Tag: plea deal
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Return to Nature owners set to appear in court Thursday to enter pleas
The owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home are expected to appear in court on Thursday and enter not guilty pleas to their state-level charges. Jon and Carie Hallford face 286 criminal charges stemming from the discovery of 189 bodies improperly stored at the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose. Return to Nature Funeral…
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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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Top Dollar Pawn defendant requests to withdraw plea prior to sentencing
One of the four co-defendants in the Top Dollar Pawn money-laundering case attempted to have his guilty plea withdrawn in court on Friday morning. Walt Mauro, 34, appeared in court on Friday for what was supposed to be a sentencing hearing after previously entering into a plea agreement with the prosecution. Instead, Mauro’s attorney, David…
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Man who dealt drugs out of Colorado Springs liquor store sentenced to prison
One of the two brothers charged with selling drugs out of their Colorado Springs liquor store was sentenced to 13 years in the state Department of Corrections on Wednesday. Steve Yi, 45, appeared in court for his sentencing hearing after pleading guilty to possession with intent to manufacture or distribute fentanyl, a Level 1 drug offense, in…
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No constitutional right to plead guilty, appeals court says in upholding El Paso County convictions
An El Paso County judge was not constitutionally obligated to accept a defendant’s guilty plea, Colorado’s second-highest court concluded last week. Appealing his convictions, Timothy Ray Scott Jr. argued his trial judge violated his constitutional right to “autonomy” by not letting him plead guilty. The U.S. Supreme Court has previously interpreted the Sixth Amendment’s guarantee of…
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Colorado Springs man who fired shots in Broadmoor neighborhood avoids jail time
A Colorado Springs man who shot in the air around numerous people with a rifle last year avoided jail time on numerous attempted murder charges after accepting a plea deal on Wednesday. Joel Martin, 21, faced 17 charges, including four attempted first-degree murder charges, for discharging his firearm numerous times near the Country Club of…