A Colorado jury discovered a 33-year-old father accountable of kid abuse after his 22-month-old daughter died from drinking fentanyl.
Colorado seventeenth Judicial District Lawyer Brian Mason’s administrative center introduced the conviction of Alonzo Montoya, who used to be discovered accountable of kid abuse leading to demise, in addition to racketeering.
Montoya’s 22-month-old daughter, Aviyana Montoya, died on Jan. 2, 2022, within her house in Brighton after drinking 10 occasions the quantity of fentanyl that it could take to kill an grownup person, police stated.
At about nighttime on Jan. 2, the infant used to be positioned in her crib, the DA’s administrative center stated, and nobody checked on her for 14 hours.
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Alonzo Montoya used to be convicted of kid abuse after his 22-month-old daughter died from drinking fentanyl. (Adams County Sheriffs Place of job)
When Aviyana’s folks in spite of everything went to test on her, she used to be unresponsive, and when paramedics arrived, they pronounced her useless on the scene.
An investigation carried out through the Brighton Police Division and North Metro Job Drive discovered Alonzo Montoya used to be operating medication out of his house, and video surveillance captured drug dealing and drug utilization on the place of abode, sooner than, all through and after his daughter’s demise.
Police stated at the evening of Aviyana’s demise, surveillance confirmed the infant in the main bedroom and taking part in on a mattress the place folks have been the use of medication.
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Aviyana Montoya died in 2022 after drinking fentanyl. (Adams County DA’s administrative center)
Police additionally stated the infant used to be hanging gadgets in and round her mouth as she used to be teething.
Montoya used to be indicted through an Adams County Grand Jury on Sept. 22, 2022 on fees of first-degree homicide, trend of racketeering, conspiracy to dedicate a trend of racketeering, kid abuse leading to demise, kid abuse involving publicity of managed substance production actions, and kid abuse in reference to every other kid of his.
On Dec. 11, 2022, although, a county pass judgement on brushed aside the homicide rate, claiming Montoya didn’t “knowingly” kill the infant.
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A inventory picture of fentanyl drugs disguised as Oxycodone. (Craig Kohlruss/The Fresno Bee/Tribune Information Provider by the use of Getty Photographs)
Nonetheless, Montoya’s trial commenced and on Jan. 8, 2024, a jury listened to testimony from cops, contributors of the duty drive, toxicology professionals and docs sooner than deliberating for 2 days and discovering him accountable on all ultimate fees.
“This defendant ran a large-scale drug operation whilst two kids have been provide and now one in all them is useless,” Mason stated. “This helpless kid – who used to be teething on the time of her demise – ingested fentanyl, which the defendant used to be promoting, and had extended publicity to methamphetamines and different unhealthy narcotics. It is without doubt one of the maximum outrageous instances I’ve observed.Â
“My center breaks for this little lady, who in point of fact by no means had an opportunity,” the DA added.
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Montoya is scheduled to be sentenced on April 4.
Aviyana’s mom, 32-year-old Nicole Casias, used to be additionally indicted at the similar fees and is ready to visit trial on March 11.
