Adrian Gonzalez: Photos, Details On Maddy Middleton's Accused Killer From 'Heavy'

A 15-year-old boy has been charged as an adult in the death of 8-year-old Madyson “Maddy” Middleton in Santa Cruz earlier this week, Santa Cruz District Attorney Jeff Rosell said today.

Adrian Jerry Gonzalez was charged with murder, kidnapping and sexual assault, Rosell said during a news conference outside the Santa Cruz County Courthouse this morning. The murder charge includes special circumstances involving sexual assault, kidnapping and lying in wait, Rosell said.

Gonzalez is being held at the Santa Cruz juvenile detention center and scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday, Rosell said.

Gonzalez and Maddy were acquaintances and neighbors who lived at a housing complex at the Tannery Arts Center campus at 1030 River St., police Chief Kevin Vogel said. Maddy was reported missing at 6:08 p.m. Sunday after she was seen an hour earlier playing with friends and riding her Razor scooter around the complex, Vogel said.

At 7:55 p.m. Monday, a Santa Cruz police detective found Maddy’s body concealed in a recycling bin in a first-floor garage at the complex, according to Vogel. More on today’s press conference here.

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Using the Instagram handle “Awkward Adrian,” the teen described himself as a 15-year-old “yoyoer” from Santa Cruz. Gonzalez had 428 followers and one of his last posts on the account, that has since been deleted said, “The Dreams in which I’m Dying are the Best ...”

Link to postings and photos regarding the accused 15 year old are here from online site Heavy:

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