Tag: courts
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Colorado doctors, dentists challenge state law on gender‑transition services in new federal lawsuit
A group of Christian doctors and dentists has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Colorado law they say requires them to provide gender‑transition services that conflict with their religious and ethical beliefs. The lawsuit, filed by the Christian Medical and Dental Associations and Button Family Practice of Cañon City, alleges that certain portions of Colorado’s…
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Charges advance in Colorado Springs motel murder
An El Paso County judge on Friday ruled that prosecutors had enough evidence to move forward with homicide charges against Timothy J. O’Brien, who is accused of bludgeoning a woman with a hammer in a Colorado Springs motel in May. O’Brien, 60, smoked methamphetamine with Lauren Jensen-Green, 65, before snapping at her for droning on…
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Colorado joins lawsuit challenging changes to Endangered Species Act
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Colorado once more joined a coalition of states challenging the Trump administration — this time on proposed rules regarding the Endangered Species Act. The pair of lawsuits challenge new rules made under Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, who earlier said the endangered species law has been abused by federal agencies for years in order to “obstruct…
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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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Cause of 2003 home fire that killed Deborah Nicholls’ kids discussed in bond hearing
The heart of what led to the conviction reversal of a Colorado Springs mother accused of killing her kids was discussed Friday during a hearing that will determine if the defendant can bond out of jail. Deborah Nicholls, 59, is charged over the deaths of her three children — 11-year-old Jay, 5-year-old Sophia and 3-year-old…
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Woman convicted in Fremont County double murder after original prosecutor disqualified
The final co-conspirator charged in the 2022 Phantom Canyon murders was found guilty by a Fremont County jury on Wednesday, nearly wrapping up a case that had two prosecution teams after the first one was disqualified. Toni Gurule, 45, was the last of three co-defendants found responsible for the deaths of Rodolfo “Rudy” Santillan-Reyes, 36,…
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Longtime feud led to murder inside gated Colorado Springs community, prosecutor says
The former Republican state Senate candidate accused of murdering a person inside his gated Colorado Springs community had a longtime feud he started with an involved neighbor, according to evidence reviewed in court Wednesday. “I was just so fed up,” Timothy Arvidson, 65, is heard saying during a call with his wife while in custody…
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Judge shoots down motion to dismiss theft case against former Fountain city councilwoman
A 4th Judicial District judge shot down former Fountain City Councilwoman Detra Duncan’s request to dismiss her public assistance theft case Tuesday. Duncan, 55, is accused of stealing over $37,000 in public assistance funds after El Paso County investigators claim they found forged documents they say Duncan used to file for food assistance, Medicaid and…
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New Year’s murder suspect said she ‘didn’t mean to hurt anybody,’ Colorado Springs detective testifies
A woman who stands accused of being the shooter responsible for a fatal 2025 New Year’s shooting allegedly told Colorado Springs police it was an accident. Colorado Springs police detective Ashton Gardner testified that defendant Brandy Cantu, 27, told him that she didn’t mean to fire off the round that killed 35-year-old Andrea Martinez outside…
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Alleged Colorado Springs street racers plead not guilty to vehicular homicide
A duo accused of an illegal street race that led to a fatal crash in Colorado Springs pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide charges. Leeanaya Martinez, 18, entered his plea in an El Paso County courtroom Wednesday morning. He and 48-year-old Jerome Archer, who pleaded not guilty July 29, are headed to trial unless they…