The estranged daughter of Christopher Scholtes, an Arizona man convicted of murder, filed a lawsuit against him days before he took his own life. According to court documents, a 17-year-old daughter from a previous marriage filed the suit against both Scholtes and his wife, Erica, on October 28, in the Superior Court of Arizona and …
An Arizona man who pleaded guilty his 2-year-old daughter’s death “took his own life” Wednesday morning ahead of sentencing. Christopher Scholtes, 38, was found dead when he failed to turn himself in after his guilty plea, as CrimeOnline previously reported. His sentencing had been scheduled for November 21. He faced up to 30 years in …
Christopher Scholtes, an Arizona man convicted of murder after leaving his tot daughter inside a hot car, has died. According to News 4 Tucson, Scholtes, 38, was scheduled for a court hearing on Wednesday, at the Pima County Superior Court, but failed to show up. Scholtes had been ordered to turn himself on Wednesday, with …
An Arizona man who left his 2-year-old daughter inside a van in 2024 pleaded guilty Wednesday, following a plea deal with Pima County prosecutors. According to the Pima County Attorney’s Office. Christopher Scholtes, 38, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, along with intentional child abuse likely to cause death or serious physical injury, in connection with …
An Arizona man entered a not guilty plea on Thursday in connection with last month’s hot-car death of his 2-year-old daughter. Christopher Scholtes remains out of custody despite being charged with first-degree murder and child abuse for his daughter’s July 9 death. KOLD reported that Schlotes was initially charged with second-degree murder, but a grand …
Charges against an Arizona father who got “distracted” playing PlayStation while his 2-year-old daughter died in a hot car have been upgraded. Christopher Scholtes, 37, now faces first-degree murder and child abuse charges after the Pima County grand jury reviewed his case. The indictment was signed on Thursday, according to KVOA News 4 Tucson. Scholtes’ …
The 16-year-old daughter of an Arizona man is speaking out three weeks after he allegedly left his 2-year-old daughter to die in a hot car. On July 9, Christopher Scholtes’ toddler died in a hot car parked outside their Marana home, where she was reportedly left for three hours. Scholtes has been charged with second-degree …
A 2-year-old Arizona girl died last Tuesday, and now, police say her father may have been playing video games while he left his daughter trapped inside a hot car. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Christopher Scholtes, 37, is accused of leaving his daughter, Parker, in a car parked outside their Marana home last week. Scholtes claimed …
An Arizona man was released from jail on Friday, days after his 3-year-old daughter reportedly died in a hot car. Christopher Scholtes, 37, was accused of leaving his daughter in a car parked outside their Marana home on Tuesday. Scholtes claimed he left his daughter in the car with the air conditioning on, but police …
An Arizona man has been charged with murdering his 2-year-old daughter who reportedly died in a hot car on Tuesday. The Arizona Daily Star reported that surveillance footage showed Christopher Scholtes, 37, arriving at a Marana home three hours before emergency crews responded to that location. Scholtes allegedly told authorities that he left his daughter …
