Sacramento man who fled to Los Angeles with infant convicted of her murder, assault
A Sacramento man who sparked a manhunt after the body of his baby daughter was found next to a Southern California dumpster was convicted of murder and assault on Wednesday, prosecutors said.
A Sacramento Superior Court jury found Alexander Echeverria, 27, guilty of second-degree murder in the death of his 8-month-old daughter, Alexia. They also convicted him of assault on a child resulting in death, Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho’s office said in a news release.
Echeverria took Alexia to Southern California from Sacramento on May 26, 2019, refusing pleas from family members to bring her back, Ho’s office said.
The infant’s body was found in a car seat behind a trash bin in the city of Bellflower, according to previous Bee reporting.
As the hunt for him grew, Echeverria fled to Mexico but surrendered at the U.S. border in early June 2019. He was extradited to face trial in Sacramento County, and has been held in the county’s Main Jail since, records show.
Echeverria faces a maximum punishment of 25 years to life in prison, the D.A.’s Office said. He is scheduled to be sentenced May 30.
