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Monday, October 13th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 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.
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 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.
