Overview
- New Britain police charged Jonatan Nanita with tampering with evidence and improper disposal of a body, booking him Oct. 22 as he remains held on bonds exceeding $5.7 million with a court appearance set for next week.
- An anonymous tip alleged Nanita retrieved a tote from woods near a cemetery and left it behind an abandoned Clark Street property, where investigators later found the child’s remains.
- Unsealed warrants describe a photo showing the child restrained with zip ties and quote Karla Garcia as saying she and Nanita stopped feeding her about two weeks before a Sept. 19, 2024 death date she cited.
- Autopsy findings cited in the warrants report significant malnourishment and no recent traumatic injuries that would account for the death.
- Police records show four noise-related calls to the family’s Farmington home from September to February without officers noting concerns, as DCF released a timeline of prior involvement and the January video check.