Author: Carlyn Ray Mitchell
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DA: Medical marijuana deal led to ex-soldier’s killing
The killing of a former soldier last month may have been the result of a marijuana robbery gone wrong, District Attorney Dan May said at a medical marijuana debate Wednesday night. Timothy Roath, 23, was shot in the head and killed July 29 at the Park Ridge Apartments, just north of Maizeland Road and Academy…
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Map threatening to leap from rocks rescued
A man threatening to jump from a high rock formation at the Garden of the Gods was brought down to safety by firefighters this evening. Check back to gazettedev.gazette.com for updates. Broncos rookie cornerback Perrish Cox says he’s disappointed he didn’t set a better example for younger teammates in college. Cox missed Oklahoma State’s bowl…
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Licensing board decides it’s closing time for Club Shots
Club Shots isn’t going to be serving any more shots. The Colorado Springs Liquor and Beer Licensing Board voted Friday to revoke the nightclub’s liquor license because of a brawl in late July that erupted outside after a rap show. The board had suspended Club Shots’ license Aug. 2, pending Friday’s hearing. The fight involving…
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Statue of girl and dog turn up without their wagon
The brass statue of a little girl pulling a dog in a wagon stolen from the front of the Coldwell Banker Building in Woodland Park wasn’t priceless. In fact, a man paid $24,000 for a photograph of his daughter to be recreated in metal. Total amount the thief or thieves got from a Colorado Springs…
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Death ruled city’s 16th homicide
The woman found dead Wednesday in a north Colorado Springs apartment died from “multiple sharp forced injuries,” the autopsy found. The El Paso County Coroner ruled the death a homicide Thursday, the city’s 16th this year. 27-year-old Rebecca Schilthuis was found by police in her apartment Wednesday morning at the New Horizon Apartments, 4975 El…
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Abandoned in canyon, lack of insulin causes teen’s death
Seventeen-year-old Sydney Causey was called “Jailbait” by the friends she lived and partied with, a nickname signifying her youth among the group. Causey disappeared in mid-June when running behind a friend and wanted criminal who was fleeing from who he thought were cops on national forest land in Queens Canyon west of Colorado Springs. Her…
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Police officer requires staples after attack in homeless camp
A Colorado Springs Police officer was assaulted by a homeless camper Tuesday morning during a cleanup effort near Cimarron Street and Interstate 25, according to police. Officer M.J. Thomson was knocked unconscious and suffered two head lacerations that required staples after 20-year-old Jonathan Patzel pushed him over, police said in a news release. Thomson was…
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Man stabbed in arm at fast-food restaurant
Police and paramedics responded to reports of a stabbing late Monday at the Wendy’s Restaurant on South Nevada Avenue. The victim was stabbed in the arm. According to police radio traffic, the incident may have involved a robbery. Photo by
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Sheriff clamps down on inmates’ correspondence
Inmates at the El Paso County jail are no longer allowed to mail personal letters in envelopes and are instead forced to use postcards, a policy shift the ACLU of Colorado says is a violation of First Amendment rights. The policy, which took effect Thursday, allows Criminal Justice Center inmates to pay 50 cents for…
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Springs police face lawsuit over confiscated marijuana money
A medical marijuana dispensary owner has filed notice that he intends to sue the Colorado Springs Police Department over what he claims was the illegal seizure of $14,000. Doctor’s Orders and co-owner Robert Pooler plan to ask for $120,000 in damages from the city. The money, proceeds from Pooler’s medical marijuana business, was confiscated from…