GUILTY CA - Ramon Reyes-Chavez, 2, murdered, mom and bf arrested, Bakersfield, 26 April 2018

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Niner said:
Well - to me it sounds like a trial is ongoing here. I tried googling but as usual coming up with very old articles...
Anyone local - @misgrn - I "see" you here - hear anything?

from jail site - another day in a row that he has been in court.

Next Hearing Date/Time: 08/18/20 09:00 AM
Next Hearing Location: Metro Division - 1415 Truxtun - Div/Dept 3

link: Inmate Search | KCSO


Hoping little Ramon is getting justice - even though no one in California is reporting it! :(
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I am not local but I couldn't find any other info than what you have. :(
 
@Curious Me - I believe you are in California - but I know not in the Bakersfield area where this trial is taking place - maybe.
He's been in court from 8/11 to 8/13, Friday off (as most California do) & then back on Monday & today. Sounds like a trial to me....
Can you find anything in California regarding this case?

TIA! if you can!
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Wednesday, August 19th:
*Could be Trial Continues (Day 5) (@ 9am PT) - CA - Ramon Angel Reyes-Chavez (2) (April 26, 2018, Bakersfield) - *Kaleb Jordan Kessinger (20/now 22) BF arrested (4/27/18), arraigned (4/30/18) & charged (5/11/18) with 1st degree murder, felony child abuse, reckless evading & resisting LE, grand theft, possession of firearm, mfg. & sale of firearms, injury to elder adult & receiving stolen goods. Plead not guilty. $1,055,000 bond.
Trial began 8/12/19
Court info from 6/17/18 thru 3/9/20 reference post #80 here:
CA - Ramon Reyes-Chavez, 2, murdered, mom and bf arrested, Bakersfield, 26 April 2018 *Mom Guilty*
4/15/20: Due to the coronavirus pretrial hearing on 4/20 has been rescheduled to 6/3. 6/3/20 Update: Next hearing on 7/22/20. 7/22/20 Update: Next hearing on 8/3/20. 8/3/20 Update: Next hearing on 8/10/20. 8/10/20 Update: Hearing moved or continued to 8/11/20.
8/11/20 Update: Hearing on 8/12/20. 8/12/20 Update: Hearing continued to 8/13/20. 8/13/20 Update: Hearing on 8/17/20. This MIGHT be a preliminary hearing or trial – don’t know. 8/17/20 Update: Could be trial – another day in row for court for Kessinger. Continued to 8/18/20.
8/18/20 Day 4 of Trial: No idea – no info. Continues on 8/19.
*Ayled Chavez (19) "mom" – plead NOLO to willful child cruelty. Sentenced to 2 years. Time served 257 days, good behavior 256 days.
 
Well shizzle.... the Kern County Sheriff's jail site is down for me this morning. So I'll go ahead and "assume" this "trial" or whatever it is - is still ongoing. I'll check later in the day - and hopefully the site will be back up! :)
If anyone can access the Kern County "court site" instead of the jail - it would be appreciated if there is info on "what" is going on with this case! TIA!

Thursday, August 20th:
*Could be Trial Continues (Day 6) (@ 9am PT) - CA - Ramon Angel Reyes-Chavez (2) (April 26, 2018, Bakersfield) - *Kaleb Jordan Kessinger (20/now 22) BF arrested (4/27/18), arraigned (4/30/18) & charged (5/11/18) with 1st degree murder, felony child abuse, reckless evading & resisting LE, grand theft, possession of firearm, mfg. & sale of firearms, injury to elder adult & receiving stolen goods. Plead not guilty. $1,055,000 bond. Kern County
Trial began 8/12/19
Court info from 6/17/18 thru 3/9/20 reference post #80 here:
CA - Ramon Reyes-Chavez, 2, murdered, mom and bf arrested, Bakersfield, 26 April 2018 *Mom Guilty*
4/15/20: Due to the coronavirus pretrial hearing on 4/20 has been rescheduled to 6/3. 6/3/20 Update: Next hearing on 7/22/20. 7/22/20 Update: Next hearing on 8/3/20. 8/3/20 Update: Next hearing on 8/10/20. 8/10/20 Update: Hearing moved or continued to 8/11/20.
8/11/20 Update: Hearing on 8/12/20. 8/12/20 Update: Hearing continued to 8/13/20. 8/13/20 Update: Hearing on 8/17/20. This MIGHT be a preliminary hearing or trial – don’t know. 8/17/20 Update: Could be trial – another day in row for court for Kessinger. Continued to 8/18/20. 8/18/20 Day 4 of Trial: No idea – no info. Continues on 8/19.
8/19/20 Day 5 of Trial: No info.... continues (maybe) to 8/20.
*Ayled Chavez (19) "mom" – plead NOLO to willful child cruelty. Sentenced to 2 years. Time served 257 days, good behavior 256 days.
 
Next Hearing Date/Time: 08/24/20 09:00 AM
Next Hearing Location: Metro Division - 1415 Truxtun - Div/Dept 3

link: Inmate Search | KCSO


Sounds to me that he is having his trial. Again they skip Friday - as courts in California are closed on Fridays.

I guess no one is following this thread.... well except for misgrn & Luckyzmom
 
Monday, August 24th:
*Trial Continues (Day 7) (@ 9am PT) - CA - Ramon Angel Reyes-Chavez (2) (April 26, 2018, Bakersfield) - *Kaleb Jordan Kessinger (20/now 22) BF arrested (4/27/18), arraigned (4/30/18) & charged (5/11/18) with 1st degree murder, felony child abuse, reckless evading & resisting LE, grand theft, possession of firearm, mfg. & sale of firearms, injury to elder adult & receiving stolen goods. Plead not guilty. $1,055,000 bond.
Trial began on 8/12/19
Court info from 6/17/18 thru 8/11/20 & Trial from 8/12 to 8/18/20 (Day 1 to 4) reference post #105 here:
CA - Ramon Reyes-Chavez, 2, murdered, mom and bf arrested, Bakersfield, 26 April 2018 *Mom Guilty*
8/19/20 Day 5 of Trial: No info – continued to 8/20.
8/20/20 Day 6 of Trial: No info – trial continues on 8/24/20.
*Ayled Chavez (19) "mom" – plead NOLO to willful child cruelty. Sentenced to 2 years. Time served 257 days, good behavior 256 days.
 
Jury hears opening statements in murder trial of man accused of killing girlfriend’s 2-year-old son | KGET 17

"Kaleb Kessinger, 22, and his former girlfriend, Ayled Chavez, were arrested in April 2018 on suspicion of killing Chavez’s son, Ramon Angel Reyes-Chavez, and burying his body in the Kern River Canyon. Chavez accepted a plea deal and agreed to testify at Kessinger’s trial.

Kessinger quietly sat facing the front of the courtroom throughout Tuesday’s roughly 4 1/2-hour hearing. He wore a blue dress shirt with a blue- and-white-striped tie, gray suit and glasses.

Prosecutor Courtney Lewis told the jury during her opening statement the only verdict supported by the evidence is to find Kessinger guilty of all charges including first-degree murder. She said Kessinger was left in charge of the child while Chavez was out, and when Chavez returned the boy had multiple injuries to his face and head.

Kessinger refused to take Ramon to a hospital until Chavez, 21, agreed to lie about what happened, Lewis said. They finally started driving to Kern Medical, but the boy died on the way. They returned home, and later drove to Democrat Hot Springs, where the child was buried."

More at link
 
".... (Police) processed the scene at the defendant’s house,” Lewis said. “And there they found DNA evidence that would be consistent with the severe beating that Ramon received.”

That evidence included blood on a pillow and elsewhere, and soil on clothing that Ramon wore, she said.

Kessinger’s attorney, David A. Torres, painted Chavez as an unreliable witness who has admitted to repeatedly lying to police and others. During his opening statement, Torres said Chavez gave five different accounts to investigators about what happened the night of Ramon’s death, and didn’t lead police to his body until the child had spent 30 hours in the ground." ....

Jury hears opening statements in murder trial of man accused of killing girlfriend’s 2-year-old son | KGET 17
 
I was going to post more of it but my phone isn't cooperating. Sorry!

It did say the trial is expected to last 4 weeks.

That article is 5 days old but when I searched previously no new articles came up. Hopefully they will post an update again.
 
Thank you VERY much @misgrn !! At least we have something. I'm changing my notes - so hopefully some time in the future you can find Day 2 of trial. I see Chavez came back on day 2.

again -
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Looks like no trial today...

Next Hearing Date/Time: 08/26/20 09:30 AM
Next Hearing Location: Metro Division - 1415 Truxtun - Div/Dept 3

link: Inmate Search | KCSO
 
Wednesday, August 26th:
*Trial Continues (Day 5) (@ 9:30am PT) - CA - Ramon Angel Reyes-Chavez (2) (April 26, 2018, Bakersfield) - *Kaleb Jordan Kessinger (20/now 22) BF arrested (4/27/18), arraigned (4/30/18) & charged (5/11/18) with 1st degree murder, felony child abuse, reckless evading & resisting LE, grand theft, possession of firearm, mfg. & sale of firearms, injury to elder adult & receiving stolen goods. Plead not guilty. $1,055,000 bond.
Trial began on 8/12/20 with Jury selection which went from 8/12/20 to 8/14. Trial started on 8/18/20.
Court info from 6/17/18 thru 8/11/20 & Trial from 8/12 to 8/14/20 Jury selection reference post #105 here:
CA - Ramon Reyes-Chavez, 2, murdered, mom and bf arrested, Bakersfield, 26 April 2018 *Mom Guilty*
8/18/20 Day 1 of Trial: Prosecutor Courtney Lewis told the jury during her opening statement the only verdict supported by the evidence is to find Kessinger guilty of all charges including first-degree murder. She said Kessinger was left in charge of the child while Chavez was out, and when Chavez returned the boy had multiple injuries to his face & head. Kessinger’s attorney, David A. Torres, painted Chavez as an unreliable witness who has admitted to repeatedly lying to police & others. During his opening statement, Torres said Chavez gave five different accounts to investigators about what happened the night of Ramon’s death, and didn’t lead police to his body until the child had spent 30 hours in the ground. Both Chavez & Kessinger were initially charged with murder. Seven months later, Chavez met with a prosecutor & detective, Torres said. She later pleaded no contest to willful cruelty to a child in exchange for the dismissal of charges of murder & assault on a child under 8 resulting in death. Also, she agreed to testify. Following opening statements, Ayled Chavez was called to the stand. Her testimony continues Wednesday, 8/19/20. The trial is expected to last four weeks.
8/19/20 Day 2 of Trial: State witnesses: Ayled Chavez. No other info yet – continued to 8/20.
8/20/20 Day 3 of Trial: No info yet – trial continues on Monday, 8/24/20.
8/24/20 Day 4 of Trail: No info yet – trial continues on Wednesday, 8/26/20.
*Ayled Chavez (19) "mom" – plead NOLO to willful child cruelty. Sentenced to 2 years. Time served 257 days, good behavior 256 days.
 
Thursday, August 27th:
*Trial Continues (Day 6) (@ 9:30am PT) - CA - Ramon Angel Reyes-Chavez (2) (April 26, 2018, Bakersfield) - *Kaleb Jordan Kessinger (20/now 22) BF arrested (4/27/18), arraigned (4/30/18) & charged (5/11/18) with 1st degree murder, felony child abuse, reckless evading & resisting LE, grand theft, possession of firearm, mfg. & sale of firearms, injury to elder adult & receiving stolen goods. Plead not guilty. $1,055,000 bond.
Trial began on 8/12/20 with Jury selection which went from 8/12/20 to 8/14. Trial started on 8/18/20.
Court info from 6/17/18 thru 8/11/20 & Jury selection from 8/12 to 8/14/20 & trial (8/18/20) Day 1 reference post #113 here:
CA - Ramon Reyes-Chavez, 2, murdered, mom and bf arrested, Bakersfield, 26 April 2018 *Mom Guilty*
8/19/20 Day 2 of Trial: State witnesses: Ayled Chavez. No other info yet – continued to 8/20.
8/20/20 Day 3 of Trial: No info yet – trial continues on Monday, 8/24/20.
8/24/20 Day 4 of Trial: No info yet – trial continues on Wednesday, 8/26/20.
8/26/20 Day 5 of Trial: No info yet – trial continues on Thursday, 8/27/20.
*Ayled Chavez (19) "mom" – plead NOLO to willful child cruelty. Sentenced to 2 years. Time served 257 days, good behavior 256 days.
 
Hey @misgrn - wondering if you might have found any updates yet on this case? TIA!
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Niner said:
Thank you for checking! I'm not getting anything even current over here.... :(
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I will keep looking. It is weird that reporter did one update. No other media covered it but then the one that did hasn't posted anything since.
 
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