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Ex-boyfriend charged with murder of mother of 2

homesafetytechpros — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 15:27:28 +0000

Left: Deandre Booker (Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office). Right: Ashley Elkins and her children (GoFundMe).

A Michigan man has now been charged with murder in the death of his missing ex-girlfriend and mother of two after authorities said they found her blood in his bathroom.

Deandre Booker, 32, was charged on Friday with premeditated murder, tampering with evidence, dismembering and mutilation of a corpse, and concealing the death of Ashley Elkins, 30, prosecutors announced in a press release.

“We conducted a search warrant on the residence and ultimately found what we believed to be a large crime scene with a substantial amount of blood in the bathroom. DNA did, in fact, confirm that the blood belonged to the victim,” a detective read from an affidavit, local ABC affiliate WXYZ reported.

The victim’s uncle Maurice Morton told reporters her niece and the suspect were in a relationship and that they had recently broken up, the outlet reported.

“And we’ve made it clear that we can’t speak motive, Elkins said, adding, “I can’t get in the mind of a murderer, of a psychotic killer.”

As Law&Crime previously reported, Elkins vanished on Jan. 2 when she went to run errands. Cops recovered her car a few days after her disappearance but have not found any trace of her.

Prosecutors said they quickly linked the murder to Booker, who repeatedly lied to cops in the days following Elkins’ disappearance. He was initially charged with lying to police, the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office said.

Investigators had seized several items from Booker’s apartment complex, including a dumpster and spent several days searching Pine Tree Acres Landfill, north of where Elkins disappeared, The Detroit News reported. Elkins’ remains have not been found.

“Her mother has said numerous times, ‘He threw her out with the trash,”” her uncle, Maurice Morton, said, according to Detroit Fox affiliate WJBK. “That’s disheartening.”

A vigil was held in Elkins’ honor. Her family wants to find her body for closure.

“We want to be able to bury her like a human deserves to be laid to rest,” Elkins’ cousin Taylor Redmond told local NBC affiliate WDIV. “It’s just hard for me to come to terms with it (and) I know it’s hard for her youngest son to come to terms with it because we are constantly asking ourselves where is she?”

The family set up a GoFundMe account for her two sons.

“Ashley LaShay Elkins had big dreams for herself and her two young sons. Tragically, those dreams were cut short on January 2, 2025,” the fundraiser reads. “Now, at just 10 and 7, her boys face not only the loss of their beloved mother, but also uncertainty about their care and their future. We are committed to ensuring they are well cared for and have the support and resources they need to keep dreaming and achieve the future their mother envisioned for them.”

Booker is being held at the Macomb County Jail with bail at $250,000. He is set to appear in court on Wednesday.

David Harris contributed to this report.

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Brother dies allegedly defending sister from ex-boyfriend

homesafetytechpros — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 13:33:46 +0000

Yeicop Menjivar appears in two images shared by law enforcement to aid with his arrest. (Upper Darby Police Department)

A Pennsylvania man defending his sister was shot in the head and killed over the weekend by a man his family refers to as “the assassin.”

Kenito Montoya, 24, intervened in a domestic dispute between his sister and her ex-boyfriend during the early morning hours on Sunday, according to the Upper Darby Police Department.

Now, police are searching for a man presumed to still be armed with the same gun that took Montoya’s life.

He’s described as in his late 20s or early 30s and was last seen driving a blue and black Honda Civic, the police department said in a social media post on Feb. 5. “He is armed and dangerous. If seen, call 911 immediately.”

Authorities initially identified the suspect as Yeicop Menjivar, alleging he also goes by the name: Yieco Menjivar Pacheco, 31, Philadelphia-based ABC affiliate WPVI reported.

The incident occurred at a home on Kent Road in Upper Darby Township, a medium-sized township roughly 30 minutes due west of Philadelphia. Officers initially responded to the shooting and found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was kept on life support as his family made decisions about donating his organs, according to WPVI.

Montoya succumbed to his wounds on Tuesday.

Menjivar allegedly showed up at the Montoya family home just after 2 that morning, banging on the front door and demanding to speak to the victim’s sister, CBS News reported.

“She woke up. Her and Yeicop went down to the first floor and they were engaged in a verbal, heated argument. At some point, the girlfriend’s brother intervened,” Upper Darby Police Superintendent Timothy Bernhardt told CBS News. “Yeicop Menjivar and he got into a heated verbal argument, which led to them going down to the basement and a physical fight ensued. At that point, Yeicop Menjivar pulled out a gun and shot the brother in his head one time.”

In comments to WPVI, Bernhardt clarified the victim was shot in his forehead. The weapon believed to have been used to kill Montoya was not recovered from the scene of the crime, police said.

“The assassin came to the house to kill her because she didn’t want to be with him,” Montoya’s father told WPVI.

The victim’s family remembered him as a devoted uncle, a native of Honduras, as well as both humble and social, the TV station reported.

“He was a great person,” the grieving father told CBS News. “He saved her [his sister]. He died a hero.”

Murder charges have been filed against the suspect by the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office.

“In consultation with our DA’s office, we’re filing murder charges against Yeicop Menjivar,” Bernhardt told WPVI. “And we’re asking anyone who knows where he is to turn himself in.”

Montoya’s family echoed that plea for help.

“If there’s a family member of his hiding him, please turn him in to the police,” the family said in a statement provided to WPVI.

A felony warrant is currently out for Menjivar’s arrest.

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Prosecutors drop Boston murder case against ex-boyfriend

homesafetytechpros — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 23:04:56 +0000

Prosecutors dropped the murder case against David Pena in exchange for him leading authorities to the body of Felicia McGuyer. (Image of Pena: Nancy Lane/The Boston Herald via AP; image of McGuyer: Boston Police Department)

Prosecutors reached a plea deal after determining that they could not reach the reasonable doubt standard against suspected killer David Pena, authorities said.

In exchange for pleading guilty to an unrelated drug case, he led authorities to the body of Felicia McGuyer, 32, a spokesman for prosecutors in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, told Law&Crime on Thursday.

“The victim’s family was fully informed and was in court when Pena was sentenced,” James Borgheshani of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said. “They were provided the opportunity to deliver impact statements but chose not to do so.”

Felicia was last seen Oct. 7, 2007, in the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester, in the area of Roxton Street, police said.

Her disappearance was out of character because she wasn’t communicating with loved ones, including her 10-year-old son, police said.

“McGuyer was 32 years of age when she disappeared, leaving behind her 10 year old son,” officers wrote. “She is described as a white Non-Hispanic female, approximately 5’2″, about 140 lbs, has a medium build, brown hair and green eyes. McGuyer’s family is concerned for her safety and well-being. It is not common behavior for McGuyer to be out of touch with her son, other family and friends.”

It all changed with authorities getting an arrest warrant against Pena, her boyfriend, on Dec. 12, 2022. Held in Florida on an immigration detainer, he was extradited to Massachusetts in January 2023, according to court documents.

As previously reported, Pena was also wanted for trafficking cocaine.

Borgheshani told Law&Crime on Thursday that they determined they could not meet the burden of proving charges beyond a reasonable doubt.

A footnote in court documents said, “During the course of the grand jury investigation, the murder case against the defendant became legally and factually unsustainable and the Commonwealth determined that it could not meet its burden to prove each and every element of the charges to the standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt.”

From documents about the dropped murder case:

In June of 2023, the defendant thru counsel, volunteered information regarding the circumstances of Ms. McGuyer’s disappearance. Specifically, the defendant stated that he knew the location of Ms. McGuyer’s body and offered to disclose it to Boston Police Department investigators in exchange for: (1) a promise by the Commonwealth not to charge or prosecute him for any conduct related to Ms. McGuyer’s disappearance or death; (2) a promise by the Commonwealth to enter a nolle prosequi in the Dorchester Division of the Boston Municipal Court on Docket #2207CR003342, which charged David Pena with the crime of Murder, in violation of M.G.L. c. 265, §1; and (3) that on an unrelated Suffolk Superior Court Docket, #1584CR11253, charging Mr. Pena with Trafficking Cocaine, 200 grams or more, that upon the defendant’s agreement to plead guilty to so much of the indictment charging Possession with Intent to Distribute Class B, and upon the Court’s acceptance of the change of plea, the parties would jointly recommend that that the Court sentence Mr. Pena to a term of five to five years and one day in state prison.

They entered the agreement. On Aug. 8, Pena gave police the location of McGuyer’s body. Authorities recovered the skeletal remains the following 14th, documents said. They identified her through DNA, Borgheshani told Law&Crime.

In exchange for authorities dropping the murder case, Pena pleaded guilty on Jan. 17 in his case for possession with intent to distribute. He was sentenced to up to five years and a day in prison.

Katie deJong contributed to this report.

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Woman had pit bull attack her ex-boyfriend: Authorities

homesafetytechpros — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 19:13:16 +0000

Jennifer Estella Flores sicced her pit bull, Wasabi, on her ex-boyfriend, authorities said. (Mug shot: Flagler County Jail)

A woman terrorized her ex-boyfriend, first by throwing around his clothes during an argument, then stopping him from leaving her apartment, choking him with his gold chain, demanding that he hit her so that she have bruises, and finally, siccing her pit bull “Wasabi” on him to bloody effect, according to authorities in Florida.

Jennifer Estella Flores, 34, was locked up at the Flagler County Jail on Monday.

Partially redacted affidavits viewed by Law&Crime claim that an officer was performing speed enforcement in the 4600 block of E. Moody Blvd. at approximately 12:36 a.m.

The victim — covered in blood and “deep laceration marks” on both forearms — parked his car next to the officer, stepped out, and ran for the patrol vehicle. He told the deputy his ex-girlfriend had her dog attack him in her nearby apartment.

According to documents, the man said that Flores, his ex, contacted him earlier in the day to come over. They were no longer in a relationship, having been together for eight years and “lived together as a family unit approximately 3 years ago,” but they still “mess around” in a sexual manner, state records.

This time, however, things took a turn for the violent.

“He stated that Jennifer was ‘drunk’ and kept bringing up his other relationships as she got on top of him, straddling him in the bed,” authorities wrote. “During the verbal argument, she got off him, picking up his clothes from the floor and threw them into her bathroom.”

The man went to grab his things so he could leave, but the defendant allegedly prevented him from going, and she choked him with the gold chain around his neck.

Flores allegedly backed off and took off her shirt.

“[The ex-boyfriend] stated that she told him to hit her so she could have bruises also,” deputies wrote.

Grabbing his clothes with one hand, and shoving her to the side with the other, he tried to exit, according to an affidavit.

“[The man] then stated Jennifer told her dog, a black Pitbull named ‘Wasabi’ to ‘get him,”” documents stated.

She allegedly grabbed the man, and the pit bull began attacking his arms and legs, leaving a lot of blood in the living room.

The victim said he could not feel his arm because of the dog attack. He could not write a statement because of his injuries.

Law enforcement described a contentious scenario as they arrived at Flores’ nearby apartment. First, she exited, then returned again, and did not answer as they announced themselves. There remained no answer even after a deputy tried to make contact through the sliding glass door in the back.

“Jennifer eventually came to the front door only covered in a blue blanket,” they wrote. “Jennifer was extremely argumentative and kept talking over law enforcement.”

She allegedly mentioned she was drinking.

As authorities tried to tell her why they were there, she refused to talk and tried to walk back inside, according to documents. An officer stopped her by grabbing her arm, they said.

Authorities tried to have her put her clothes on, but she kept speaking over them, documents said.

She finally denied touching her ex, and she kept interrupting the official trying to read her Miranda rights, they wrote.

Flores allegedly did not quit talking even after they turned her over to jail deputies.

Investigators claimed to find blood spatter all over the bottom of the front door. There was also blood on the living room floor and rubbing alcohol near the blood. A black pit bull was locked in a cage near the front door.

She is held on a $50,000 bond, charged with a total of three counts of false imprisonment and count each of domestic – aggravated battery and domestic – aggravated strangulation. Two of those false imprisonment counts are from her allegedly locking two people, including her son, in a bathroom amid law enforcement responding to the apartment.

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