Tag: courts
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Cotter brothers charged on 125 counts of corpse abuse in Davis Mortuary case
The authorities on Thursday arrested former Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter and his brother, Chris, and charged them with 125 counts of corpse abuse. The arrests occurred nearly a year after the two came under the public spotlight when state inspectors found 24 decomposing bodies hidden inside a secret room at their privately owned funeral…
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Cotter brothers arrested in Davis Mortuary funeral home case
Former Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter and his brother, Chris, have been arrested in connection to the Davis Mortuary case, law enforcement officials announced Thursday. The brothers came under the public spotlight after state inspectors found 24 decomposing bodies hidden inside a secret room at their privately owned funeral home, Davis Mortuary, in late August…
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Appeals court clarifies offense of impersonating a peace officer
Colorado’s second-highest court clarified in June that a person commits the offense of impersonating a peace officer if they engage in “any conduct” while pretending to be law enforcement. In a case out of El Paso County, Richard James Coulier II and a neighbor negotiated the sale of an inoperable vehicle in the neighbor’s front…
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Appeals court clarifies offense of impersonating a peace officer
Colorado’s second-highest court clarified in June that a person commits the offense of impersonating a peace officer if they engage in “any conduct” while pretending to be law enforcement. In a case out of El Paso County, Richard James Coulier II and a neighbor negotiated the sale of an inoperable vehicle in the neighbor’s front…
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Colorado Springs police sued after deadly shooting
Editor’s note: This story has corrected the location of the shooting along with the accurate location of the firearm found on Alex Martinez-Sarmiento. The family of a man shot three times in the back by a Colorado Springs police officer is seeking justice after their loved one was killed in the incident. The shooting unfolded…
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Colorado law allowing lawsuits against ‘conversion therapy’ providers takes effect July 1
With a new law taking effect July 1, Colorado is creating a legal pathway for people to sue licensed providers of conversion therapy even as debate over the practice’s constitutionality continues in the wake of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Under House Bill 1322, individuals can bring a cause of action for claims of…
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Judge blocks Colorado’s proposed ban on using SNAP benefits for soda
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Colorado and several other states from enforcing a proposed “Healthy Choice Waiver” that would have barred Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients from using their benefits to buy soda and other sugary drinks. Under the waiver, SNAP users would have been prohibited from purchasing sweetened beverages with less than…
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Judge blocks Colorado’s proposed ban on using SNAP benefits for soda
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Colorado and several other states from enforcing a proposed “Healthy Choice Waiver” that would have barred Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients from using their benefits to buy soda and other sugary drinks. Under the waiver, SNAP users would have been prohibited from purchasing sweetened beverages with less than…
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‘An absolute joke’: Sexual assault charges dropped in Colorado Springs sex trafficking case
A Colorado Springs mother of a disabled woman allegedly manipulated into prostitution that almost killed her may not get the justice she was seeking. Going by C.M. to protect her daughter’s identity, the mother sought a trial for the man she believes is responsible for sexually assaulting and trafficking her daughter, who has intellectual and…
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Grand jury indicts Florence prison investigator on charges of providing over 400 vapes, 100 phones to inmate
An investigator at the federal prison in Florence is accused of taking cash and alcohol in exchange for giving hundreds of contraband items to an inmate, according to a grand jury indictment obtained by The Gazette. Bureau of Prisons Special Investigative Services Lt. Michael Popma was arrested by Department of Justice special agents in Cañon…