Tag: 4th judicial district
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Former Monument Academy teacher accused of murder will see trial
What truly happened before police arrived at a Patty Jewett neighborhood home to find one person dead and two injured from stab wounds on Halloween last year will be up to a jury to decide, an El Paso County judge ruled last week. Matthew Regnier, 34, is charged with several felonies, including first-degree murder, after…
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Former Monument Academy teacher accused of murder will see trial
What truly happened before police arrived at a Patty Jewett neighborhood home to find one person dead and two injured from stab wounds on Halloween last year will be up to a jury to decide, an El Paso County judge ruled last week. Matthew Regnier, 34, is charged with several felonies, including first-degree murder, after…
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Trial date set in 2024 death of 18-year-old woman in El Paso County
A June trial date was set Tuesday for the suspect in the August 2024 homicide that left Annabelle Floren-Wyant, 18, dead north of Falcon in unincorporated El Paso County. Jorge Meza-Alarcon Jr., 28, faces a single count of first-degree murder for allegedly killing Floren-Wyant in his residence in the 13000 block of Halleluiah Trail during…
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Fort Carson soldier accused of sexual assault, kidnapping tentatively set for trial
The Fort Carson soldier accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman last summer at Quail Lake had his case set for trial Monday, with an interim hearing scheduled to determine if he will take a plea deal before the jury is called. Caden Meade, 20, faces charges of felony kidnapping, sexual assault and menacing,…
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Colorado Springs mother accused of murder set for spring preliminary hearing
Kimberlee Singler, the Colorado Springs woman accused of drugging and killing two of her children in December 2023, won’t see a preliminary hearing until May because of a delay in the receiving of evidence. Singler’s case has been through many twists and turns since her arrest in the United Kingdom on Dec. 30, 2023, 11…
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4th District Attorney Michael Allen files candidacy for state AG
Fourth Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen will run for election as Colorado attorney general this year in hopes of broadening his judicial impact, he told The Gazette on Tuesday evening. “We’ve done some really great things over the last five years in the DA’s office and with 21 years in prosecution, I’ve got a lot…
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Preliminary hearing set for Carlos’ Bistro owner accused of sexual assault
The longtime owner of the award-winning Colorado Springs restaurant Carlos’ Bistro, accused of sexual assault on a waitress trainee, will appear in court next month for his preliminary hearing. Carlos Echeandia, 62, faces two counts of sexual assault and one misdemeanor count of sexual contact after allegations arose that he made unwanted sexual advances toward…
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‘Everything happens for a reason’: Veterans Trauma Court aims to help military members in times of need
Five years after he separated from the Army, Mark Bisset found himself in the Colorado criminal justice system. Bisset’s story started on April 9, 2022. According to past Gazette coverage of the case, the arrest stemmed from an alleged incident in which Bisset rode a four-wheeler to a property in the Indian Creek subdivision in…
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On the docket this week: Mother accused of murder, King Soopers homicide suspect back in court
Last week in court, the suspect in the October Uber homicide appeared in court for her preliminary hearing, and the woman allegedly behind the 2024 Highland Lakes fire was deemed incompetent for the second time. More hearings are in store for this week, including a court appearance for Kimberlee Singler and the man accused of…
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Preliminary hearing for Uber driver homicide suspect reveals new details, spring trial set
The Uber driver killed after being stabbed to death and dumped in a field north of Colorado Springs in October sustained about 60 stab wounds, and was reportedly partially paralyzed when the attack occurred, according to testimony in a preliminary hearing Friday. Khayla Dawson, 27, faces charges of first-degree murder, aggravated robbery and motor vehicle…