Tag: murder
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Man pleads guilty to murdering Colorado Springs man in ‘heat of passion’
A Colorado Springs man will face 20 to 32 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Matthew Helberg, 39, on Tuesday in an El Paso County courtroom. Howard Heyliger, 31, recounted to Judge Michael McHenry shooting Helberg on June 26 near East Platte Avenue and North Cedar Street after he…
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Brothers sentenced to decades in prison for Denver Aquarium drive-by shooting
Two brothers were each sentenced to multiple decades in prison Friday for a drive-by shooting that killed a teenager outside the Denver Aquarium in 2024. Antonio Vasquez and Jason Trujillo were sentenced to 40 and 20 years in prison, respectively, after each pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the Feb. 14, 2024 shooting that killed…
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Divided appeals court reverses murder convictions due to faulty self-defense instruction
Colorado’s second-highest court concluded last week that an incomplete self-defense instruction required the reversal of an El Paso County defendant’s murder convictions. Demetrius Montez Martin was among those present late at night at a club in Colorado Springs. An argument ensued and Martin got in his vehicle and drove off. Someone fired multiple gunshots in…
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Man found guilty of killing 3 of his Custer County neighbors in 2023
After three years, a quiet Custer County neighborhood finally has answers for who killed three of its residents. A jury on Thursday convicted 47-year-old Hanme Clark of fatally shooting three of his neighbors — Rob Geers, his wife, Beth Wade Geers, and James Daulton — over what authorities suspect was a land dispute in November…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear cases on insurance coverage for COVID, witness credibility
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that it will decide the degree to which a virus or other hazard must affect a commercial property before it can trigger loss-or-damage coverage under an insurance policy. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear a case on appeal. Currently, there is one…
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Colorado State Patrol arrests 2022 Colorado Springs murder suspect
Claudio Montijo Avila, 36, was arrested in Trinidad by Colorado State Patrol on Jan. 4 for the murder of 45-year-old Antonio Jiminez-Garibay, according to a news release by Colorado Springs police. Avila allegedly shot and killed Jiminez-Garibay on Oct. 2, 2022 in the 4200 block of Galley Road in Colorado Springs. In April 2024, police…
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Venezuelan gang member facing murder charge arrested in Colorado Springs
Federal officials confirmed that a member of Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua was recently arrested in Colorado Springs after being tied to the kidnapping, interrogation and murder of another member over a year ago. Yorvis Carrascal-Campo, 26, was arrested Wednesday after running from local and federal authorities in a southeast Colorado Springs neighborhood. Authorities…
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On the docket this week: Mother accused of murder, King Soopers homicide suspect back in court
Last week in court, the suspect in the October Uber homicide appeared in court for her preliminary hearing, and the woman allegedly behind the 2024 Highland Lakes fire was deemed incompetent for the second time. More hearings are in store for this week, including a court appearance for Kimberlee Singler and the man accused of…
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Woman convicted of murdering husband in Pueblo assisted living facility
Kathy Lawton, 73, was found guilty of second-degree murder for the stabbing death of her husband at a Pueblo assisted living facility on Nov. 24, 2024, according to a news release by the 10th Judicial District. A Pueblo County judge delivered the guilty verdict for Kathy Lawton on Monday following a two-day trial. The verdict…
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Kimberlee Singler, mom accused in children’s deaths, extradited to Colorado
Kimberlee Singler, the Colorado Springs woman accused of drugging and killing two of her children nearly two years ago, has been extradited to Colorado from the United Kingdom, the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday during a news conference. Singler, 37, was arrested in the U.K. on Dec. 30, 2023, just 11 days after…