Tag: courts
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Man tied to near-fatal Colorado Springs shooting pleads not guilty
A man pleaded not guilty to his attempted murder charges Wednesday in connection with a Colorado Springs shooting that nearly killed a 23-year-old woman. Chase Edwards, 26, was arrested in late February after Colorado Springs Police Department investigators tied him to the shooting, which happened after the woman and her two friends left a car…
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11th Judicial DA’s Office makes discovery practice reforms after violations
After being removed from a double murder and kidnapping case for discovery violations across 23 different cases, 11th Judicial District Attorney Jeff Lindsey announced his office is implementing reforms. Lindsey and his office were removed from a Fremont County case on July 13 by Judge Lauren Swan, who called the violations an “egregious” pattern that’s…
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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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Colorado attorney general submits appeal over Letecia Stauch conviction reversal
It won’t be until September before the Colorado Supreme Court decides if it will hear an appeal over the decision to reverse the conviction of Letecia Stauch, who was sentenced to life in prison for murdering her 11-year-old stepson. Colorado attorney general spokesperson Lawrence Pacheco confirmed to The Gazette on Wednesday that the appeal was…
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Judge removes Fremont County DA from murder case
Discovery violations cited in at least 23 cases since former El Paso County prosecutor took over the office Eleventh Judicial District Attorney Jeffrey Lindsey and his entire office in Fremont County were removed from a double homicide and kidnapping case after a judge on Monday found multiple discovery violations. Eleventh Judicial District Judge Lauren Swan…
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10th Circuit upholds dismissal of ex-Teller County fire chief’s First Amendment lawsuit
The Denver-based federal appeals court agreed on July 7 that the former chief of the Florissant Fire Protection District could not prevail on the claim that his 2023 firing was retaliation for his First Amendment-protected activity. Erik Holt alleged the Teller County district’s directors terminated him because he cooperated with an investigation into potential election…
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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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Davis Mortuary co-owners out of jail after bond cut in half
The Cotter brothers are out of jail after a Pueblo County magistrate cut their bonds in half Friday. The Davis Mortuary co-owners spent 24 hours in jail before posting their $500,000 bond, court records show. Former Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter and his brother, Chris, face 125 counts of abuse of a corpse along with…
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Duo pleads not guilty in Colorado bludgeoning case
A duo accused of fatally bludgeoning two people in El Paso and Park counties in one day are scheduled for separate trials after pleading not guilty in El Paso County court. A multiagency investigation that lasted over a week led to the arrests of Johnny Morris, 48, and his alleged co-conspirator, 44-year-old Hailey Cole, in…
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Trump administration warns Jeffco Public Schools it will lose federal funding over transgender issue
The U.S. Department of Education on Friday warned Jeffco Public Schools it has 10 days to correct alleged Title IX violations over the Colorado district’s transgender policy or lose federal funding. The Notice of Impending Action is the latest development in an ongoing saga between the district and the federal government that started last year,…