TX - Nicholas, 7, Zayden, 9, Jovion, 11, Javier, 11, Jarod, 14, & Jamerian, 18, taken by mother & stepfather, Cypress, 18 Oct 2022 *arrests*

[Niner]

These charges were dismissed. there were 2 counts for this one.

Case (Cause) Summary
Case 179143101010 - 3
File Date 10/18/2022
Case (Cause) Status Dismissed
Offense AGG ASSAULT-FAMILY MEMBER
Last Instrument Filed Felony Indictment
Case Disposition Dismissed
Case Completion Date 7/9/2025
Defendant Status Disposed
Bond Amount $750,000.00
Next/Last Setting Date 7/9/2025


Re-indictments for these charges:

Activities for Aggravated Assault family member SBI w/weapon.
Date Type Description SNU/CFI
07/09/2025 C87 ACTIVITY BOND SET STATUS J CFI 496 SNU: 999 07/09/25 [Bond set @ $750K]
07/01/2025 SERVICE ACTIVITY BY PLACING DEF IN JAIL ON 06/30/25 07/01/25
07/01/2025 RECEIPTED BY CLERK 07/01/25

06/27/2025 CI/IND TIME 1200 AMOUNT REFER TO MAGISTRATE SNU: 999 07/01/25
06/27/2025 ACKNOWLEDGED BY SHERIFF 07/01/25
06/27/2025 GRAND JURY ACTION RID 06/27/25 G176 SNU: 999 06/28/25
06/27/2025 GRAND JURY ACTION ROTATION CRT 496 OFF FREQ BND REFER TO MAGISTRATE 06/28/25
06/27/2025 GRAND JURY ACTION OFFENSE AGG ASSLT FAM MEM SBI W/ LEVEL F1 06/28/25
06/27/2025 ORI CONSTABLE PCT 5 OFFENSE NO: 221000622 06/28/25
06/27/2025 PRECEPT/SERVE IND DATE RETURNED HOW EXECUTED 06/28/25
DATE SERVED 06/28/25


Activities - for Aggravated Assault on family member SBI w/weapon
Date Type Description SNU/CFI
07/10/2025 ATTORNEY VELA, JACOB JULIO SNU: 999 07/10/25
07/10/2025 ATTORNEY AAT COURT 496 CFI 496 07/10/25
07/10/2025 JUDGE SIMONS, DANIEL WAYNE PRESIDING 07/10/25

07/09/2025 C87 ACTIVITY BOND SET STATUS J CFI 496 SNU: 999 07/09/25 [Bond @ $750K]

07/01/2025 SERVICE ACTIVITY BY PLACING DEF IN JAIL ON 06/30/25 07/01/25
07/01/2025 RECEIPTED BY CLERK 07/01/25

06/30/2025 MOTIONS CUMULATE SENTENCE SNU: 999 06/30/25
06/30/2025 MOTIONS FILED CFI 178 06/30/25
06/30/2025 MOTIONS CONSOLIDATE SNU: 998 06/30/25
06/30/2025 MOTIONS FILED CFI 496 06/30/25

06/27/2025 CI/IND TIME 1200 AMOUNT REFER TO MAGISTRATE SNU: 999 07/01/25
06/27/2025 ACKNOWLEDGED BY SHERIFF 07/01/25
06/27/2025 GRAND JURY ACTION RID 06/27/25 G176 SNU: 999 06/28/25
06/27/2025 GRAND JURY ACTION ROTATION CRT 496 OFF FREQ BND REFER TO MAGISTRATE 06/28/25
06/27/2025 GRAND JURY ACTION OFFENSE AGG ASSLT FAM MEM SBI W/ LEVEL F1 06/28/25
06/27/2025 ORI CONSTABLE PCT 5 OFFENSE NO: 221000622 06/28/25
06/27/2025 PRECEPT/SERVE IND DATE RETURNED HOW EXECUTED 06/28/25
DATE SERVED 06/28/25


Activities for Injury to child BI:
Date Type Description SNU/CFI
07/10/2025 ATTORNEY VELA, JACOB JULIO SNU: 998 07/10/25
07/10/2025 ATTORNEY AAT COURT 496 CFI 496 07/10/25
07/10/2025 JUDGE SIMONS, DANIEL WAYNE PRESIDING 07/10/25

07/09/2025 C87 ACTIVITY BOND SET STATUS J CFI 496 SNU: 999 07/09/25 [Bond set # $750K]


Activities for Injury to a child under 15 & 2 counts of Assault Family/Household.
Date Type Description SNU/CFI
07/10/2025 ATTORNEY VELA, JACOB JULIO SNU: 998 07/10/25
07/10/2025 ATTORNEY AAT COURT 496 CFI 496 07/10/25
07/10/2025 JUDGE SIMONS, DANIEL WAYNE PRESIDING 07/10/25


For ALL charges:
Settings:
Date Court Post Jdgm Docket Type Reason/ Appearance Court Results/ Setting Type Defendant Future Date Comments Attorney Appearance Indicator
7/30/2025 09:00 AM 496 Trial Docket
Jury Trial
Data Not Entered To Be Set

7/24/2025 08:30 AM 496 Master Docket
Pre-Trial Conference
N/A Data Not Entered 073025 JTRL To Be Set

7/09/2025 08:30 AM 496 Master Docket
Pre-Trial Conference
Reset By Agreement Of Both Parties
Data Not Entered 7/24/2025 Present

Next/Last Setting Date 7/24/2025

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[Niner]

Thursday, July 24th:
*Pretrial Conference Hearing (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 42) "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 7/30/25.
Judge David Daniel Simons presiding. Defense attorneys Thomas B. Dupont II & Jacob Julio Vela.
Court info from 10/18/22 thru 6/11/25 reference post #160 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-stepfather-cypress-18-oct-2022.640464/page-8
6/12/25 Update: Pretrial conference reset by agreement of both parties. Next pretrial conference hearing on 7/10/25 @ 9am & trial has been reset on 7/30/25 @ 9am.
7/9/25 Docket update: 2 counts of aggravated assault-family members were dismissed. Was re indicted on 2 counts of aggravated assault on family member & bond set at $750K each. Docket updates for 6/27/25: Grand jury action. Re-indicted of 2 counts of aggravated assault on family member. Defendant placed in jail on 6/30/25. 6/30/25 Docket updates: Consolidate. Cumulate sentence. 7/1/25 Docket update: Receipted by Clerk by placing defendant in jail on 6/30/25.
7/10/25 Docket update: Attorney Jacob Julio Vela & AAT court with Judge Daniel Wayne Simons presiding. Pretrial conference was reset by agreement of both parties. Next pretrial conference hearing on 7/24/25 @ 8:30am.
*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.

 

[Niner]

Looks like her trial has been continued....

No Activities

Settings:
Date Court Post Jdgm Docket Type Reason/ Appearance Court Results/ Setting Type Defendant Future Date Comments Attorney Appearance Indicator
10/01/2025 09:00 AM 496 Trial Docket
Jury Trial
Data Not Entered To Be Set

9/03/2025 08:30 AM 496 Master Docket
Pre-Trial Conference
N/A Data Not Entered 100125 JTRL To Be Set

7/30/2025 09:00 AM 496 Trial Docket
Jury Trial
Data Not Entered To Be Set

7/24/2025 08:30 AM 496 Master Docket
Pre-Trial Conference
Reset By Agreement Of Both Parties N/A Present 9/3/2025 Present


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[Niner]

Wednesday, Sept. 3rd:
*Pretrial Conference Hearing (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 42) "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 was set to begin on 7/30/25 was continued on 10/1/25.
Judge David Daniel Simons presiding. Defense attorneys Thomas B. Dupont II & Jacob Julio Vela.
Court info from 10/18/22 thru 7/9/25 reference post #162 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-stepfather-cypress-18-oct-2022.640464/page-9
7/10/25 Docket update: Attorney Jacob Julio Vela & AAT court with Judge Daniel Wayne Simons presiding. Pretrial conference was reset by agreement of both parties. Next pretrial conference hearing on 7/24/25 @ 8:30am.
7/24/25 Update: Pretrial conference hearing was reset by agreement of both parties. Next pretrial conference hearing on 9/3/25 @ 8:30am & trial is now rescheduled on 10/1/25 @ 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.

 

[Niner]

Have internet access - so posting this!

Activities:
Date Type Description SNU/CFI
08/07/2025 MOTIONS SEALED MTN SNU: 999 08/07/25
08/07/2025 MOTIONS FILED CFI 496 08/07/25
08/07/2025 ORDER SEAL GRNTD SNU: 998 08/07/25
08/07/2025 OFFENSE AGG ASSLT FAM MEM SBI W/WEAPON LEVEL F1 08/07/25
08/07/2025 ORDER SEALED GRNTD SNU: 999 08/07/25
08/07/2025 OFFENSE AGG ASSLT FAM MEM SBI W/WEAPON LEVEL F1 08/07/25


Settings:
Date Court Post Jdgm Docket Type Reason/ Appearance Court Results/ Setting Type Defendant Future Date Comments Attorney Appearance Indicator
10/01/2025 08:30 AM 496 Trial Docket
Jury Trial
Data Not Entered To Be Set

9/23/2025 08:30 AM 496 Master Docket
Pre-Trial Conference
N/A Data Not Entered To Be Set

9/04/2025 08:30 AM 496 Master Docket
Pre-Trial Conference
Reset Upon Defense Request
Present 9/23/2025 100125 JTRL Present



Next/Last Setting Date 9/23/2025

link: Office of Harris County District Clerk - Marilyn Burgess | Search Our Records

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, Sept. 23rd:
*Pretrial Conference Hearing (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 42) "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 10/1/25.
Judge David Daniel Simons presiding. Defense attorneys Thomas B. Dupont II & Jacob Julio Vela.
Court info from 10/18/22 thru 7/10/25 reference post #164 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-stepfather-cypress-18-oct-2022.640464/page-9
7/24/25 Update: Pretrial conference hearing was reset by agreement of both parties. Next pretrial conference hearing on 9/3/25 @ 8:30am & trial is now rescheduled on 10/1/25 @ 9am.
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.
*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.

 

[Niner]

Not too sure IF jury trial is supposed to start on 10/2/25 as it was scheduled on 10/1/25 before. And for the 9/23/25 hearing it says the hearing was reset - ?? Confusing, eh? I will check later & see if they have changed anything.


Activities:
Date Type Description SNU/CFI
09/23/2025 ATTORNEY DUPONT, THOMAS B. II SNU: 998 09/23/25
09/23/2025 ATTORNEY AAT COURT 496 CFI 496 09/23/25
09/23/2025 JUDGE SIMONS, DANIEL WAYNE PRESIDING 09/23/25
09/23/2025 ORDER TRNSS MTNS NTCS AND FLNGS TO N SNU: 997 09/23/25

09/22/2025 MOTIONS DF MTN TRNS PR MTN N SNU: 998 09/23/25
09/22/2025 MOTIONS FILED CFI 496 09/23/25

Settings:
Date Court Post Jdgm Docket Type Reason/ Appearance Court Results/ Setting Type Defendant Future Date Comments Attorney Appearance Indicator
10/02/2025 08:30 AM 496 Trial Docket
Jury Trial
Data Not Entered To Be Set

9/23/2025 08:30 AM 496 Master Docket
Pre-Trial Conference
Reset By Agreement Of Both Parties N/A Present Present


Next/Last Setting Date 10/2/2025

link: Office of Harris County District Clerk - Marilyn Burgess | Search Our Records