Judge, family in tears as father gets consecutive sentences in death of 12-year-old boy

Father Recounts Son's Death in Costa Mesa Collision

The father of a 12-year-old boy told jurors Wednesday he was jumping up and down and waving his arms while shouting to get the attention of a driver in a U-Haul pickup truck barreling down on his son in Costa Mesa before it slammed into the victim, killing him. Richard David Lavalle, 64, of Long Beach, is charged with second-degree murder in the Dec. 6, 2020, fatal collision with Noel Bascon at Junipero and Arlington drives. Glen Bascon said he …

Dad, 47, sentenced to life in prison after 'horrific' death of 12-year-old son

Shane Jesse Peterson, 47, was sentenced to life imprisonment following the death of his son, Gavin, who died on July 9, 2024, after suffering years of abuse and neglect.

Father sentenced in death of West Haven 12-year-old Gavin Peterson

OGDEN, Utah, May 7, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) — Shane Peterson, the father of 12-year-old Gavin Peterson, the West Haven boy who died in July 2024 from a prolonged pattern of child abuse, including severe malnutrition, has been sentenced to five years to life in prison. Add the consecutive sentences for four other charges he’s been convicted of and Peterson could spend the rest of his life behind bars. Peterson, 47, was ordered Tuesday by Second Dis…

Judge, family in tears as father gets consecutive sentences in death of 12-year-old boy

OGDEN, Utah (KSL.com) — A judge broke down in tears Tuesday while reading a report on the death of Gavin Peterson, a 12-year-old boy who died after years of abuse and malnutrition. At the same time, teachers, parents and family members of the West Haven boy also shed tears in the otherwise silent courtroom. Shane […]

Awful final photo of autistic boy, 4, tortured to death by dad's girlfriend...as she turns on waterworks in court

The tears of Crystal Stephens, 48, didn't prevent a judge from sentencing her to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the savage murder of little Brandon Steckler Jr.

Judge breaks down in tears in Utah court as she sentences dad to life in prison for ‘abuse death’ of his 12 year-old son

Shane Jesse Peterson, 47, was sentenced to up to life behind bars following the death of his son Gavin, who died on July 9, 2024 Delivering the sentence on Wednesday, the judge broke down in tears as she sentenced a father to life imprisonment for the horrific abuse death of his pre-teen son 12-year-old Gavin…