires GPS monitoring. Plea/sentencing hearing scheduled for 10/9/25 @ 3pm.
*James Vernon Domoracki (36/now 37) “father” charged (5/20/25 with 2 counts of child abandonment. Bond set at $35K. And charged with narcotic drugs, possession of cocaine, 2 counts of possession of drug paraphernalia & bail jumping [misdemeanor]. Next preliminary hearing on 10/16/25 for drug possession. No movement on child abandonment charges as of 9/13/25.

 

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Update!

Monday, October 6th:
*Trial set to begin-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 10/6/25 rescheduled on 12/29/25.
Judge Alberto Milian presiding. Prosecutor Arvind Singh & Defense attorney Roderick Vereen.
Court info from 10/13/20 thru 9/9/25 reference post #234 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ami-gardens-15-may-2019-arrest.445549/page-11
10/6/25 Docket updates: [1486] Motion for continued filed. Oral set for 10/25-granted for defense. Trial hearing rescheduled on 12/29/25 @ 9:30am.

 

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Update!

Tuesday, October 7th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 8:30am ADT) - AZ - 4 children (2, 3, 4 & 7) left in hot car [temps outside 104F, inside car 125F when rescued] on July 24, 2025 in Phoenix. *Ascencio Largo (38) "father" arrested & charged (7/24/25) with 4 counts of child abuse intent. Plead GUILTY on 9/8/25 for a plea agreement. Maricopa County
Defense attorney Josh M. Coonor.
Case & Court info from 7/24/25 thru 8/19/25 reference post #19 here:
https://websleuths.com/threads/az-d...-at-adult-bookstore-phoenix-july-2025.749580/
9/10/25 Update: The abuse of child w/intent counts were dismissed due to a plea agreement reached or approved on 9/8/25 it would appear. He pled guilty to lesser charges. Sentencing hearing on 10/7/25 @ 8:30am.
10/7/25 Update: Sentencing hearing was rescheduled on 11/7/25 @ 8:30am.

 

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Update!

Wednesday, October 8th:
*Trial Continues (Day 8)/Sentencing Phase (Day 6)-VERDICT REACHED! (@ 9am CT) - MO - *Daniel Vasquez (32) No. Kansas City Police officer shot & killed, July 19, 2022. *Joshua Tyler Rocha (24/now 28) arrested & charged (7/20/22), indicted (8/31/22) & arraigned (9/1/22) with 1st degree murder & armed criminal action. Plead not guilty. $2M bond cash/or Surety. DA will seek the DP (3/21/23). Clay County
MO - *Joshua Tyler Rocha (25/now 26) indicted & charged (9/13/24) & arraigned (9/13/24) with 5 felony charges of possession of child . Plead not guilty. Bond $500K.
Jury selection began on 9/15/25 & ended 9/25/245. Jury: 7 women & 5 men. Jurors are from St. Charles County, but the trial will still take place in Clay County.
Trial began on 9/29/25 & State rested their case on 10/1/25 & defense also rested their case on 10/1/25.
Jury Deliberations began on 10/2/25 & deliberated for 2 hours – with a verdict of GUILTY of 1st degree murder.
Sentencing phase began on 10/2/25. State formally rested their case on 10/3/25. Defense began their case on 10/4/25. Jurors deliberated on 10/7-8/25. Recommended Death.
Judge Clay David Paul Chamberlain presiding. Prosecutors Robert Lee Sanders, Spencer Curtis & Savina Antoinette Balano & defense attorney Stephen Paul Reynolds & Delaney Catlettstout.
Case & court info from 7/20/22 thru 9/22/25 & Trial Days 1-7 (9/29-10/7/25) & Penalty Phase Days 1-5 (10/2-10/7/25) reference post #126 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/...led-daniel-vasquez-july-19-2022.630647/page-7
10/8/25 Wednesday, Trial Day 8/Sentencing Phase Day 6: Jury continues deliberations. A St. Charles-based jury recommended Rocha be sentenced to death for the 2022 murder of North Kansas City Police Ofc. Daniel Vasquez. Jurors needed less than a day to deliberate on the sentencing, in which they were tasked with determining whether Rocha would serve the rest of his life in prison or face the death penalty. Clay County Circuit Court Judge David Chamberlain set sentencing hearing on 11/24/25.

 

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Update!

Friday, October 10th:
*Trial continues-VERDICT REACHED! (@ 9am 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
*Charged (10/17/23) with 2 counts of injury child under 15 & Level F3 injury to child. Harris County
Jury Selection began on 10/7/25 & ended on 10/7/25.
Trial began on 10/8/25 & trial ended on 10/9/25. Jury started deliberations on 10/10/25 & ended in an hour – Verdict: GUILTY on 2 counts of aggravated assault of a family member causing serious bodily injury.
Judge David Daniel Simons presiding. Prosecutor Keegan Childers. Defense attorneys Thomas [or Todd] B. Dupont II & Jacob Julio Vela..
Court info from 10/18/22 thru 10/2/25 & Jury Selection & Trial days reference post #176 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-stepfather-cypress-18-oct-2022.640464/page-9
10/10/25 Friday, Trial Day: Closing arguments. Duncan was found guilty of torturing her teen twins who escaped their Cypress home in handcuffs in 2022. Duncan was convicted by a jury on two counts of aggravated assault of a family member causing serious bodily injury. It took the jury about an hour to unanimously decide that Duncan was guilty of seriously hurting her twins. During closing arguments, Duncan’s defense denied many of these claims, saying Duncan only admits to whipping her children with a belt if it was warranted. But the state’s evidence was strong enough to prove to the jury Duncan’s guilt. Duncan is scheduled to be sentenced at 9am on Monday, 10/13/25.
*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.

 

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Update!

Monday, October 13th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 3pm ET) - FL - Daniel Eric Markel (41) (shot to death July 18, 2014, Tallahassee) - *Donna Sue Adelson (64 @ time of crime/73/now 75) arrested by FBI @ Miami Intl. Airport (11/13/23) on out-of-County warrant from Leon County arrest Warrant [#FW23102353] & indicted (11/15/23), charged (11/21/23) & arraigned (12/11/23) with 1st degree murder, conspiracy to commit 1st degree murder & solicitation to commit 1st degree murder. No bond. Held at Miami-Dade County Jail (Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. Leon County has 15 days to extradite from Miami-Dade County). Transferred from Miami-Dade to Leon County on 11/20/23. Transferred to Wakulla Detention Facility on 6/6/25. Held without bond (murder), $25K (conspiracy) & $25K (solicitation) on 11/21/23. Plead not guilty. Transferred to Leon County jail on 8/14/25. Leon County
Jury selection began on 8/19/25 & ended on 8/21/25. Jury: 12 jurors & 2 alternates [8 men & 6 women]
Trial began on 8/22/25. [thru 9/5/25] The State rested their case on 8/29/25. Defense began their case on 9/2/25 & rested their case on 9/3/25.
Verdict: Guilty on all counts.
Leon County Circuit Judge Stephen S. Everett presiding. Prosecutor Georgia Cappelman & Assistant State attorney Sarah Dugan. Defense attorney Adam J. Komisar, Jackie Fulford & Joshua D. Zelman.
Case & Court info from 11/13/23 thru 8/18/25 & Jury Selection Days 1-3 (8/19-21/25) & Trial Days 1-9 (8/22-9/4/25) & thru 9/26/25 reference post #1015 here:
https://websleuths.com/threads/fl-f...son-upcoming-trial-4-guilty-27.751508/page-51
10/9/25 Docket updates: [483] Instructions from Judge. I have copied the clerks for them to set this case for sentencing on Monday, 10/13/25 @ 3pm. Please make sure the defendant is on the transport list. Please remove this case from the docket on Tuesday, 10/14/25 @ 2:30pm. [484] Disposition date set final disposition set on 10/13/25 @ 3pm.
10/13/25 Update: Several friends - some in person & others via letters - told the judge Monday that Adelson is not the person police & prosecutors have painted her to be. The first person to testify on Adelson’s behalf was longtime family friend & former lawmaker Dr. Ben Graber. Another friend told the judge that he & his wife are “still in shock of her current circumstances” & contend that Adelson did not receive a fair trial in Tallahassee & would have been found not guilty had the trial been held elsewhere. And Donna’s husband Harvey Adelson spoke.
Judge Everett formally sentenced Adelson to life in prison. The judge also ordered Adelson to serve an additional 30 years on the conspiracy & solicitation charges [each concurrent to each other but consecutive to Count 1]. Judge Everett said he will make a request to the Florida DOC to have her placed as close to Miami as possible so she can be near her husband at the request of the defense. Prosecutor Georgia Cappleman told the judge they are also seeking restitution for the cost of prosecution in Adelson’s case, which they estimate is more than $723,000. The defense has requested supporting documentation.

 

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Update!

Friday, October 17th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 10am CT) – WI - David (72) & Kathryn Jeanne “Jan” (Mosson) (71) Metzig fatally shot by their son, Mar. 18, 2023, Wolf River. - *Erik Tyrrell Metzig (25/now 28) arrested & charged (3/21/23) & arraigned (4/17/23) with 2 counts of 1st degree intentional homicide. Plead not guilty by reason of mental disease/defect. $1M Cash bond. Winnebago County
Trial was set to begin on 10/14/24 but was vacated with a guilty plea [on 8/26/24]. [Now on 2/6/25 wants to withdraw no contest plea]. 8/18/25 Court denies defense motion to withdraw plea.
Judge Michael Gibbs presiding. DA Amanda Lynn Folger. Defense attorney Aaron Walter Schenk.
Case & court info from 3/18/23 thru 9/30/25 reference post #59 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ts-david-and-jan-metzig-3-24-23.671487/page-3
10/14/25 Docket update: Victim Impact Statements-letters from victim's family. Sentencing hearing on 10/17/25 @ 10am.
10/17/25 Update: Sentencing hearing sigh Judge Michael Gibbs presiding. Defendant Metzig in court & in custody. Court is in compliance with Marsy's Law/Victim Rights.. Attorney Aaron Walter Schenk in court for Metzig. Attorney Amanda Lynn Folger in court for State of Wisconsin. Victim's family in the courtroom. State makes corrections to PSI. No corrections by Defense. State's recommendation. Victim's sons address court. Defense recommendations. Defendant addresses court. Notice to defendant to provide DNA sample. Firearm warning. Notice & acknowledge of defendant's voting ineligibility. Written explanation of determinate life sentence. Appeal rights/information on post conviction relief. Dispositional Order/Judgement by Judge Michael Gibbs.

 

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For the week of Monday, October 20th thru Friday, October 24th:

Monday, October 20th:
*Plea Hearing (@ 8:30am CT) - MO - 3 year old boy falls from a 9-story apartment window [Independence Tower] on July 29, 2024, Independence. *Moses Lee Bass, Jr. (30) “father” charged (7/31/24) & arraigned (9/5/24) with 1st degree felony child endangerment resulting in the death of a child. Plead not guilty. Bond $100K [10% Cash Only]. Posted bond (10%) on 8/5/24. Jackson County
Trial was set to begin on 9/29/25 was cancelled with no further dates.
Judge Jessica Agnelly presiding. Bass’ attorneys Rodney Ladarren Wilson & Craig M. Divine.
Case & Court info from 7/22/24 thru 12/10/24 reference post #50 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...irlfriend-arrested-29-july-2024.720401/page-3
9/12/25 Update: Trial on 9/29/25 has been cancelled with no further dates. Next case management case hearing on 9/23/25 @ 9am.
9/23/25 Update: Next plea hearing on 10/20/25 @ 8:30am.
*Destiny Leeann Randle (28) – Pretrial conference hearing on 10/30/25. Trial set to begin on 11/3/25.

*Sentencing Hearing (Sanders case) (@ 10am CT) - IN (under Javon Blackwell) – *Maurtreyviaum “Troy” Sanders (19) (Nov. 6, 2018, Marion) – *Lemere Joseph Jones (29/now 34) charged (1/29/19) with murder, conspiracy to commit armed robbery & armed robbery in connection with a death. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Grant County
Blackwell murders - had bench trial on 3/10/20-found guilty & sentenced on 4/3/20 to 200 years in prison. Earliest release date 7/28/2168.
Sanders’ Trial was set to begin on 9/23/24 was cancelled. Plead guilty on 7/24/25.
Judge Jeffrey D. Todd presiding.
Case info from 9/28/20 to 8/22/24 reference post #660 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...hot-marion-30-dec-2018-arrests.414840/page-33
7/24/25 Update: Plea Agreement filed. Automated ENotice issued to Parties Nathan David Meeks; Jerry T. Drook; Grant County Probation Dept.; Jamie Lee Moore. Order Issued. Order on Guilty Plea hearing. Automated ENotice issued to Parties. Nathan David Meeks; Jerry T. Drook; Grant County Probation Dept.; Jamie Lee Moore. Jury trial on 7/28/25 was cancelled in agreement of both parties. Sentencing hearing on 9/4/25 @ 10am.
7/28/25 Update: Jury trial was canceled with agreement of parties. 8/28/25 Docket updates: Notice of Exclusion of Confidential Information filed by Grant County Probation Dept. Pre-Sentence Investigation Report filed. 8/29/25 Docket update: Automated ENotice issued to Parties. Pre-Sentence Investigation Report filed: Nathan David Meeks; Jerry T. Drook; Grant County Probation Department; Jamie Lee Moore. Sentencing Hearing originally scheduled on 9/4/25 at 10am was rescheduled to 10/20/25 at 10am by request. 8/30/25 Docket update: Automated Paper Notice issued to Parties. Pre-Sentence Investigation Report Filed. Judge Jeffrey Todd presiding.
*Demetrius Jemere Jackson (25/now 30) – Pretrial conference hearing on 1/22/26. Trial set to begin on 2/23/26.

*Sentencing Hearing (@ 9am CT) - TX - Samuel Olson (5, would have been 6 on 5/29/21) (it was reported that he was taken by an unknown male from a southwest Houston home in the 8800 block of McAvoy Dr. at about 7:30am on May 27, 2021, but he had been missing for 2 weeks before this, found June 1, 2021 inside a tote bag in the Best Western motel in Jasper). – *Benjamin D. Rivera (27/now 32) arrested (6/22/21), charged (6/23/21) & indicted (6/26/21) with tampering/fabricating evidence in the death of 5-year-old Samuel. $100K bond. Posted bond on 6/23/21 & is out. Harris County
Trial was set to begin on 4/7/25 was vacated with plea hearing on 6/24/25. Plead guilty, sentencing hearing on 10/20/25.
Case info from 6/23/21 thru 3/18/25 reference post #459 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...5-houston-27-may-2021-arrest-3.573761/page-23
6/24/25 Update: Plea hearing was reset per defense request on 6/26/25. 6/24/25 Docket updates: Attorneys Nancy Ann Knox-Bierman & AAT Court appointed & Judge Hazel Beatrice Jones presiding.
6/26/25 Update: Rivera has plead guilty to tampering with evidence-a human corpse in the 2021 death of 5-year-old Samuel Olson. A sentencing for Rivera has been scheduled for 10/20/25 @ 9am. 6/26/25 Docket updates: Discovery log-granted. Motions to destroy filed.
*Theresa Raye Balboa (29/now 33) – Plea hearing on 5/17/23 plead guilty to 1st degree murder & sentenced to 52 years in prison. Must serve 26 years before eligible for parole.
*Dylan Ray Walker (27/now 31) – no hearing set as of 9/10/21. Out of custody. Jasper County

*Jury Trial set to begin (@ 9am PT) – CA – Nikko Lee Perez (approx. 3 mos. when found; b. Nov. 8, 1996 in Fresno, found March 29, 2007 east of Woodland in an irrigation slough & was wrapped in a Winnie the Pooh blanket & a layer of plastic before being placed in a metal cooler. The cooler was weighed down with heavy objects & submerged in the slough, located about 15 miles northwest of Sacramento. He suffered a fractured skull & other blunt force trauma. He also had healing fractures, including broken ribs, that showed a pattern of abuse), Kato Allen Perez (b. 1992 in Merced, known to be dead), Mika Alena Perez (b. 1995 in Merced, not found), Nikko Lee Perez (b. 1997 in Fresno, not found) & Kato Krow Perez (b. 2001 in Fresno, not found) - *Paul Allen Perez (30 @ time of first crime (1992)/57/now 63) arrested (1/21/20) & charged (1/22/20) & arraigned (1/28/20) with 5 counts of premeditated murder with special circumstances of lying in wait [special circumstances were dismissed], torture & multiple victims, 4 counts of assault on a child under 8 with force likely to produce great bodily injury resulting in death & criminal enhancements for his prior convictions. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Remanded to Sheriff’s custody (3/24/21) no bond. DP will not seek DP. Yolo County
Trial set to begin on 10/20/25.
Judge Daniel M. Wolk presiding. Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig. Defense attorney public defender Johnson.
Info on children & court info from 1/28/20 thru 8/1/25 reference post #230 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...des-ago-yolo-co-arrest-in-2020.499745/page-12
9/9/25 Docket updates: Order re stipulation for ex-parte (Order signed by Judge on 9/3/25). Stipulation for ex-parte Order. Trial readiness hearing on 10/15/25 @ 9am.
10/15/25 Update: Trial Readiness conference held with Judge Daniel M. Wolk presiding. Time waiver limited. Remanded to the custody of the Sheriff. Bail amount set at - no bail. Next jury trial on 10/20/25 @ 9am. Expected to last 6 weeks.
*Yolanda Teresa Perez () – Plead guilty to 4 counts of child abuse; murder charges dismissed (9/21/22). Review hearing on 10/28/25.

*Jury Selection continues (Day 4) (@ 8:30am PT) – CA- Maurice Taylor, Jr. (12) & Maliaka Taylor (13) (killed on Nov. 29, 2020, found on Dec. 4, 2020, Lancaster, found decapitated) – *Maurice Jewel Taylor, Sr. (34/now 38) “father” arrested (12/4/20), charged (12/8/20) & arraigned (12/21/20) & re-arraigned (11/10/21) & re-arraigned (4/26/22) with 2 counts of felony murder & 2 counts child abuse under circumstances likely to cause great bodily injury or death (8 & 9 yr. old boys were starved for several days). Plead not guilty. $4.2M Bond.
*Natalie Sumiko Brothwell (44/now 48) “mom” charged (9/27/21) & arrested (9/28/21) & extradited to CA (10/14/21) & arraigned (11/10/21) & re-arraigned (4/26/22) with 2 counts of 1st degree murder & 2 counts of child endangerment (8 & 9 yr. old boys). Plead not guilty. $2M bond. Bond raised (10/14/21) to $4.2M. LA County
Jury selection began on 10/14/25 (corrected).
Trial set to begin after jury selection.
Show Cause hearing on 11/21/25 @ 8:30am.
Judge Michael D Antonovich presiding. Deputy DAs Kirsten A. Brown & Alexander F. Lara. Taylor's attorney Christopher Chaney & Brothwell's attorney Hung Phi Du.
Court info from 12/4/20 & 9/27/21 thru 10/8/25r& Jury Selection Day 1-2 (10/13-14/25) reference post #467 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ster-dec-2020-parents-arrested.552703/page-24
10/15/25 Wednesday, Jury Selection Day 3: No info available. Jury selection continues on Thursday, 10/20/25.

*Trial set to begin (@ 9am CT) - MO – Karvel (6) & dog (Decapitated by mother, 2/15/22, Kansas City) - *Tasha L. Haefs (35/now 38) arrested & charged (2/15/22) & arraigned (4/29/24) with 1st degree murder & felony armed criminal action. No bond. Plead not guilty reason insanity. Jackson County
Haefs told police that the boy was her biological son & admitted she killed him.
Trial was set to begin on 4/7/25 was rescheduled on 10/20/25.
Judge Joel P. Fahnestock presiding. DA Nichole Erickson. Defense attorney Anthony Ray Vibbard.
Court info from 2/15/22 to 9/17/24 reference post #134 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...son-dog-kansas-city-16-feb-2022.612856/page-7
3/12/25 Docket update: Pretrial conference hearing held. Order. The Defense announced it needed a continuance to pursue an NGRI defense & the State agreed to the continuance so it would have time to evaluate the defense. The motion is granted & the trial has been rescheduled. Jury Trial reset for Monday, 10/20/25 @ 9am with Judge Joel P. Fahnestock presiding.

*Trial set to begin (Miami-Dade County) (@ 9am ET) - FL – “Pillowcase Rapist” – *Unknown victim - *Robert Eugene Koehler aka Robert Eugene Koeholer (25 @ time of first crime/62/now 65) charged with (3/1/23) & arraigned (3/21/23) with armed burglary/assault, aggravated kidnapping/weapons & 2 counts of armed sexual battery. No Bond. Plead not guilty. Miami-Dade County
Trial set to begin on 10/20/25.
Judge David H. Young & defense attorney Andrew Peters.
*5 victims (1984-1985, Pompano Beach, Broward County) - *Robert Eugene Koehler aka Robert Eugene Koeholer (25 @ time of first crime/62/now 65) charged (6/7/22) with 3 count of sexual battery with great force, 3 counts of armed sexual battery/victim under 12 yrs. in Broward County Will be tried after Miami-Dade case than in Broward County charges.
Defense attorneys Andrew Peters & Alexander Shear.
Case info & court info from 7/21/21 (Broward County Case) thru 4/24/23 & from 1/21/25 (Miami-Dade County) thru 9/25/25 reference post #420 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ld-beach-arrest-in-2020-guilty.498416/page-12
10/6/25 Docket update: [153] Additional discovery exhibit. 9/10/25 Docket update: [154] Order on Motion to Compel-granted. 10/8/25 Docket update: [155] Motion for continuance, exclusion or in the alternative a continuance. 10/9/25 Docket update: [156] Report re felony sounding hearing on 10/10/25 @ 9:05am.
10/10/25 Update: Next trial set to begin on 10/20/25 @ 9am.
*40 to 45 victims (May, 1981 to Feb. 1986, Miami to Deerfield Beach) - *Robert Eugene Koehler aka Robert Eugene Koeholer (22 @ time of 1st crime/60/now 65) – Found guilty (1/25/23) & sentenced on 3/17/23 to 17 years in prison.


Tuesday, October 21st:
*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 #88 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. 8/6/25 Docket update: True Filing Proof of service. 9/10/25 Docket update: Document filed: Request & Notice for film & electronic media coverage of court proceedings. True filing proof of service. 9/17/25 Docket updates: Stipulation & Order Granting People's Motion in part, granting defendant's motion i Limine regarding autopsy photos, in part, & denying defendant's motions to preclude. True filing proof of service. 9/26/25 Docket updates: True filing proof of service. 9/30/25 Docket update: True filing proof of service. 10/2/25 Docket updates: Request & notice for electronic media coverage. True filing proof of service.
10/2/25 Update: Hearing held. Defense attorney not present at PSI as requested & request adj. of sentence to revise PSR-Granted. Sent Adj. to the defendant in MCJ to appear on 10/21/25 @ 8:30am for sentencing. Judge Diane M. Druzinski presiding.