Author: Daniel Chac
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Case manager predicted Ebel would reoffend
The day he arrived in prison, the man known as “Evil Ebel” got into a fight with another inmate, beginning a series of transgressions during his eight years behind bars. When the Colorado Department of Corrections paroled Evan Ebel — the key suspect in the March 19 slaying of state prisons chief Tom Clements near…
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Work on I-25 widening project postponed
Night work on the Interstate 25 expansion project, which was scheduled to begin Monday, has been postponed because snow is in the forecast, the Colorado Department of Transportation said Friday. “The activities impacted include placing concrete barriers to the outside lanes of both northbound and southbound I-25 to create a protected work zone,” CDOT said.…
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UPDATE: Ebel’s family releases statement
UPDATE: Investigators are saying for the first time that a man who was killed in a gunfight with Texas authorities is a suspect in the investigation into killing of Tom Clements, said El Paso County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Lt. Jeff Kramer. Kramer said Saturday that evidence gathered in Texas after the death of Evan Spencer…
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Gunman remains on the loose after west-side slaying
Police are searching for a suspect in a shooting Tuesday that left one man dead inside an apartment on the west side of Colorado Springs. “It does appear that we do have a shooter out there as we don’t have any person of interest at this time,” police spokeswoman Barbara Miller said. “We’re going to…
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Police release identity of man found dead at hotel
Colorado Springs police on Monday released the identity of a man found dead Friday in a room at the Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, 314 W. Bijou St. James Klinger, 36, of Colorado Springs, died from a gunshot wound, police said. However, it’s unclear whetherknow if Klinger was killed or died from a self-inflicted gunshot…
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Witnesses say drug deal led to fatal shooting
Each of the four survivors of an early Wednesday shootout at an apartment complex in southeast Colorado Springs gave police a different story about the events that led to the death of a 19-year-old man. But three of them agreed it was a drug deal gone bad, according to court documents. Police said Friday the…
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Revelry will snarl downtown traffic Saturday
Expect to hear frosty mugs of green beer clinking this St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Drivers should also expect to hear sirens if they get behind the wheel after drinking too much, because police will be stepping up DUI enforcement. “This year, law enforcement will continue to be out on the roads to protect lives,” Col.…
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Arrest made in homeless man’s slaying
Colorado Springs police arrested a 36-year-old man Thursday on suspicion of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of a homeless man in January. Walter Joe Martin was taken into custody after investigators obtained an arrest warrant Thursday afternoon. Martin is accused of killing Timothy Jordan, 48, whose body was found Jan. 28 under the Cimarron…
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VIDEO: Maketa urges angry crowd to mobilize against gun laws
El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa told an angry crowd Thursday he would stand firm against Democrat-sponsored gun bills that will almost certainly become law July 1. Maketa, who received several standing ovations during a two-hour public meeting about gun legislation, said the proposed laws were hastily crafted and at least one would be unenforceable.…
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Grass fire near Red Rock Canyon contained
An estimated 2-acre grass fire near Red Rock Canyon is contained, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department. “Crews … are now working to mop up the area of any hot spots,” the department said via Twitter. Smoke from the fire could be seen from downtown and other parts of the city. A department spokeswoman…