CAMERON—A pre-trial hearing for a Rockdale resident accused of squeezing a 20-month-old infant, scheduled for Friday in 20th District Court, has been delayed.
Prosecutor Bill Torrey told The Reporter other items on the court docket won’t be completed by that date and the hearing for Shawn Vincent Boniello, also known as Shayla Angeline Boniello will be rescheduled.
He said District Judge John Youngblood has set bond at $750,000.
Boniello is charged with capital murder in the Dec. 3, 2018, death of Patricia Ann “Annie” Rader in a San Gabriel Street home.
Boniello, who is described as a male transitioning to a female, was 30 years old when the incident occurred.
The defendant was formerly a resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and had lived in Rockdale less than two months prior to the arrest.
DEL AY—The case has been delayed several times, which is common with murder proceedings, especially capital murder.
In August it was announced the pre-trial hearing had been set for Dec. 12 with the trial itself scheduled for Jan. 21.
That schedule, obviously, has changed.
Two weeks after Boniello’s arrest, Prosecutor Bill Torrey said he would seek the death penalty.
INVESTIGATION— An arrest affidavit by Rockdale Police Lt. Stephen Goodrich said Boniello confessed “out of anger and frustration” to squeezing the child for about three minutes until feeling “bones begin to pop and crush.”
Goodrich’s affidavit indicated police were called at 5:44 p.m. Dec. 3, 2018, by the victim’s uncle and found the “unresponsive” toddler had sustained extensive injuries including “scratches, bruising and swollen knots on her head, neck, arms, stomach and legs.”
Sgt. Jody Tillery and emergency workers attempted to render aid. Rader was pronounced dead at 6:16 p.m. by Justice of the Peace Andy Isaacs.
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