Author: Lance Benzel
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Former Idaho nurse implicated in 2018 Kelsey Berreth murder released on parole
A former Idaho nurse who aided Teller County rancher Patrick Frazee after he brutally killed his fiancée Kelsey Berreth in Woodland Park was released on parole Tuesday after receiving a reduced sentence. Krystal Jean Kenney’s release from the Denver Women’s Correctional Facility came after she was resentenced to 18 months in prison for evidence tampering…
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Former Idaho nurse in Kelsey Berreth murder released on parole after resentencing
A former Idaho nurse who aided Teller County rancher Patrick Frazee after he brutally killed his fiancée Kelsey Berreth in Woodland Park was released on parole Tuesday after receiving a reduced sentence. Krystal Jean Kenney’s release from the Denver Women’s Correctional Facility came after she was resentenced to 18 months in prison for evidence tampering…
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‘Fresh start’ elusive for paroled double-killer Jacob Ind
Jacob Ind is a free man — not that it always feels that way. Six months after his release on parole in the 1992 killings of his parents in Woodland Park, Ind says the notoriety he gained as a “broken” 15-year-old has made it difficult to grasp the second chance he has longed for. “Door after…
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Traffic woes continue at east Colorado Springs traffic hub after water, gas lines rupture
A major intersection in east Colorado Springs is on pace to reopen Tuesday as crews address a water main break that also led to a damaged gas line, Colorado Springs Utilities said. Gas has been restored, but roughly 50 businesses were without water as the repairs were underway at North Academy Boulevard and Maizeland Road,…
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‘Fresh start’ elusive for paroled double-killer Jacob Ind
Jacob Ind is a free man — not that it always feels that way. Six months after his release on parole in the 1992 killings of his parents in Woodland Park, Ind says the notoriety he gained as a “broken” 15-year-old has made it difficult to grasp the second chance he has longed for. “Door after…
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Carjacker strikes during storm in Colorado Springs
A masked robber in Colorado Springs used Sunday’s powerful storm as cover to steal a car at gunpoint, police say. The carjacking occurred about 4:20 p.m. in the 1400 block of Harrison Road, on the city’s southeast side, Colorado Springs police said in a statement. The robber — wearing a black facemask and black hooded sweatshirt —…
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Massive late-winter storm halts travel across the Front Range
A late-winter storm halted travel across the Front Range on Sunday, closing Interstate 25 between Colorado Springs and Castle Rock and shutting down all six runways at Denver International Airport. A blizzard warning was in effect until midnight Sunday for much of Colorado’s Front Range, stretching from northern El Paso County to the Wyoming state…
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Denver’s RTD suspends buses, trains due to winter storm
The Regional Transportation District has suspended all bus and rail service in Denver and surrounding communities beginning at 7 p.m. Sunday, citing safety concerns amid a powerful snowstorm. “RTD will monitor the situation and determine when to resume service based on conditions and safety,” the agency said in a statement. “The agency will communicate this…
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Drunken driver hits pedestrian on sidewalk near downtown Colorado Springs: police
A person sitting outside an Ivywild neighborhood business was hit by a car Saturday after a drunken driver overshot a parking spot and drove onto the sidewalk, police said. The victim, who was seated outside a business in the 1800 block of South Nevada Avenue, suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries, Colorado Springs police said…
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Single ‘false move’ could doom Letecia Stauch at trial, experts say
Letecia Stauch’s plan to represent herself at trial in the killing of her 11-year-old stepson is fraught with pitfalls that could doom her chances with a jury, legal observers say. Between restrictions on her access to investigative files — spanning more than 26,000 pages of reports — and the byzantine rules governing courtroom procedure, Stauch,…