Author: Esteban Candelaria
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Colorado Springs police investigate 2 armed robberies
Colorado Springs police responded to two robberies involving pedestrians early Sunday morning. At 3:42 a.m., police were called to the 3100 block of Galley Road, just northwest of the Citadel Mall, where someone reported a personal robbery. The victim, unidentified by police, was walking in the area when they were approached by people in a…
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Jury trials in El Paso, Teller counties called off again over continuing COVID-19 concerns
In an extension of a suspension of jury trials slated to end Tuesday, Fourth Judicial District Chief Judge William Bain issued another order Thursday calling off trials through Jan. 28 due to sustained local COVID-19 case rates. Bain wrote in the order, handed down Thursday afternoon, that the Fourth Judicial District’s courts “are still not…
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Ex-Manitou Springs teacher, coach suspected of child sex assault
A former teacher and soccer coach was arrested for unlawful sexual contact on a child late Monday evening, the Manitou Springs Police Department announced Wednesday. Matthew Barton, former teacher and soccer coach at Manitou Springs High School, turned himself in and was booked into the El Paso County jail after a warrant for his arrest…
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Letecia Stauch, accused of killing stepson, has hearing delayed
A hearing set for Thursday for Letecia Stauch, accused of killing her stepson in 2020, has been moved back two weeks, according to court records and dockets. Stauch is accused of first-degree murder in the death of 11-year-old Gannon Stauch. A motions and review hearing set for Thursday was continued by parties and set for…
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Colorado Springs man who killed his mom in 2020 sentenced
A Colorado Springs man who plead guilty to stabbing his mother to death was sentenced to 40 years in prison Friday. Kenny Kenner, now 18, killed his mother, COVID-19 nurse Bridget Kenner, at their home in April 2020. Kenny Kenner agreed to a second-degree murder charge as part of a plea agreement with the prosecution.…
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El Paso County jail sees uptick in COVID-19 cases
At least six wards at the El Paso County jail have been placed under quarantine amid an uptick in COVID-19 numbers this week, Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Lt. Deborah Mynatt said Friday. The jail’s seen an uptick in numbers, Mynatt said, since Jan. 5, with 45 residents testing positive for the virus in the jail. The…
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Witness, accessory in Colorado Springs double murders sentenced
A Colorado Springs woman who testified against her former boyfriend in a 2018 double murder she was an accessory to was sentenced to two years of supervised probation Thursday. Shailynn Ryles, 22, had pleaded guilty, according to court records, to being an accessory to murder in the killing of college students Marcus Denton and Serena…
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Court trials suspended in El Paso, Teller counties over COVID concerns
No jury trials will be held until mid-January in El Paso or Teller counties due to “rapidly rising” local COVID-19 case rates, Chief Judge William Bain ordered Monday. In an order posted to El Paso County’s judicial branch webpage, Bain ordered that effective Monday, all jury calls for trials in the Fourth Judicial District were…
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Man accused of attempted murder on Colorado Springs officer set for trial
A trial has been set for a man accused of shooting a Colorado Springs police officer several times before fleeing the scene. Jacob Sedillo, accused of shooting a Colorado Springs police officer during a traffic stop last June, pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning and was set for jury trial in April. He’s facing two charges…
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Colorado Department of Corrections halts in-person visitation over omicron, staffing concerns
People incarcerated in a state correctional facility won’t be able to visit their families or friends in person for at least the next two weeks effective Tuesday, according to a announcement from the Colorado Department of Corrections. Due to the “highly contagious nature” of the omicron variant, along with staff shortages arising from COVID-19 and…