Santa Cruz teen charged as adult in brutal homicide of 8-year-old
SANTA CRUZ >> Adrian Jerry “A.J.” Gonzalez, a 15-year-old boy from Santa Cruz, has been charged as an adult for the killing, sexual assault and kidnapping of 8-year-old Madyson Jordan Middleton.
Santa Cruz County District Attorney Jeff Rosell said the severity of the case, in which Maddy, according to the charging document was tied up, beaten, strangled, raped, killed and dumped in a garage recycling bin, merited a charge in superior court rather than juvenile court.
“We’re confident in the charges we filed and that’s what justice demands,” Rosell said, crediting law enforcement for the quick resolution of the case.
Rosell said, “I can’t remember any 15-year-old with these specific charges,” which include six felonies including murder, forcible rape with great bodily injury and kidnapping by lying in wait.
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