Overview
- New Britain police filed counts of tampering with physical evidence and improper disposal of a body against Jonatan Nanita, citing an Oct. 8 tip that he moved a storage tote later found to contain the child’s remains.
- Police say the tote was taken from woods near a cemetery to an abandoned Clark Street property in New Britain, where investigators recovered the decomposed body.
- Nanita is held on bonds totaling more than $5.7 million after an Oct. 22 court appearance in New Britain, with another hearing set for next Tuesday.
- Investigators believe the girl died in fall 2024 in Farmington following prolonged abuse, her body was kept in a basement, and it was moved when the family relocated to New Britain in March.
- Search warrants state Karla and Jackelyn Garcia described regular zip-tie restraint and food denial, with Karla allegedly saying she and Nanita stopped feeding the child about two weeks before Sept. 19, 2024, while an autopsy noted malnourishment and no recent traumatic injuries.