(grant) the man accused in the july 20-15 rape and murder of 8-year old "maddie" middleton... has pleaded ánot guilty to the crimes in santa cruz. as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, the case is bogged down by delays over how the suspect will be tried. adrian gonzalez/defendant "....do you understand what we are doing here today? yes. do you understand you have a right to a preliminary examination within 60 days? yes....18 year old adrian "a..j." gonzalez entered a plea of not guilty monday to charges of murder with a special allegation of lying in wait, kidnapping, forcible rape and lewd acts with a child. the child was 8- year-old madyson "maddy" middleton, whose body was found in a dumpster outside her home in santa cruz in july of 2015. gonzalez was fifteen when the crimes occurred but prosecutors want him tried as an adult. recently approved prop 57 however, says a judge, not district attorneys shoud make that call. a judge has since sided with prosecutors but the defense has appealed that ruling.larry biggam/public defender ".....this kid never has a therapist or a

the suspect accused in the murder of 8 year old maddie middleton goes before a judge.... why his defense team says he should not be tried as an adult. mounting allegations of sexual assault against a south bay city council member. and growing calls for him to resign. (pam) breaking news at 8. a three- point- five earthquake rattles the bay area.... it happened just before 7-30 this evening ... and was felt from san francisco to vallejo.(pam) thank you for joining us i'm pam moore.(ken) and i'm ken wayne... the epicenter of this quake was in the east bay. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now ...lawrence was this on the hayward fault? lawrence karnow: low clouds and fog were very slow to burn off today and as a result temperatures wiere cooler. highs today were mainly in the 60s. doppler radar is tracking some thunderstorms over the sierra. if you're headed in that direction be careful and prepared for more thunderstorms and dangerous lightning stikes throught the middle of the week. on the satellite you can see low pressure over nevada. there's another weak low

year-old maddy middleton feels after today )s court hearing for her accused killer. it looks like the case is all on hold again, while the public defender appeals a judge )s ruling t >>> justice delayed. the case is all on hold again while the public defender appeals a judge's ruling that adrian gonzalez be tried as an adult. >>> it was two and a half years ago that the body was found dumped and murdered. damian was there when the family learned they have to wait again. >> the family of maddie says they've been waiting too long for justice. now with the appeal by the defense, their frustration is only growing. >> adrian gonzalez sat in the courtroom today wearing the colors of an adult inmate. tunneled new law, the case needed a hearing to see if a judge agreed with the move. after nine weeks, a judge agreed and moved gonzalez back to adult court. >> talking about one of the most heinous krips will this county has ever seen. raping, kidnapping, and brutally murdering a child and then dumping her body with complete disregard for anything. >> gonzalez was 15 years owed

maddy middleton was found in a dumpster outside her home in santa cruz back in july of 2015.lice arrested adrian gonzalez. he was just 15-years old at the time. gonzalez is set to return to court on july 31st. ( darya ) no decision yet from a sacramento judge on whether to make search and arrest warrants public in the golden state killer case. the man accused of being the serial killer was in court yesterday. and for the first time... joseph deangelo did not use a wheelchair. deangelo is accused of at least a dozen murders.... and nearly 50 rapes in the 1970's and 1980's. ( james ) students at sonoma state university are worried about their safety after a deadly stabbing on campus. 19-year-old tyler bratton of santa rosa has been arrested in connection to the stabbing. police say bratton stabbed a 26-year-old man inside a dorm at sonoma state university on sunday. both men were not students. we spoke to a student who lives inside the dorm where the stabbing happened. she says she feared for her safety and reported it to police. <"they just said that they can't doing anything

the child was 8-year-old madyson "maddy" middleton, whose body was found in a dumpster outside her homenta cruz in july of 2015. gonzalez was fifteen when the crimes occurred but prosecutors want him tried as an adult. recently approved prop 57 however, says a judge, not district attorneys shoud make that call. a judge has since sided with prosecutors but the defense has appealed that ruling.larry biggam/public defender ".....this kid never has a therapist or a counselor in his entire life until after these horrific crimes. in my mind the village failed and missed many opportunities and he has responded well at juvenile hall..."jeff rosell/district attorney ".... the callousness of this crime, the premeditation, the sexual assault of an 8 year old, the callousness of all that and the way he disposed of her body are what makes this an appropriate case to be tried as an adult..."after spending almost two years in juvenile hall, gonzalez is now being held in the main jail. if tried and convicted in adult court, he faces life in prison. madyson's grandfather says her family is tired of wait

why prosecuters say the details of the maddie middleton murder...the reason the suspect should be tried as an adult. (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. (anny hong): typical "may gray" weather conditions with seasonably cool temperatures will persist over the region today in advance of an approaching upper level system. a few showers will be possible over the interior portions of the region wednesday morning as the weather system pushes inland. a drying and slight warming trend is then forecast late in the week under a weak ridge of high pressure. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. (robin) the young man accused in the 2015 rape and murder ofmaddy middleton was back in court ... two-and-a- half years after he was arrested andconfessed to the crime. as kron four's rob fladeboe reports, adrian gonzalez has pleaded not guilty.. amid a court battle over whether or not he should

(pam) the man accused of the 20-15 rape and murder of 8- year-old maddie middleton....s pleading not guilty. 18 year old adrian "a..j." gonzalez... has entered pleas of not guilty to the special allegation of lying in wait, kidnapping, forcible rape and lewd acts with a child. the child was 8-year-old madyson "maddy" madyson "maddy" middleton.. her body was found in a dumpster outside her home in santa cruz back in july of 2015. gonzalez is set to return to court for a preliminary hearing on july 31st. (grant) another big story tonight... accusers are turning up the heat on high school teacher and santa clara city councilman dominic caserta.(pam) it was last week, when allegations of sexual harassment surfaced.... all as caserta continues his campaign for santa clara county supervisor.(grant) now police are expanding their investigation, and the mayor is calling on caserta to step down. kron 4's dan kerman has more . sot capt. wahid kazem/santa clara police: 00-08 we have 9 reports on file in regards to caserta's behviors and actions a police investigation into accusati

the suspect accused in the murder of 8 year old maddie middleton goes before a judge....is defense team says he should not be tried as an adult. mounting allegations of sexual assault against a south bay city council member. and growing calls for him to resign.

it has been nearly three years since 8-year-old maddie middleton was raped and middled in santa cruz.the person accused is yet to enter a plea but could change today. adrian gonzalez is expected back in court today for yet another arraignment hearing. his lawyers are planning to appeal the judge's decision to try gonzalez as an adult. he's now 18 but he was 15 at the time of maddi's murder. >> happening today, expect to see protester outside of a b.a.r.t. board meeting. the family of a man shot and killed outside of the oakland station in january will be out there. now we reported in martha the officer who pulled that trigger is eligible for a promotion. charlene continutindle's family believes the shooting was racially motivated. they don't want the officer to be considered for the promotion. instead they want murder charges. the officer shot him three times in the back. police initially said he had a gun but body footage does not back up that claim. >>> it is affordable housing week. experts activists and city leaders will take on the housing issue. you want to pay attention to thes

." >>> it is nearly three years since 18-year-old maddy middleton was raped and murdered in santa cruz. the person accused of the brutal killing has yet to enter a plea in the case but that could change today. adrian gonzalez is expected back in court for another arraignment hearings. lawyers are planning to appeal the decision to try gonzalez as an adult. he's now 18 but he was 15 at the time of maddy's murder. >>> a violent weekend as san jose police investigate a shooting at a backyard party. this happened about 2:00 sunday morning on hound haven way in south san jose. that's near monterey road. police say when they arrived they found a man with a gunshot wound. he is in the hospital and witnesses say it appears a house party was taking place at the time of the shooting. so far police don't have suspects. >>> meantime, another shooting at a party in east palo alto. this happened jucst after 8:00 s an apartment complex on east o'keefe street. this is near high withway 101 a university avenue. one of them pulled out a gun and fired several times. that victim is recovering at the hospi

. >>> tomorrow, the teen accused of killing maddie middleton is scheduled to appear in court. a judge decided last year that a.j. gonzalez will stand trial as an adult. he was 17 at the time. during police interviews, he admitted on tape to killing his 8-year-old neighbor in july of 2015. the defense says he suffers from severe mental issues, including depression and autism. if convicted, he could spend the rest of his life in prison. >>> a backyard party in san jose turns violent as gunshots rang out sending one person to the hospital. this happened 2:00 this morning in south san jose. police say when officers arrived, they found an adult male hit with a bullet. he was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. witnesses say it appears a house party was taking place at the time of the shooting. several people in their late teens and early 20s were there. police are hoping maybe one of them could come forward and help them out here. police say so far they have no suspect. >>> shots fired at a party in east palo alto as well. this happened 8:00 last night in an apart

. >>> a teenager accused in the rape and murder of maddie middleton pleaded not guilty today.lured the little girl to his mother's apartment with ice cream, then rate -- raped her and stabbed her. >> i think the crime overwhelmed the judge, and i understand that. but when you look at the kid, i don't believe that the state proved that he is not amenable. >> the court made the same determination that we made before, that it is absolutely appropriate for him to be tried as an adult. >> he is facing charges of murder with the special charge of being lying in wait. >>> some nursing homes are introducing new programs and training to stop bullying. experts say that seniors who see their independence starting to disappear may bully other residents to regain power. that behavior may include name- calling or spreading rumors. this senior city -- senior -- center in san francisco has the second year of a two year training program there and staffers are seeing a change. >> they tell me this only happens in high school. that is not true. it is happening everywhere, and as a mother, the l

. >>> the teenage accused in a rain and murder of 8 yearly maddie middleton three years ago pleaded notutors say gonzales, now 18 years old, lured the little girl to his mother's apartment with ice cream, and rained and stabbed her. -- raped and stabbed her. an appeal court is considering whether to overturn a ruling that he be tried as an adult. >>> stocks were slightly higher on wall street on signs of cooling trade tensions. dow has been up for 8 consecutive sessions. nasdaq was up 8 points, s & p 500 up 2 points. tesla ceo musk is criticizing coverage of a crash in utah involving a model s. the driver in the crash admitted she was looking at the phone and had the auto pilot feature engaged when her car hit a stopped fire truck at an intersection. musk says he's frustrated that tens of thousands of crashes happen every year involving other car makers with what he says is little coverage. he pointed out the driver in the utah crash only suffered a broken foot, even though her car slammed into the fire truck going 60 miles an hour. >>> it's the second leading reason people call uber or

. >>> the santa cruz teenager accused of killing 8-year-old maddie middleton three years ago was in court to enter a plea. adrian gonzalez pleaded not guilty to all charges. in 2015, gonzalez lured the eight-year-old girl to his mother's apartment and relationshippedded her and stabbed her to death. he was 15 but he was arrested but is now being charged as an adult. his attorney says the judge misapplied the law and focused more on -- the attorney hopes that the court of appeals will reverse the ruling to have him tried as an adult. >> i think the crime overwhelmed the judge and i understand that. but if you look at the kid, i don't believe that the state showed or proved that he is not ameddable and that is not his burden of proof. i don't think that is made. the court disagrees with me. i respect the court but i disagree. >> the court heard nine weeks of ed and made the same determination we made before which is it is absolutely appropriate to be tried as an adult. >> gonzalez's' attorney hopes he can get a ruling from the court in three months. >>> almost like your life is on hold. >>

in 2015 prosecutors say he kidnapped and raped and murdered his neighbor, 8-year-old maddy middleton. he went from juvenile court to adult court and a judge just ruled that adult court is where he belongs. the prop 37 took that authority away from the district attorney and gave it to the court and that is why they had the prolonged hearing of nine weeks, but the defense disagrees with the judge and plans to appeal the ruling this week. >> the grounds for the appeal are essentially that, that he misapplied the law and focused more on the crime and less so on the child or the kid and prop 57 wants to give more kids who commit serious crimes treatment and rehabilitation rather than pure punishment. >> he's charged with all sorts of things, sexual assault, kidnapping, premeditation and he lured her with the promise of ice cream, just as horrible as it gets. >> reporter: today gonzalez pled not guilty to the charges in adult court. the prosecutor said prop 57 delayed the entire process in this case. he'll be back in court on july 31st. i spoke briefly with mattie middleton's grandfather an

. >> it's been three years since maddy middleton was raped and mur murdered in santa cruz. adrian gonzalez is expected back in court today for yet another arraignment hearing. his lawyers are planning to appeal the judge's decision to try gonzalez as an adult. he was 15 at the time of maddy's murder. >>> contra costa county is holding a meeting for poll workers, still time to signed up. they sent out this recruiting tweet featuring will smith. it is serious work poll makers make 125 and inspectors make $230. if you're biling you'll, you can make an extra ten dollars. look foring for poll workers, i coming up quickly nch the president fulfilled a campaign promise, the u.s. embassy is opening in jerusalem. >> scott mcgrew, the celebration already under way. >> indeed it is. i have the latest pictures for you out of the holy city. president trump formally recognized jerusalem as the capital of israel back in december and said our embassy would move there. there we see jared kushner. other presidents have been reluctant to do this because palestinians who want to claim jerusale