Tag: murder
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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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Denver murder conviction reversed for incomplete self-defense instruction
Colorado’s second-highest court reversed a defendant’s murder conviction last week because a Denver judge gave an incomplete instruction to the jury about the man’s right to self-defense. Donald R. Gonzales and Gary McLaughlin met up in a Capitol Hill parking lot one night in May 2021 for a sexual encounter in Gonzales’ car. According to…
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Lakewood man arrested on suspicion of murdering wife
A Lakewood man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife, who was a Jefferson County art teacher. Lindsey Barnett, 37, was found dead in a residence located in the 1700 block of South Welch Circle early Thursday morning, Lakewood Police Department officials said in a Friday news release. Barnett served both Hutchinson and…
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Federal judge rejects constitutional claims, ‘expressions of hatred’ by Club Q defendant
A federal judge rejected a defendant’s claims that he received constitutionally ineffective assistance of counsel while facing federal hate crime and firearms charges for murdering five people at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub in 2022. Anderson Lee Aldrich is serving multiple lifetime sentences in prison on state murder charges, plus an effective life sentence for…
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Secret orders, requests for recusal bog down Colorado’s death penalty prosecution
Colorado’s only criminal case in which federal prosecutors are actively pursuing the death penalty has taken unusual turns in recent weeks, with defense attorneys continuing to challenge the judge’s ability to hear the case and the judge issuing orders not available for public viewing. Ishmael Petty stands accused of killing a fellow inmate at the…
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Trial in 3-year-old double murder case postponed, judge says she’s ‘so sorry’
The trial of a man accused of a 2023 double homicide has been postponed until Aug. 10 after presentation of new evidence. Just before jury selection was set to begin Monday in Kevin Patterson’s murder trial, prosecuting attorney Jeff Harwood stated that Patterson’s defense team discovered bullet holes at the scene last week that had…
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Former state Senate candidate arrested in Colorado Springs murder
Editor’s note: This story has been updated regarding endorsements for Timothy Arvidson going back to his state Senate campaign in 2024. Colorado Springs police arrested a former state Senate candidate for allegedly shooting and killing a man in the 1900 block of Calle Da Seville on Sunday, according to a news release by the department.…
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Man faces murder charge in death of woman at Colorado Springs motel
Timothy O’Brien, 60, was arrested on Monday by Colorado Springs police in connection with the death of Lauren Jensen-Green, 65, in a motel last week, the department announced. Police had responded to the 1700 block around 11:30 a.m. May 20 after a report of a deceased person, according to previous Gazette reporting. Jensen-Green was found…
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Man, 22, identified as victim of fourth Colorado Springs homicide in 2026
Colorado Springs police on Thursday identified the victim of a homicide on April 17 as 22-year-old Marley Day. Danna Corral-Montelongo, 23, is accused of shooting Day in the torso during a disturbance just after 11:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of East Buena Ventura Street near the Patty Jewett Golf Course, police said. Police arrested…
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10th Circuit upholds dismissal of Barry Morphew’s civil lawsuit against prosecutors, investigators
The Denver-based federal appeals court agreed on Monday that Barry Morphew, who now stands accused for a second time of murdering his wife, failed to state viable claims against the government officials involved in his first, unsuccessful prosecution. Morphew was arrested in May 2021, almost a year after his wife, Suzanne Morphew, disappeared. State prosecutors…