DANIEL MEDINA - 6 Months (2009) - Las Cruces NM

A convicted drug trafficker facing charges in the child abuse death of his baby step-grandson is wanted by authorities after he failed to show up for a court hearing.

Alfredo Luis Davila, 23, could face life in prison if convicted in the death of 6-month-old Daniel Medina.The Anthony man was arrested in March 2009, after the baby - the grandson of his now-40-year-old wife - was pronounced dead at Memorial Medical Center. A Do-a Ana County grand jury indicted Davila on a charge of intentional child abuse resulting in death a month later, when the cause of death was ruled blunt force trauma to the head, sheriff's investigator Richard Chavez said. An autopsy also revealed internal injuries consistent with the baby being shaken - bleeding in two spots in his brain and bleeding in his eyes and eye sheaths.The baby boy was left in Davila's care March 6, 2009, while Davila's wife and the baby's mother went to the grocery store, according to court documents. Davila initially told investigators the 6-month-old fell off the bed onto a carpeted floor, cried for a short while and then became unresponsive, court documents state. Davila, who turns 24 next month, has been free on a $25,000 bond since December.However, his whereabouts have been unknown since an Aug. 29 domestic dispute with his wife, Chavez said. Davila was charged with battery on a household member, two counts of simple battery and interference with communications after he allegedly punched his wife in the arm and in the cheek, pushed her onto the couch, held her down when she tried to get to a phone, and then tossed the phone outside, into the grass.The couple's five young children - one of whom is younger than a year old - witnessed the incident, Chavez said.Davila hasn't been seen since then and an arrest warrant was issued Aug. 30.After missing a court date Monday to review his conditions of release in the child abuse case, a second warrant was issued for his arrest. In addition to the two warrants, he is also on federal probation for a drug-trafficking conviction originating in El Paso, according to authorities. Davila was born in the United States but is believed to have family in Juárez. Other family members have told the sheriff's office Davila could still be in the Berino area. He has brown eyes and brown hair, is 5-feet 11-inches tall and weighs 210 pounds and is believed to be dangerous, Chavez said. Anyone who sees Davila is advised not to approach him and to call 911 immediately.

Anyone else do the math on this?? He is 23 and has 5 kids with a 40 yr. old?

cindmo wrote:Anyone else do the math on this?? He is 23 and has 5 kids with a 40 yr. old?

and this child was his "baby step-grandson" I had not done the math Cindmo. What a sad thing. Why was a 40 year old with a 23 year old.

onehope wrote:

cindmo wrote:Anyone else do the math on this?? He is 23 and has 5 kids with a 40 yr. old?

and this child was his "baby step-grandson" I had not done the math Cindmo. What a sad thing. Why was a 40 year old with a 23 year old.

This woman chose a criminal as well as someone age innapropriate. She shares the responsibility for this IMO. How did he get a poultry 25K bond from that judge when he was a convicted felon and charged with the death of a child? That's outrageous.

A grand jury last week indicted a 22-year-old Anthony man in the death of his infant step-grandson.

Alfredo Luis Davila, of 404 Kalar St. in Anthony, is charged with a felony count of intentional child abuse.

Davila was arrested in March after his 6-month-old step-grandson, Daniel Medina, was pronounced dead at Memorial Medical Center.

Davila could face life in prison if convicted of the felony.

He was initially charged with negligent child abuse, which carries a maximum 18-year sentence, but now faces more serious charges in light of autopsy results.

An autopsy initially revealed two subdural hematomas on the infant's brain, resulting in his death.

Later autopsy reports indicated bleeding in the eyes and eye sheaths, leading investigators to believe the death was not accidental, said District Attorney Susana Martinez.

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Marshals seek 2 sex offenders, 3 murder suspects
By Ashley Meeks ameeks@lcsun-news.com
POSTED: 01/23/2011 11:41:19 PM MST

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•Alfredo Luis Davila, 24, is charged with intentional child abuse resulting in death after 6-month-old Daniel Medina, the grandson of his 40-year-old wife, died March 6, 2009. Medina was killed due to blunt force trauma to the head and an autopsy also revealed internal injuries consistent with the baby being shaken - bleeding in two spots in his brain and bleeding in his eyes and eye sheaths. Davila is Hispanic, 5-feet 11-inches tall and weighs about 210 pounds. Davila was born in Texas and has scars on his back and right cheek and tattoos on his left arm and his right shoulder.

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