Jury trials for a Colorado Springs teen accused in the slayings of a Fort Carson soldier and his pregnant wife, and a man who turned himself in to police for allegedly sexually assaulting a 71-year-old woman will begin Monday at the El Paso County courthouse.

Macyo Joelle January, now 19, was 17 years old when he allegedly shot and killed Sgt. David Dunlap and his wife, Whitney Butler, at their home on Jan. 14, 2013.

Following a three-day hearing in November, 4th Judicial District Court Judge Deborah Grohs ruled that January will be tried as an adult, meaning he could face a life sentence if convicted.

Jacob Lashun Lewis, 33, accused of raping an elderly woman at her Colorado Springs home on Feb. 7, 2013, also will face a jury trial, records show.

Lewis turned himself into police in July 2013 after police released video surveillance footage from a nearby Walmart store showing Lewis and a friend at the store shortly before the assault occurred.

Lewis was registered as a sex offender after pleading guilty to sexual assault on a child in early 2000.

Stay with www.gazettedev.gazette.com for updates on both trials.

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FILE – In this Sept. 7, 2014, file photo, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson warms up for an NFL football game against the St. Louis Rams in St. Louis. The Vikings benched Peterson for Sunday’s game after his attorney said he had been indicted by a Texas grand jury on a charge of child abuse. Attorney Rusty Hardin says the charge accuses Peterson of using a branch, or switch, to spank his son. He says Peterson has cooperated with authorities and “used his judgment as a parent to discipline his son.” Hardin says Peterson regrets the incident but never intended to harm the boy. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam, File)

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