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Hallfords plead guilty to state charges, Carie Hallford back in custody
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Return to Nature Funeral Home owners Jon and Carie Hallford pleaded guilty in state court on Friday to 190 counts of abuse of a corpse, leaving the couple facing a potential 20-year prison sentence. The funeral home in Penrose, about 35 miles southwest of Colorado…
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Return to Nature co-owners expected in court Friday for plea hearing
The owners of Return to Nature Funeral Home Jon and Carie Hallford are expected to appear in court tomorrow for a plea hearing in their state-level case just weeks after pleading guilty to charges in federal court. The funeral home, about 35 miles southwest of Colorado Springs, came under a multiagency investigation in October of 2023…
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Return to Nature owners plead guilty to federal wire fraud
DENVER • Return to Nature Funeral Home owners Jon and Carie Hallford appeared in federal court on Thursday to accept a plea deal, which could land the couple in prison for up to 15 years. In September, the Hallfords filed a notice of disposition and a motion requesting a change of plea on the federal 15 counts…
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Return to Nature owners to appear in federal court to plead guilty as part of deal
The owners of Return to Nature Funeral Home are set to appear in court in later this week to plead guilty to federal charges. Jon and Carie Hallford are expected to plead guilty to 15 counts of wire fraud in federal court on Thursday after accepting a plea agreement in September, according to previous Gazette…
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Colorado House District 60: Green vs. Luck | Voter Guide
Kathryn “Kathy” Green of Florence was a “placeholder” candidate in the 2022 election, waiting for another Democrat to come forward so she could bow out of the race. No one showed up to take her place, though, and this year, she’s decided to go all in as the Democratic challenger to incumbent Rep. Stephanie Luck…
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Hallfords’ state plea process to be delayed
State prosecutors are planning to ask for a new arraignment date for the owners of Return to Nature Funeral Home, to allow time for the federal plea process to finish. Plans to delay the state court proceedings were stated in emails between prosecutors and victimized family members, which were shared with The Gazette. The funeral home,…
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Wanted fugitive caught by U.S. Marshals near Penrose
A man wanted by law enforcement for multiple outstanding felony arrest warrants has been apprehended near Penrose Colorado. The arrest of Richard Capek, 35 announced Wednesday by the United States Marshals Service, occurred after a short standoff at a rural residence near Highway 50 and R Street east of Penrose, in Teller County. The arrest…
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Return to Nature owners have arraignment pushed back
The owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home will enter pleas at a hearing in September, an El Paso County judge decided Thursday. Carie and Jon Hallford face 286 criminal charges stemming from the discovery in October of 189 bodies improperly stored at the funeral home in Penrose. The Hallfords had been expected to…
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Family upset after Return to Nature owners Jon, Carrie Hallford offered plea deals
The owners of the Return to Nature funeral home have been offered a plea deal in their state-level case, according to an email sent to impacted family members and acquired by The Gazette. Jon and Carie Hallford face 286 criminal charges stemming from the discovery of 189 bodies improperly stored at the Return to Nature Funeral…
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Families upset after Return to Nature owners Jon and Carie Hallford offered plea deals
The owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home have been offered a plea deal in their state-level case, according to an email sent to affected family members and acquired by The Gazette. Jon and Carie Hallford face 286 criminal charges stemming from the discovery in October of 189 bodies improperly stored at the funeral…