Tag: first degree murder
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EDITORIAL: Murder lite? It could become Colorado law
Let’s hope political pragmatism, if nothing else, prevails over the political fringe and its latest attempt at the Capitol to decriminalize crime. Notably, its pending legislation, narrowly approved by a House committee last week, to effectively eliminate “murder one.” Granted, it’s too much to expect the dogma-driven disciples of “justice reform” in the legislature to…
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Pueblo police arrest 20-year-old in connection with August homicide
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Authorities arrested Alehandro Chacon, 20, on Wednesday and charged him with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Andrea Martinez, 47, according to a news release from the Pueblo Police Department on Friday. After obtaining a warrant, Pueblo police and the U.S. Marshals Service located…
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Judge denies lowering bond for teen facing 8 attempted murder charges in drive-by shooting
An El Paso County judge denied reducing the bond for a 19-year-old facing a slew of charges after allegedly opening fire on a Colorado Springs residence with eight people inside, including a baby, in early April. Ruben Sandoval, 19, was charged with eight counts of attempted murder with “extreme indifference” after his May arrest, court…
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Fatal Colorado Springs stabbing captured on video, court documents reveal
Court documents reveal the fatal stabbing of Camden Mills on Tuesday night was recorded on a residential camera. Early Wednesday morning Colorado Springs police arrested Daveione Manning, 22, on suspicion of first-degree murder for a stabbing that occurred at Greentree Village Apartments near North Academy Boulevard and North Carefree Circle. According to Manning’s arrest warrant,…
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Tri-Lakes area man turns himself in to police after claiming to have killed his wife
A Tri-Lakes area man turned himself in to police on Sept. 1 after calling 911 and claiming to have killed his wife, law enforcement officials said. Stephen Chan, 79, faces first-degree murder and kidnapping charges, according to a news release from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Just before 7 a.m. on Sunday, EPCSO operators…
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Colorado Springs man turns himself in to police after claiming to have killed his wife
A Colorado Springs man turned himself in to police on Sunday after calling 911 and claiming to have killed his wife, law enforcement officials said. Stephen Chan, 79, faces first-degree murder and kidnapping charges, according to a news release from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Just before 7 a.m. on Sunday, EPCSO operators received…
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18-year-old woman identified as victim in suspicious death in rural El Paso County
The woman who died last week under suspicious circumstances in unincorporated El Paso County had gone to the alleged killer’s residence and was reportedly put into a chokehold and died, arrest affidavit records show. Jorge Meza-Alarcon Jr., 26, faces first-degree murder charges for allegedly killing Annabelle Floren-Wyant, 18, in his residence at the 13000 block…
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Club Q shooter expected to plead guilty, accept sentence in federal case
Anderson Aldrich, the convicted killer in the Club Q mass shooting, is set to enter a guilty plea and accept a prison sentence on June 18 in federal court, new court documents obtained reveal. On June 26, 2023, Aldrich pleaded guilty to 51 charges at the state level for killing five people at the Colorado…
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Man accused of 2022 killing at Colorado Springs 7/11 will face trial
The Colorado Springs man recently found competent to stand trial for killing a man at a 7/11 in 2022 appeared in court on Friday for his preliminary hearing on a charge of first degree murder. Tyrek Williams, 23, appeared to court handcuffed to a wheelchair with a spit guard covering his mouth and his attorneys…