Author: Mackenzie Bodell mackenzie.bodell@gazette.com
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Federal and state cases for alleged Planned Parenthood shooter remain in limbo
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nearly 10 years after a shooting at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood center left three people dead and more injured, delays continue for the alleged gunman in both state and federal courts. Attorneys appeared in district court Tuesday for a short hearing that gave few…
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Teller County fire suspect competent to face trial, judge rules
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Teller County judge ruled that the woman accused of sparking the Highland Lakes fire that burned more than 150 acres near Divide last year is competent to proceed to trial. Lowa Tillitt, 77, also referred to as Lacey Tillitt in public records, was arrested…
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Hired security accused in Colorado Springs party shooting enters plea
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 22-year-old man accused of shooting at partygoers during a February birthday celebration in Colorado Springs after being hired as security pleaded not guilty to the charges Friday. Authorities arrested Dominic Nalley April 24 in connection with the Feb. 1 non-fatal shooting. According to his arrest…
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DEA raid in Colorado Springs nets five ICE arrests amid Mexican drug cartel allegations
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Drug Enforcement Administration executed two search warrants Thursday morning at an apartment complex in eastern Colorado Springs that was allegedly being used to distribute drugs by Mexican cartel members, the agency said. According to Kameron Korte with the DEA, the raid on the Village East…
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More delays for Highland Lakes arson suspect, awaiting ruling on competency
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The woman accused of sparking the Highland Lakes wildfire that burned over 150 acres last year has seen several delays in her criminal proceedings, with Monday’s hearing bringing another. Lowa Tillitt, 77, also referred to as Lacey Tillitt in public records, was arrested Jan. 16…
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Return to Nature: Carie Hallford enters plea deal, remains a ‘liar’ to one family
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER • Carie Hallford, who was ready to go to trial on more than a dozen counts of wire fraud connected to a case of deception that resulted in the decomposition of nearly 190 bodies at the Return to Nature Funeral Home, entered a guilty…
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Second suspect in 2022 Old Stage Road homicide sentenced to prison
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The woman convicted of accessory charges related to the May 2022 murder of her cousin on Old Stage Road was sentenced to five years in state prison on Thursday. Laina Curtis, 40, turned herself in to law enforcement in October 2022 shortly after her boyfriend…
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4th Judicial district attorneys disqualified in Springs Rescue Mission stabbing case due to ‘extreme’ statements
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A statement made by one of the prosecutors in a Springs Rescue Mission stabbing case resulted in both him and the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office being taken off the case, an El Paso County judge ruled Tuesday. Rocky West, 34, is facing a single…
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CSPD officer has intimidation, protection order violation charges dismissed
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Springs police officer has now seen two of his cases related to accusations of sexual misconduct involving a child, victim intimidation and violation of a protection order dropped, with his 4th Judicial District case dismissed and sealed as of Monday. Woodland Park filed charges…
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Judge denies multiple defense motions for man accused of double homicide
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Interconnected motions requesting that some of the charges faced by the man accused of killing two people in Colorado last year before fleeing the state be moved back to Park County were denied by an El Paso County judge Friday. Johnny Morris, 47, faces homicide…