The Pima County Attorney\u2019s Office announced on Wednesday afternoon that he had taken his own life the night prior.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is obviously extraordinarily complicated and we extend our deepest sympathies and sorrow to all the loved ones who have suffered the loss of this beautiful baby girl and now another loss to his family,\u201d Pima County Attorney Laura Conover said in a video<\/a> released to media outlets.<\/p>\n Last month<\/a>, Scholtes agreed to plead guilty to second-degree murder in the case. He was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday morning to be taken into custody, but failed to appear, according to ABC15<\/a>.<\/p>\n His sentence would have been between 20 and 30 years with no chance of parole.<\/p>\n \u201cThis little girl\u2019s voice was nearly silenced because justice was not served appropriately this morning,\u201d Conover said. \u201cBut it has not and will not be silenced due to the hard work of the people who work here at the Pima County Attorney\u2019s Office.\u201d<\/p>\n Details of 2-year-old Arizona girl\u2019s hot car death<\/p>\n Scholtes\u2019 daughter died on July 9, 2024<\/a>, after being left in a hot car outside of her home in Marana, north of Tucson, on a day where temperatures reached as high as 109 degrees.<\/p>\n Scholtes said he had parked the car in the home\u2019s driveway with the air conditioning running and that he left the girl in the car because she was sleeping.<\/p>\n ABC15 reported that investigators said Scholtes was in the living room of the home drinking, playing video games and watching pornography as his young daughter sat in the car.<\/p>\n However, after about three hours, the girl\u2019s mother came home and found her in the car, which was no longer running.<\/p>\n The mother noticed the child was motionless, called 911 and began performing CPR.<\/p>\n Northwest Fire District firefighters attempted their own life-saving measures and took the girl to Banner University Medical Center in Tucson, where she died.<\/p>\n Three days later, Scholtes was charged with the girl\u2019s death.<\/p>\n Scholtes later moved to Maricopa County, according to ABC15.<\/p>\n The Maricopa County Medical Examiner\u2019s office told the Phoenix TV station that a report on his death will be available in 90 days.<\/p>\n Follow @J_Vinton52<\/a><\/p>\n We want to hear from you.<\/p>\n Have a story idea or tip? Pass it along to the KTAR News team here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n
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