Author: John C. Ensslin
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Woman charged with vehicular homicide in dragging death
Prosecutors filed 11 charges Wednesday including vehicular homicide against a woman accused in the dragging death of a Colorado Springs tow truck driver. Detra Dione Farries also is charged with manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident, both felonies. Farries also faces two misdemeanor reckless endangerment counts and the following traffic offenses: reckless driving,…
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Murder trial begins in Springs rap concert shooting
Terry Lamaire Gaines emptied his .45-caliber handgun in shooting a man nine times after a Colorado Springs rap concert, killing him in cold blood, prosecutors charged Tuesday. But lawyers for Gaines claim the 24-year-old unemployed landscape worker was just trying to defend himself from a man who had made threatening gestures and seemed to be…
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Widow sues woman arrested in tow truck driver’s dragging death
The widow of a Colorado Springs tow truck driver who died after he was dragged over a mile has sued the woman accused of manslaughter in his death. In a wrongful death lawsuit filed in 4th Judicial District Court, Dawn Renee Rose claims that Detra Farries was negligent and careless when she drove off in…
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Former sergeant gets 12 years for bilking fellow soldiers
A judge Friday sentenced a former Fort Carson sergeant to 12 years in prison for bilking more than $700,000 from fellow soldiers, many of whom had served with him in Iraq. Fourth Judicial District Judge Kirk S. Samelson imposed the maximum sentence on Delroy Henry, 39, for his guilty plea to 52 counts of securities…
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SUNRISE: Former Carson soldier faces sentencing Friday
Several soldiers who were bilked out of thousands of dollars by a former Fort Carson sergeant are expected to testify Friday at his sentencing hearing. Delroy Henry, 39, faces up to 12 years in prison when he is sentenced at 9 a.m. by 4th Judicial District Judge Kirk Samelson. On Dec. 15, Henry pleaded guilty…
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Jurors deadlock on murder charge in Gudino trial
A judge declared a mistrial Thursday after a jury deadlocked in the first-degree murder trial of a 15-year-old boy accused of killing his younger brother. But in its fifth day of deliberations, the 7-woman, 5-man jury reached a unanimous agreement on a charge of attempted first-degree murder. Daniel Gudino, they stated, tried to kill his…
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Woman advised of possible manslaughter charge in dragging death
The woman arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in the dragging death of a Colorado Springs tow truck driver was advised of her rights Wednesday. El Paso County Judge Stephen Sletta also advised Detra Dione Farries of the possible charge and penalties against her. Farries, 32, remains free on $50,000 bond pending a March 9 hearing when…
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Man bites ‘Dog’; files false arrest suit against TV’s bounty hunter
A man pursued by Duane “Dog” Chapman has sued the television bounty hunter and his crew, alleging they falsely claimed he had fired a gun at them in a Colorado Springs parking lot while filming an episode in April 2009. Hoang Minh Phung Nguyen contends that Chapman, his sons Duane Chapman II and Leland Blane Chapman…
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Accused bigamist gets probation for forgery
A Peyton woman accused of being married to two soldiers at once was sentenced to two years probation Monday for her guilty plea to forgery. Fourth Judicial District prosecutors dropped a bigamy charge against Tammy Ann Patton in exchange for her plea. At her sentencing hearing, Patton’s first husband, Sgt. Eugene A. Patton, said their…
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Judge to sentence Marko in murder of 19-year-old woman
A judge Monday will sentence a former Fort Carson soldier to life in prison without parole for the October 2008 rape-murder of a 19-year-old woman. Fourth Judicial District Judge Larry Schwartz is scheduled to impose the mandatory sentence on Robert Hull Marko at 1:30 p.m. for the slaying of Judilianna Lawrence, whose naked body was found…