Family members were furious with the state’s corrections system after learning the suspect accused of killing a Utah handyman and father should have been behind bars after repeatedly violating the terms of his parole.
2News Investigates has uncovered Martinez may not have been killed if it were not for a series of missteps by the Utah Department of Corrections Adult Probation and Parole. He said Valdez, Jr. had a violent criminal past, and it should have been no surprise that he would lash out again.Valdez, Jr. had several stints in prison over the years from violent criminal episodes.
The statement also indicates he told her he was on his way to kill her and the boys and wanted to get shot by police. West Valley City Police had a warrant from the Board of Pardons and Parole to arrest the Sureños gang member for strangling his mother, assaulting his friend, repeatedly threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend and punching holes in the door earlier that day.During a parole hearing the next year, Valdez, Jr.’s problems with mental illness and drug addiction were discussed in addition to the death threats he made against his ex-girlfriend.
It says right in his parole agreement and the parents agree that when he comes to live there, there cannot be any firearms on the premises.” "The form doesn't ask for a driver's license number, or a social security number the agent could plug into Utah Criminal Justice Information System to verify if the person filling out the application is who they say they are. This should have flagged Valdez's mom as a victim of his and could have made them think twice about where he would live once paroled."Valdez, Jr. was granted parole a third time on Aug. 20, 2019.
He paroled back to the same house where his mother was the victim. AP&P allowed him to parole to the same house,” the whistleblower said. “He should have never been allowed to parole there with the history he had there.
Then on May 28, AP&P Agents Wager and Smith were at Valdez’s home. Wager noted, “He is doing very well.” Valdez, Sr. also told Det. Tan that he believed his son was high on methamphetamine three to four weeks before the killing. He couldn't be 100% sure, but he could see it in his eyes, Valdez, Sr. said. He told the detective he questioned his son about it but he said, "No, dad." Valdez, Sr. said he could tell and that he "wasn't born yesterday." He admitted that his son didn't have a job, which is one among many conditions of his parole agreement.
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