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He was facing 126 years to life for an 8-year-old's murder. Now he could be free in as little as 4 years
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Updated: 4:19 PM MDT Apr 14, 2021
Felix Cortez
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He was facing 126 years to life for an 8-year-old's murder. Now he could be free in as little as 4 years
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Updated: 4:19 PM MDT Apr 14, 2021
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ITS ALL ON KSBW-DOT- COM AND THE BWKS NEWS APP. ## ## ON THE CRIME WATCH.. GUILTY PLEAS TODAY FROM THE SANTA CRUZ MAN.. ACCUSED OF KILLING 8 YEAR OLD MADDIE MIDDLETON.. IT'S THE CASE OF ADRIAN GONZALEZ.. WHO'S CASE.. TODAY WAS TRANSFERRED BACK DOWN TO THE JUVENI LE COURTS.. AS A RESULT OF A RECENT STATE SUPREME COURT RULING.. ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTER FELIX CORTEZ WAS IN THE COURTROOM THIS MORNING .. HE'S LIVE OUTSIDE THE SANTA CRUZ COURTHOUSE WITH MORE ON TODAY'S DEVELOPMENT. S. DAN.. THIS IS A CRIME THAT SHOCKED A COMMUNITY.. ATNE O POINT GONZALEZ HELPED POLICE SEARCH FOR THE KILLER.. TODAY IN COURT GONZALEZ ADMITTED HE WAS THE KILLER.. (i admit.. ) in a surprise development adrian gonzalez pleaded guilty tuesday morning, to all charges in connection to the kidnapping.. rape.. and murder of 8 year mdie ad middleton.. more than 5 years ag. o. (LARRY 17:42 I'm glad the case is coming to an endt' is been hard especially for maddyson's family and r ou heart goes out to the family and everyone effected by it :50) gonzalez entered his guilty pleas the same day his case was transferr ed back down touv jenile court after a state supreme cot ur cidesion earlier this year upheld a state law preventing anyone under 16 from being tried as an adult.. gonzalez was5 1 when he murdeder his young neighbor.. 3 months shy of turning 16 (clip 2646 JEFF1: 221 the crimes were absolutely horrific unconscionable, in every way, the coruvep was unconscionable, :26) (clip 2646 JEFF 21:35 never seen anything like it.) gonzalez who is now 21 could be released from the juvenile justice system when he turns 25.. the prosecution and defense at odds as to whether middleton's killer can be reformed in 4 years.. (LARRY 16:21 and I think adrian's chances f or change and growth and maturation are enhanced at the department of juvenile justice system especially compared to the adult prison sysm te:33 like soledad or s qanuenitn :35) (JEFF CLIP 2647)(260 :2 anybody who thinks about what happened how he was aroused during the process of killing her and allha tt who thinks that he's going to be miraculously fixed by the age of 25 is wrong :33 they're sorely mistaken :34) ADRIAN GONZALEZ N OW SCHEDULED TO BE SENTENCED IN JUVENILE COURT ON APRIL 27th D..AN FELIX YOU MENTIONED GONZALEZ WAS JUST 3- MONTHS SHY OF HIS 16th BIRTHDAYT A THE TIME OF THE CRIME.. HOW MIGHT HAVE THIS CA SE PLAYED OUT IF HE WAS 16 WHEN HE KILLED MADDIE?? WELL.. DAN.. GONZALEZ'S CASE WOULD HAVE STAYED IN ADULT COURT.. AND TODAY IN THE COURTROOM.. WE HEARD THAT HAD NZGOALEZ BEEN CONVICTED IN ADULT COU..