Second teenager charged in Cimarron Hills homicide
El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a second suspect, Simon Botros, 19, in connection with a homicide in Cimarron Hills on July 7, the agency announced on Thursday.
Michael Fell, 39, was fatally shot around midnight in the 2300 block of Reed Grass Way. He died despite life-saving attempts by first responders.
Botros was charged with second-degree murder and robbery in the shooting.
The other suspect, Damonte Linwood, 18, is facing 29 charges, including the same two Botros is charged with, and was arrested in Aurora on July 16. Linwood is set to appear in an El Paso County courtroom on Aug. 10, and Botros is scheduled for Sept. 9.
No information on what linked either suspect to the crime was provided by the Sheriff’s Office.
The investigation remains ongoing, and anyone with information can call the Sheriff’s Office tip line at 719-520-7777.
The new charges mean Botros is facing criminal cases by both the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and Colorado Springs Police Department.
He and two other people allegedly robbed two teenagers and an adult at gunpoint on May 21. Botros was arrested by the FBI and Aurora police SWAT team in the city on July 16, according to previous Gazette reporting.





