Overview
- Millete, who was found guilty of first‑degree murder on July 9, 2026, pleaded guilty Monday to possessing an unregistered assault weapon, a change that removed a legal bar to immediate sentencing.
- Judge Enrique Camarena set a combined sentencing hearing for Sept. 29, 2026, after the weapons plea, with the judge to decide whether any terms run consecutively or concurrently.
- The murder conviction carries a statutory term of 25 years to life and the weapons count adds up to three years, and Millete will receive credit for roughly five years already spent in custody.
- Prosecutors built their case on circumstantial evidence such as surveillance of Maya entering the home, phone records, journal entries and online searches, while the defense stressed there was no body, murder weapon or eyewitness.
- Maya Millete’s remains remain missing and investigators say there is no evidence she is alive, and defense plans for motions or appeals could still delay final sentencing and affect when the judge imposes any prison term.