Tag: 4th judicial district
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Ruling on Deborah Nicholls’ bond hearing pushed out 3 weeks
It won’t be until later in September when a judge is likely to rule on if a Colorado Springs mother will be allowed to bond out of jail after her conviction for killing her three children was overturned. Deborah Nicholls, 59, who now goes by Baumgardner, stands accused of first-degree murder after a fire engulfed…
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DA justifies CSPD officers in fatally shooting man at McDonald’s
The deadly shooting of a man by Colorado Springs police officers at a McDonald’s was ruled justified by the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office on Monday, the office announced in a news release. The ruling determined officers Daniel White, Mitchell Mueller and Michael Dauchy did not violate the law in shooting Benjamin Greenfield, 40, as…
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Colorado Springs mother Deborah Nicholls’ murder conviction overturned
A Colorado Springs mother convicted in 2008 of murdering her three children in a house fire might get a new trial after a judge ruled that prosecutors withheld key evidence that could have impacted the jury’s verdict. Deborah Nicholls, whose conviction was overturned Saturday, is scheduled to be transferred to the El Paso County jail…
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Defendant’s competency in question in El Paso County case involving slain Army police officer
It will be another 60 days before a 4th Judicial District court determines if a man charged in the shooting death of an Army police officer is competent to proceed in his case. Judge Erin Sokol granted a request Wednesday to have the defendant, Cameron Burton, undergo a third and final mental health evaluation before…
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Judge approves testimony alleging that Carlos’ Bistro owner made unwanted sexual advances
New testimony admitted into evidence Thursday claims that the owner of Carlos’ Bistro forcefully kissed an 18-year-old after making sexual advances toward her years ago. Carlos Echeandia, 62, was arrested in December 2025 in connection with the sexual assault of a server trainee at his award-winning restaurant in Colorado Springs. The woman accused him of…
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Colorado Springs police officers justified in shooting, wounding man, DA rules
Two Colorado Springs police officers were justified in shooting a suspect who shot and wounded one of the officers and reached for the other officer’s gun, according to a decision letter released Wednesday by the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Officers Daniel Mork and Steven Mibert pursued Michael Foster on Feb. 2 after he exited…
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6 indicted on drug-trafficking charges in Pikes Peak region, 300,000 fentanyl pills seized
Editor’s note: This article was updated to reflect corrections issued by the District Attorney’s office on July 10 regarding the amount of and type of drugs seized. A grand jury in El Paso County indicted six people after law enforcement seized over 300,000 suspected fentanyl pills, heroin and other drugs, the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s…
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Fort Carson soldier arrested in court after attending school graduation amid child sexual abuse case
Sgt. 1st Class Marquez Parker was taken into custody in an El Paso County courtroom on Monday after his bond was raised to $150,000 by a judge for allegedly violating his protection order in a child sexual abuse case. Judge Amy Cullen Cano partially based her ruling on new allegations that Parker did not follow…
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CSPD officer justified in shooting woman, District Attorney’s Office says
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the definition of a “loaded” shotgun. The shooting of a woman who attempted to grab a loaded duty shotgun in a Colorado Springs police vehicle during a call for service on Jan. 31 was ruled justified by the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, the office announced…
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Former Colorado public defender sentenced for sexually assaulting child
A man accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old while working as a Colorado public defender was sentenced to 10 years to life in prison by an El Paso County judge on Thursday, according to a news release by the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Thomas Cushing, 27, pleaded not guilty to one charge he faced,…