NATALYNN MILLER - 3 yo -(2009) Visalia CA

A Visalia woman whose 3-year-old
daughter died in March from what prosecutors say were injuries
inflicted by the woman’s boyfriend also will face criminal charges in
the girl’s death, a Tulare County deputy district attorney confirmed
Wednesday.Nicole Lee, 29, was arrested Tuesday in Visalia by district attorney
investigators. She pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of child
endangerment, with a special allegation of causing willful harm or
injury leading to death, and possession of marijuana and drug
paraphernalia.The arrest and arraignment come five months
after the death of Lee’s daughter, Natalynn Miller, on March 22. An
autopsy report showed the girl died from blunt-force trauma to her head
and body.Ryann Jones, 26, Lee’s live-in boyfriend, has been charged with first-degree murder and child abuse causing death.

Girl's death

Natalynn died while in Jones’ care at the couple’s rented apartment in the 3600
block of West Hillsdale Drive, police reported. On March 22, Lee left
Jones and the child at the apartment to go to work, investigators said.
Jones told police that the girl bumped her head on a wall
while running around the living room. Later, he said, he heard a loud
thump in a bedroom where Natalynn had been playing, according to police
reports.Jones said he discovered the girl unconscious and called 911, police reported. When
police arrived, the child was not breathing and had a faint pulse, a
Visalia police spokesman said at the time. The child was pronounced
dead at Kaweah Delta Medical Center.

Investigation

Deputy District Attorney Don Gallian said evidence discovered during his
office’s ongoing investigation led to Lee’s arrest. He would disclose
no details about that evidence Wednesday.The drug charges
against Lee stem from a May 11 incident, according to court records. No
other details about those allegations were provided. A
police report in the case also mentions occasions in which Natalynn was
found to have injuries that appeared suspicious to the girl’s
relatives. Jones’ parents said they often saw bruises after the girl
had been in Lee’s custody, according to the report.Ryann
Jones is quoted in the report as calling the child “clumsy” and saying
she was accident-prone. Another part of the report states that Jones
recently had attended anger-management classes. Jones was arrested three days after Natalynn’s death. He pleaded not guilty to single counts of murder and child abuse. Lee’s
next court appearance will be on Aug. 21, for a bail hearing. She is
currently being held at the Bob Wiley Detention Facility on $50,000
bail.A preliminary-hearing setting for Jones is scheduled for Sept. 24. Subsequent court proceedings could determine whether the two cases are tried separately or together, Gallian said.

Suspect pleads not guilty to murder charge in death of Visalia toddler

By KSEE News
July 30, 2010

Ryann Jones appeared in court on Friday and pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and child abuse in the death of 3-and-a-half year old Natalynn Miller. The little girl died from blunt force trauma last Sunday while in Jones' care. After questioning, he was arrested. A funeral was held today for Natalynn. Her mother has told KSEE 24 News that she is devastated by the death, but says Natalynn died from an accident and that Jones, her boyfriend, did not kill her. At the time of his arrest, Jones was on probation. Last April, he served 45 days in jail on domestic abuse charges.

http://www.ksee24.com/news/local/42035452.html

Nicole Lee prelim hearing 09-10-10 Ryann Jones jury trial date is 02-22-2011

Nicole Lee was released on bail - link broken

Ryann Jones:
Preliminary conference is scheduled for October 18th
If there are no more continuations then his Preliminary hearing will start October 30th.

Nicole Lee:
Preliminary hearing scheduled for November 13th.

The preliminary hearing for a man charged with killing the 3-year-old daughter of his live-in girlfriend has been postponed for a second time.

Ryann Jones, 26, of Visalia is charged with first-degree murder and child abuse in the death of Natalynn Miller, who authorities said died of blunt-force trauma March 22 while in Jones' care.

Miller's mother, 29-year-old Nicole Lee, has been charged with child endangerment in connection with her daughter's death.

On Wednesday, Jones' hearing was postponed to Dec. 5 after his attorney requested additional time to deal with a separate ongoing preliminary hearing for another client. Lee's next court appearance, for a preliminary hearing conference, will be Nov. 13.

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Awh she was so cute, who could hurt a beautiful child?

Joanie wrote:

Awh she was so cute, who could hurt a beautiful child?

Only two monsters could harm this gorgeous child. I wonder if they have been convicted yet.

My searches indicate that the legal process is stalled and trials are pending.

TomTerrific0420 wrote:My searches indicate that the legal process is stalled and trials are pending.

Thanks Tom. I searched too and couldn't find anything. I wonder if justice will ever be served for this beautiful little girl. From what I could see, the murder has support. I just hope he doesn't get off unless of course he were really innocent but that seems too far fetched.

Visalia man sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for killing girlfriend's daughter
Friday, December 20, 2013

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Jurors found Ryann Jones guilty of second degree murder and of assault on a child causing death.

Ryann Jones was on trial for murdering his girlfriend's daughter, 3-year-old Natalynn Miller.

The jury found Jones guilty of second degree murder and assault on a child causing death and not guilty of first degree murder.

Jones was accused of beating his girlfriend's daughter to death in 2009. Authorities say he committed the crime while he was babysitting the child at an apartment complex in Visalia.

Prosecutors say Natalynn's injuries were solely at the hands of Ryann Jones. But defense attorneys say the child fell off a dresser and may have been injured during CPR or may have choked to death.

Jones is facing 25 years to life in prison.

http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?id=9366987

MAY
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Nicole Lee Child Endangerment Trial


May 12 - May 31
Starts at 8:30am · Ends at 11:30am in PDT

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