middleton, kron four's. rob fladeboe has that story. he's live in santa cruz tonight. good evening, rob. >> good evening, grant. you know, adding to the misery of this case. is that fact that it's been bouncing back and forth between adult court in juvenile court. now here in santa cruz. much to the chagrin of the community for the past 5 or 6 years ending up in juvenile court. gonzalez had been tried in adult court. he almost certainly would have spent the rest of his life in prison as it is. he could be free in just a few years. there's more. >> after pleading guilty earlier this month in the 2015 kidnapping rape and murder of his good friend and neighbor 8 year-old maddy middleton 21 year-old adrian gonzalez apologized to her family before his sentencing tuesday in santa cruz. >> gonzales was 15 years old when he lured middleton to his home at the tannery arts complex in 2000, 15. her body was found in a dumpster >> the after a video of maddy was shown in court. her parents, laura jordan and michael middl

however, in the case of maddy middleton. her killer could now go free in 40 years when he's 25 years old, due to a series of state juvenile justice system reforms. he february of this year. the california supreme court ruled that minors under the age of 16 cannot be tried in adult criminal court gonzales was 15 years old when he kidnapped raped and murdered middleton and then disposed of her body in a garbage bin at her apartment complex our cameras were rolling at the time of his arrest in 2015, they might have some evidence of the car is credible victimization of maddie's family to think that they have to go through this realizing. >> that that he gets leave prison and have his record expunged because i understand that in only 4 more years. all she remains dead. and i think the other concern is a public safety concern. in a statement to kron 4 news gonzalez. his defense attorneys said this isn't a case of whodunit, but a case of whether adrian will receive treatment in an age appropriate facility. >> he goes on to write, q

the man who admitted his guilt in the 2015 kidnap and murder of 8 year-old maddy middleton was sentenced today in santa cruz. 21 year-old adrian gonzales received the maximum sentence. but because he was a minor at the time. he could go free when he turns 25. >> kron four's rob fladeboe takes us inside the courtroom for some heart wrenching. information. >> after pleading guilty earlier this month in the 2015 kidnapping rape and murder of his good friend and neighbor 8 year-old maddy middleton 21 year-old adrian gonzalez apologized to her family before his sentencing tuesday in santa cruz. >> gonzales was 15 years old when he lured middleton to his home at the tannery arts complex in 2000, 15. her body was found in a dumpster after a video of maddy was shown in court. her parents, laura jordan and michael middleton addressed the court >> the air. >> it's just >> gonzalez. was given the maximum sentence, which means after serving a minimum 4 more years in a juvenile detention facility. he could go free at age 25 initially to be tried as an adult, 2018 is controversial. senate bill. 1391,

middleton kron four's. rob fladeboe has that story. >> after pleading guilty earlier this month in the 2015 kidnapping rape and murder of his good friend and neighbor 8 year-old maddy middleton 21 year-old adrian gonzalez apologized to her family before his sentencing tuesday in santa cruz. >> gonzales was 15 years old when he lured middleton to his home at the tannery arts complex in 2000, 15. her body was found in a dumpster after a video of maddy was shown in court. her parents, laura jordan and michael middleton addressed the court >> area. >> it's just >> gonzalez was given the maximum sentence, which means after serving a minimum 4 more years in a juvenile detention facility. he could go free at age 25 initially to be tried as an adult, 2018 is controversial. senate bill. 1391, mandated that 1415 year olds must be tried in juvenile court. >> focusing solely retribution or just desserts. abandoning adrian to the toxic adult prison system. just another way of saying we don't care. the bottom line is. >>

then 8 year-old maddy middleton in santa cruz. her body was found hidden in an outdoor garbage bin at her apartment complex. prosecutors have been arguing that based on the weight of the crime gonzales should be charged as an adult. but his case was recently moved to juvenile court and now the guilty plea gonzales is set to be sentenced on april 27th. after to actually more than 2 decades the prime suspect in the 1999 disappearance of cal poly student kristin smart. >> he's been arrested, making national headlines on this one. kristen smart was a freshman when she disappeared. she was. >> legally declared dead back in 2000, 2 despite her body never being found. chip yost now in san luis obispo with the latest. you know, obviously a big development kristen smart. her story has been told a lot over the years in 1996. >> here at cal poly, san luis obispo. she was a freshman. she was 19 years old when she just disappeared. the person who was last known to be seen with her. has been a suspect for years. but today he's now under arrest

it's always was 15 when he kidnapped, raped and strangled maddy middleton and then threw her body into a dumpster. he changed his plea to guilty after the california supreme court ruled in february that minors under the age of 16. cannot be tried. in adult criminal court. can bowl with fire shooting through the back of my work. i don't have a solution to this situation. justice looks like in this scenario. i just no, this cannot be allowed to happen again. one adrian gonzalez turns 25 there's no guarantee he'll be released from the juvenile justice system. the court can be petitioned to extend his time in custody. after the break, president biden is expected to roll out his next big spending plan tomorrow with a price tag of roughly $1.8 trillion. the reaction he's already receiving from lawmakers. what's the latest on the conservatorship of pop star britney spears? what the singer wants to do during the next court hearing, and i'll bet you notice the warm up today it's going to get warmer tomorrow, with temperatures back into the mid eighties and some spots we'll look into that and th

however, in the case of maddy middleton. her killer could now go free in 40 years when he's 25 years old, due to a series of state juvenile justice system reforms. he february of this year. the california supreme court ruled that minors under the age of 16 cannot be tried in adult criminal court gonzales was 15 years old when he kidnapped raped and murdered middleton and then disposed of her body in a garbage bin at her apartment complex our cameras were rolling at the time of his arrest in 2015, they might have some evidence of a car. it's an incredible read victimization of maddie's family to think that they have to go through this realizing. >> that that he gets leave prison and have his record expunged because i understand that in only 4 more years. all she remains dead. and i think the other concern is a public safety concern. in a statement to kron 4 news gonzalez. his defense attorneys said this isn't a case of whodunit, but a case of whether adrian will receive treatment in an age appropriate facility. >> he goes on

in bay area news 21 year-old adrian gonzalez has pleaded guilty to the 2015 murder of maddy middleton. gonzalez was 15 years old when investigators say he kidnapped raped and killed. then 8 year-old mattie in santa cruz. her body was found hidden in a garbage bin at her apartment complex. prosecutors been arguing that based on the weight of the crime. gonzalez should be charged as an adult. but its case was recently moved to juvenile court because of senate bill 1391, which prevents children, 15 or younger from being transferred to adult courts gonzales qualifies because he was just 15 when the crime was committed. it also means he could now be released from prison when he turns 25 gonzales is set to be sentenced on april 27th. new details now in a big story we're following the minnesota police officer who shot and killed dante wright during a traffic stop over the weekend has resigned. kim potter a 26 year veteran with the department. put in her resignation. the city's police chief has done the same thing. potter says she mistakenly grabbed her gun when she was going for her taser as

your auténtico awaits. 2015 murder of eight year old maddy middleton. gonzalez will serve out his sentence at the department of juvenile justice until he's 25 years old. that's in four years. he will also need to register as a sex offender. gonzalez changed his plea to guilty earlier this month after a february california supreme court ruling said that minors under the age of 16 cannot be tried in adult criminal court. he was 15 years old when he kidnapped, raped and strangled, matty colton and he his case had been in legal limbo because he is now 21 years old. joining us now to talk more about how we got here. ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza. michael good to good to have you on here. so originally, gonzalez was set to be tried in adult court. but then we had this ruling from the california supreme court. how talk about how this ruling changed the dynamics of this case and lead to the sentence that we saw handed down today. well, let's talk about the law first. what the new loss as is that if a person is under 16 years of age, so 15 years, 11 months

middleton, kron four's. rob fladeboe has that story. >> after pleading guilty earlier this month in the 2015 kidnapping rape and murder of his good friend and neighbor 8 year-old maddy middleton 21 year-old adrian gonzalez apologized to her family before his sentencing tuesday in santa cruz. >> gonzalez was 15 years old when he lured middleton to his home at the tannery arts complex in 2000, 15. her body was found in a dumpster after a video of maddy was shown in court. her parents, laura jordan and michael middleton addressed the court >> area. >> gonzalez was given the maximum sentence, which means after serving a minimum 4 more years in a juvenile detention facility. he could go free at age 25 initially to be tried as an adult, 2018 is controversial. senate bill. 1391, mandated that 1415 year olds must be tried in juvenile court. >> focusing solely retribution or just desserts. abandoning adrian to the toxic adult prison system. just another way of saying we don't care. the bottom line is. >> certain chan

. >> the accused killer in the murder of 8 year-old maddy middleton is going back to the juvenile court system. it could be released in just 4 years. 21 year-old, adrian gonzalez pleaded guilty to the 2015 kidnapping rape and murder of little maddy middleton in santa cruz. he was 15 years old at the time. and even though he was legally a child prosecutors and advocacy groups argue that he should be charged as an adult based on the weight of the crime. >> it was inevitable. the way the california criminal justice system. it has been moving over the course of the last decade or so. they've done everything they can wrong victim rights. they've got everything they can to undermine criminal criminal accountability. and we're now in a position where repentant killers are able to walk free after serving somewhere like a decade behind prison despite the fact that they murdered and raped a very young girl. it's it's an abomination. >> gonzales is set to be sentenced on april 27th. >> nearly 25 years after cal poly student kristin smart vanished while walking to her dorm room, a san pedro man fac

however, in the case of maddy middleton. her killer could now go free in 40 years when he's 25 years old, due to a series of state juvenile justice system reforms. he february of this year. the california supreme court ruled that minors under the age of 16 cannot be tried in adult criminal court gonzales was 15 years old when he kidnapped raped and murdered middleton and then disposed of her body in a garbage bin at her apartment complex our cameras were rolling at the time of his arrest in 2015, they might have some evidence of a car. it's an incredible read victimization of maddie's family to think that they have to go through this realizing. >> that that he gets leave prison and have his record expunged because i understand that in only 4 more years. all she remains dead. and i think the other concern is a public safety concern. in a statement to kron 4 news gonzalez. his defense attorneys said this isn't a case of whodunit, but a case of whether adrian will receive treatment in an age appropriate facility. >> he goes on

he admitted to raping, torturing and killing eight year old maddy middleton and then dumping her body. in a trash collector. looks like i just know this cannot be allowed to happen again. middleton's family gave victim impact statements telling a judge how much their lives have changed since maddie was killed. ktvu is jesse gary tells us, the family and others are outraged over the number of years that gonzalez will stay behind bars because of the fact that he was only 15. when he killed her. everybody can vote with fire shooting through the back of my words through tears and a soul's cry for justice laura jordan and michael middleton. red victim impact statements during the sentencing of adrian gonzalez position this situation, justice looks like in this scenario. i no, this cannot be allowed to happen again. whatever it takes tuesday, while onlookers gathered outside inside santa cruz superior court judge john salazar handed down the maximum sentence, adrian gonzalez will spend another four years in juvenile detention following a guilty plea for the murder of madison. middleton this

. >> the accused killer in the murder of 8 year-old maddy middleton is going back to the juvenile court system. it could be released in just 4 years. if that happens, 21 year-old adrian gonzalez pleaded guilty back in 2015 to the kidnapping rape and murder of maddy middleton in santa cruz. he was just 15 years old at the time. and even though he was legally a minor prosecutors and advocacy groups argued at the time that he should be charged as an adult based on the severity of the crime. >> it was inevitable. the way the california criminal justice system. it has been moving over the course of the last decade or so. they've done everything they can wrong victim rights. they've done everything they can to undermine criminal criminal accountability. and we're now in a position where repentant killers are able to walk free after serving somewhere like a decade behind prison despite the fact that they murdered and raped a very young girl. it's it's an abomination. >> gonzalez is set to be sentenced on april 27th. >> time now is 8.36 and the last man to see christian smart alive is now behin

year old maddy middleton more than five years ago in santa cruz, why he could be released in just four years. also had a wild one of the ball park in san francisco is the giants and the reds, combined for eight runs in the first inning alone. mark shows us who came out on top later in sports and san francisco moves forward with plans to open a drug sobering center where it would be located and how many people it aims to help. no. 9 diy student kristin smart today, 25 years after she was last seen, two suspects were arrested in connection with that case, one on suspicion of murder, the other as an accessory to the crime. our crime reporter henry lee has the details. it took a quarter century to get to this moment, 44 year old paul flores was arrested tuesday on suspicion of murdering 19 year old cal poly classmate kristin smart back in 1996. his 80 year old father, ruben, booked as an accessory for allegedly helping a son cover up the killing. it's my hope that we're able to take the first step toward justice for the smart family, san luis obispo county sheriff in parkinson confirmed. s

however, in the case of maddy middleton. her killer could now go free in 40 years when he's 25 years old, due to a series of state juvenile justice system reforms. he february of this year. the california supreme court ruled that minors under the age of 16 cannot be tried in adult criminal court gonzales was 15 years old when he kidnapped raped and murdered middleton and then disposed of her body in a garbage bin at her apartment complex our cameras were rolling at the time of his arrest in 2015, they might have some evidence of the car is credible of maddie's family to think that they have to go through this realizing. >> that that he gets leave prison and have his record expunged because i understand that in only 4 more years. all she remains dead. and i think the other concern is a public safety concern. in a statement to kron 4 news gonzalez. his defense attorneys said this isn't a case of whodunit, but a case of whether adrian will receive treatment in an age appropriate facility. >> he goes on to write, quote, the supr

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aid drain gonzalez who pled guilty to killing maddy middleton in 2015. her body was found stuffed in a dumpster in her apartment complex. gonzalez was never tried because he was a juvenile at the time. gonzalez pleady guilty earlier this month. if tried as an adult he could have received two life accept tensz as prosecutors had hoped but since middle top's death state law has changed. it's possible gonzalez could be set free at the age of 25 though his sentence could possibly be extended indefinitely every two years. >>> an investigation sunday way after a car crash left two people dead and a south bay road closed for hours. the sheriff's office cop firms deputies were trying to stop a driver who failed to yield and hit another leak. >> i guess it is a pretty fast to get off the movie. >> reporter: at this point we captain confirm who the victims were or why deputies were trying to pull over the car. we know that the sam skwloes police department is investigating and has not given us very much information today. >>> the alameda county police will give us

middleton. gonzalez was 15 years old when investigators say he kidnapped raped and killed an 8 year-old maddie in santa cruz. her body was found hidden in a garbage bin of her apartment complex. the prosecutors had been arguing that based on the weight of the crime. gonzalez should be charged as an adult. but his case was recently moved to juvenile court. gonzalez is set to be sentenced on april 27th. and now a heartbreaking story in pittsburgh. a family is grieving the loss of 2 of their loved ones who are hit and killed by a drunk driver while heading home from dinner monday night our kron four's michelle kingston is live for us on west leeland road where this terrible accident happened. she's got more details for us tonight. michelle. >> and take a look at this line of cars here along the main road >> so many people hour. >> and i no you're lie know has to come pick me up now we've got to go to the dolores negate his daughter karina, her boyfriend and her 3 children were driving home from din

it just, you >> gonzales was 15 when he learned middleton to his home at the tannery arts complex in 2015 her body was found in a dumpster after serving a minimum 4 more years in a juvenile detention facility. gonzales could go free. he was initially to be tried as an adult but the controversial 2018 bill mandated that 1415 year olds must be tried in juvenile court had he been tried as an adult. he almost certainly would have spent the rest of his life in prison. another big story we are following tonight. the cdc says americans fully vaccinated against covid-19 can go outside without wearing a mask. but. >> there are some exceptions. the agency says people should still wear mask when they're in a big crowd of strangers. the change comes as more than half of the in the u.s. have gotten at least one dose of the vaccine and more than a 3rd have been fully vaccinated. >> coming up on kron 4 news today protection from particles. that's a major slowing the coronavirus. we'll show you a tool you can use to find out if you're doing so safely. new details on the 2021 version of burning man t

middleton but this week gonzalez 21 pleaded guilty to all charges after his case was moved to juvenile court. that transfer after the state supreme court ruled suspects under 16 cannot be tried as adults under the juvenile system he would be eligible torre leased at 25 but at that time prosecutors can petition the court to keep gonzalez in custody. >>> an east bay mayor wants the city to come to terms with the ugly past. more than 100 years ago antioch set the city's chinatown on fire and the mayor now wants the city to apologize for the historic wrongs. melissa colorado shows us how the mayor wants to commemorate the chinese community. >> reporter: when you think of chinatown surely you think of san francisco or oakland. but did you know that antioch had its own chinatown more than a century ago? you probably don't. here's why. that chinatown was burned down back in late 1800s by an angry mob and today the mayor said that's history everyone should know. >> this is where chinatown was when it was burned down. >> reporter: these are the tos of the first chinese immigrants in antioch and

the sentencing comes two weeks after gonzalez pled guilty to following maddie middleton home, binding her, choking her, stabbed her, and trying to rape her before killing her. the crime happened nearly six years ago and many are angry that recent laws forced the case back into the juvenile system. in gonzalez was found guilty of murder as an adult, he could have faced life in prison. he is now 21 years old. >>> up next, declaring a stage 1 drought. what does it mean for you? we'll break it down for you. >>> honoring our graduating seniors. san francisco's plan to make sure high school graduates get a proper sendoff. you see the mayor all dressed up today in her high school aentire. >>> i'm chief meteorologist ranieri. i'm back in less than ten minutes. this is a no-nonsense message from three. small business insurance usually doesn't cover everything you need. it's long on pages. short on coverage. that's why three was created. it covers your entire business in just one policy. because small business owners have enough on their hands. so go with three and leave those old policies in t

many of you probably remember young maddy middleton, a young girl whose body was found stuffed in a dumpster at an apartment complex. her neighbor, adrian gonzalez, killed her in 2015. he was never actually tried but could have received two life sentences if he was tried as an adult. as prosecutored hoped. since then state laws changed because gonzalez was 15 at the time. his case recently went to juvenile court. that is where he pleaded guilty earlier this month. it's possible he may be set free at the age of 25, although his sentence can be extended indefinitely every two years. >>> a new shakeup in san francisco tied to the corruption scandal engulfing city hall. long time city attorney dennis herrera expected to step down to become the next head of the city's public utilities commission. he's been city attorney since 2001. yesterday mayor london breed nominated him to be general manager. herrera's office has been investigating corruption allegations since the public works head mohammad nuru and the former head of the puc resigned in november, accused of accepting bribes from a contractor

. >> the accused killer in the murder of 8 year-old maddy middleton is going back to juvenile court he could be released in just 4 years as a result. 21 year-old, adrian gonzalez pleaded guilty to the 2015 kidnapping rape and murder of maddy in santa cruz. he was 15 years old at the time. and even though he was legally a minor prosecutors and advocacy groups argued at the time that he should be charged as an adult based on the severity of the crime. >> it was inevitable. the way the california criminal justice system. it has been moving over the course of the last decade or so. they've done everything they can wrong victim rightsh they've got everything they can to undermine criminal criminal accountability. and we're now in a position where repentant killers are able to walk free after serving somewhere like a decade behind prison despite the fact that they murdered and raped a very young girl. it's it's an abomination. >> so gonzales now set to be sentenced on april 27th in juvenile court. >> 7.38. and still ahead on the kron 4 morning news governor newsome. >> has an idea on what we

middleton and then dumping her body inside a trash collector. ktvu is jesse gary tells us the sentence handed down. everybody can both fire shooting through the back of my words through tears and a soul's cry for justice laura jordan and michael middleton. red victim impact statements during the sentencing of adrian gonzalez solution to this situation, no justice looks like in this scenario. just no, this cannot be allowed to happen again. whatever it takes tuesday, while onlookers gathered outside inside santa cruz superior court judge john salazar handed down the maximum sentence, adrian gonzalez will spend another four years in juvenile detention following a guilty plea for the murder of madison. middleton this is a crime that absolutely rocked our community. gonzalez admitted to the 2015 abduction, torture, rape and murder of eight year old maddie, but the recently passed senate bill 13 91, which is now law mandates, 40. 15 year old juvenile's cannot have their cases moved to adult criminal court when children 14 of 15 year old are housed wi

. >> for the 2015 kidnapping rape and murder of 8 year old maddie middleton. >> he was 15 years old when he killed are now he's 21 and he got the maximum sentence. he could receive as a juvenile. which is when this happened. so he could go free now turns out when he's 25. gonzalez apologized to maddie's family before he was sentenced. area. it's just >> gonzalez was going to be tried as an adult, but a controversial 2018 bill mandated that 1415 year-old must be tried in juvenile court going forward. he will be registered offender for life. >> the owners of restaurant say that they're the victims of a hate crime after someone smashed a window at the lebron restaurant. now, the co-owner says that they also found a disturbing crumpled up note near that broken glass. >> they see saying. >> asian people go home. but in more derogatory terms, you can break my window. we can do whatever you want. but lebron will prevail. the body is the good in french the good will prevail no matter what. >> and no arrests have been made yet and no suspects have been identified. >> it's 5.37. and still ahead, s

adrian gonzalez entered a guilty plea to kidnapping, rape and murder of eight year old maddy middleton right after his case was transferred from the adult justice system back to the juvenile courts. state supreme court ruled earlier this year that anyone under the age of 16 could be tried as an adult. gonzalez was 15 when middleton was found dead in the recycling bin of the apartment complex where they both lived in 2015. crimes were absolutely horrific. unconscionable in every way that cover up was unconscionable. never seen anything like it, gonzalez is now 21. he could be released from the juvenile justice system when he turns 25. embers of a road maintenance crew were rushed. one member of the road maintenance crew of was affected this morning and taken to the hospital after he was struck by a vehicle on 5 80 in richmond. this happened about 5:15 a.m. in the westbound lanes of 5 80 at the foot of the bayview avenue on ramp. the chp tells us, the caltrans contractor was setting up a lane closure and was hit by a dark colored sedan. the driver took off the caltrans contractor sustain

middleton. he was 15 years old at the time of the crime and now he's 21 and he got the maximum sentence. he could have received in juvenile court, which in this case is just 4 years. so by that standard looks like he could be free when he turns 25 gonzales apologized to him and his family before his sentence there in the courtroom. the and just, you >> gonzales was going to be tried as an adult, but a controversial 2018 bill mandated that 1415 year-old must be tried in juvenile court going forward. gonzales, though, will have to register as a offender for the rest of his life. >> 33 the owners of a sunnyvale restaurants say they are victims of a hate crime because somebody smashed a window at the la bonne vietnamese restaurant. the co owner says that they also found disturbing crumbled up note near that broken glass. bases saying. >> asian people go home. but in more derogatory terms, you can break my window. we can do whatever you want. lebron will prevail. the bond is the good in french. the g

middleton and santa cruz gonzales was 15 years old at that time. and even though he was legally a child prosecutors, an advocacy groups have long argued that based on the severity of this crime. gonzalez should be charged as an adult kron. 4 aqi has more on our top story. >> right after his case was moved back to the juvenile court system 21 year-old adrian gonzalez pled guilty on tuesday to the 2015 murder of an 8 year-old madyson middleton gonzalez could now go free in 4 years when he's 25 due to a series of state juvenile justice system reforms in february of this year. the california supreme court ruled that minors under the age of 16 cannot be tried in adult criminal court. gonzales was 15 years old when he kidnapped raped and murdered middleton and then disposed of her body in a garbage bin at her apartment complex. this is video from the day of his arrest in 2015, they might have some evidence of a car. some it was inevitable. the way the california criminal justice system. >> it has been moving over the course of the last decade or so. begi

middleton this is a crime that absolutely rocked our community. gonzalez admitted to the 2015 abduction, torture, rape and murder of eight year old maddie, but the recently passed senate bill 13 91, which is now law mandates, 40. 15 year old juvenile's cannot have their cases moved to adult criminal court when children 14 of 15 year old are housed with adults, they're more likely to engage and more violent behavior in the future opponents of the law end of gonzalez remaining in the juvenile court system, say the safety of the community is at stake. nothing short of a life sentence for aging for what he did. and societies will keep our kids safe. we do not need another child going through the horrendous torture. gonzalez addressed the court, saying his goal is to overcome his issues. loved one say the wound he inflicted will never heal after 30 minutes years of legal proceedings ended, but not the pain for the family and friends of madison middleton. convicted killer scott peterson appeared in a cemetery county superior court today for a hearing on