MONTROSE – A woman who was facing murder charges of a 4-month-old Montrose baby last year was released from Montrose County Jail to the custody of federal immigration officials. According to the Daily Sentinel, Maria Espinosa-Zavala had been behind bars since December 29th without bond until March 31st, when the charges of 1st Degree Murder [...]

Case pushed back. The Montrose woman accused of killing an infant she was babysitting won’t appear back in court until late February after the judge learned that her attorney has yet to receive the child’s autopsy files. The Daily Press says Maria Zavala-Espinosa is charged with first degree murder and fatal child abuse in the [...]

Babysitter faces murder. The babysitter accused of killing 4-month-old Angel Nieto was formally charged yesterday with murder. The Daily Press reports that Maria Espinosa-Zavala was arrested last week and now faces first-degree murder and child abuse charges. Angel died October 9th after being flown to a hospital in Denver. He was under the care of Espinosa-Zavala [...]

Babysitter faces murder charges. The babysitter accused of killing 4-month-old Angel Nieto was formally charged today with murder. The Daily Press reports that Maria Espinosa-Zavala was arrested last week and now faces first-degree murder and child abuse charges. Angel died October 9th. Source: Daily Press (Posted 11:27a) Trailer fire in GJ. Grand Junction firefighters responded [...]

An arrest has been made in the death of a 4-month-old Montrose boy. Last night Maria Zavala-Almanza (AKA: Maria Espinosa-Zavala) was arrested by Montrose PD on suspcion of manslaughter. She’s facing a $25,000 bond. On Thursday afternoon, October 7, 2010, Angel Nieto, a 4-month old male infant was brought to the emergency room of Montrose Memorial Hospital [...]

Update on infant death:: Montrose Police Officers received a 911 call of a disturbance at the 300 block of W. Main Street on Thursday October 7th, but the call was then upgraded to a child choking. Police Commander Gene Lillard says that upon the officers arrival the baby was unconscious. CPR was administered, but then [...]