Author: Esteban Candelaria
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Man found guilty in 2018 double murder committed over marijuana
After around six hours of deliberation, a Colorado Springs jury found Marquis Hazard guilty of murder Wednesday afternoon. Hazard didn’t react as district judge Frances Johnson read a verdict finding him guilty of two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of felony murder and a litany of other crimes linked to the brutal 2018 ambush…
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Deliberations begin for accused getaway driver in killings near Colorado Springs dog park
A jury began deliberations for a Colorado Springs man on trial for being the getaway driver and clean-up man in a point-blank ambush that killed two near a dog park in 2018. Prosecutors rested their case against Marquis Hazard, accused of planning and helping to clean up after a 2018 shooting that left two college…
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Man makes first appearance after double slaying at Colorado Springs Elks, fleeing to Florida
A man accused of shooting and killing two people during a workplace meeting at a Colorado Springs Elks Lodge then fleeing to Florida made his first appearance in court Tuesday. Lamar Taylor, the suspected gunman in the September Elks Lodge shooting that left two of the facility’s managers dead, was ordered held without bail. On…
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Police to fire guns in Colorado Springs, but it’s only a test
Colorado Springs residents in the Valley Hi, Park Hill and Pikes Peak neighborhoods may hear gunshots Tuesday night. But don’t worry, police said Monday — it’s just officers testing a system. Police announced that Tuesday night, between 8 and 10 p.m., officers will be using frangible bullets and a bullet trap to help calibrate the…
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Security fire department seeks additional tax money
Facing an expanding coverage area and aging equipment, the Security Fire Protection District is asking for a new tax increase in the Nov. 2 coordinated election to pay for “proper” fire protection. The tax hike, if passed, would raise more than $2.4 million this year at a tax rate of 6.4 mills, or $45.76 annually…
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Man accused of shooting, injuring Colorado Springs police officer sees trial delayed for plea negotiations
A man accused of shooting a Colorado Springs police officer before going on the run saw his trial delayed on Friday. During a court hearing Friday morning that would have determined whether or not Jacob Sedillo would head to trial for allegations he tried to murder a police officer in June, a district judge extended…
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Colorado Springs police officer who shot, killed shoplifting suspect identified
Colorado Springs police have identified the officer who shot and killed a shoplifting suspect on the run last Sunday. Chase Gardner, a Falcon officer who’s been on the force since August 2013, was the officer who chased a shoplifting suspect through a Walmart Parking lot before shooting and killing him. Just before 4 p.m. on…
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Colorado Springs man accused of kidnapping, sexual assault has history of violence
A man suspected of kidnapping and sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend has other cases involving sex crimes and violence, court records show. Saul Bujanda was arrested in August and faces first-degree kidnapping and second-degree sexual assault, among other charges, for allegedly breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment, kidnapping her, and taking her to his Colorado Springs home…
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Nominating commission narrows search to three for El Paso County judgeship
Three Colorado Springs attorneys have been chosen as finalists for an open judge seat, the Fourth Judicial District Nominating Commission announced in a Wednesday release. The commission this week nominated three veteran attorneys — Yolanda Fennick, Marika Frady, and Cynthia McKedy — for an El Paso County judge position opening up on Friday. That’s when…
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Fort Carson soldier heads to trial in killing of wife in front of daughters
A Fort Carson soldier will be tried for murder on charges he shot and killed his wife in February as their daughters watched in horror, a court ruled Tuesday. Dermot Blake said in court Tuesday that police investigators’ findings were enough to likely prove he’d killed his wife, Tashianna Blake, in a southeast Colorado Springs…