Author: MACKENZIE BODELL mackenzie.bodell@gazettedev.gazette.com
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10th Circuit hears appeal arguments for lawsuit over CSPD excessive use of force
The 10th Circuit of Appeals heard arguments Thursday in a lawsuit involving the 2022 death of a man, who civil rights attorneys claim died at the hands of Colorado Springs police officers. Atlanta-based civil rights attorneys Harry Daniels and Bakari Sellers, who represent the family of Kevin Dizmang, claim his death on Nov. 15, 2022,…
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Colorado State Patrol seeks help in 2025 hit-and-run investigation
The Colorado State Patrol is asking for the public’s assistance in a hit-and-run investigation that left one person injured near Security-Widefield. According to the agency, a 55-year-old man from Colorado Springs was found injured and lying in the right turn lane of Security Boulevard, north of Main Street, just before 7 p.m. on Dec. 17.…
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Trial date set in 2024 death of 18-year-old woman in El Paso County
A June trial date was set Tuesday for the suspect in the August 2024 homicide that left Annabelle Floren-Wyant, 18, dead north of Falcon in unincorporated El Paso County. Jorge Meza-Alarcon Jr., 28, faces a single count of first-degree murder for allegedly killing Floren-Wyant in his residence in the 13000 block of Halleluiah Trail during…
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As ICE arrests rise in the U.S., one detainee was eager to leave the country
Marivel Azpeitia was driving from their home in Colorado Springs to Dallas with her fiancé to pick up her stepchildren for Christmas when the pair was pulled over by Texas law enforcement. It would be some of the last moments Azpeitia would see her fiancé, Edwin Euceda-Rios, on U.S. soil. It would also be the beginning of weeks of alleged…
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Defendant in cross-burning case sentenced to federal prison, motion for new trial rejected
DENVER — Ashley Blackcloud, one of the three defendants involved in the hate crime “hoax” that made headlines during the 2023 mayoral runoff election in Colorado Springs, was sentenced to federal prison Thursday after a U.S. District Court judge denied her request for a new trial. Blackcloud, 41, and her co-defendant, Derrick Bernard, 36, were…
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Defendant in cross-burning case seeks new trial ahead of Thursday sentencing
Ashley Blackcloud, one of the co-defendants in the federal hate crime “hoax” case that arose during the 2023 Colorado Springs mayoral runoff election, is seeking a new trial or to be acquitted of her charges, court records show. Blackcloud, 41, and her co-defendant, Derrick Bernard, 36, were found guilty of one count each of conspiracy…
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Relics from Colorado’s past: One man’s story of nearly 50 years of collecting
Just next to the famous Penny Arcade in Manitou Springs sits Colorado Art of Facts, a small business filled with relics from the state’s past and riddled with stories. Owner Tim David’s story started about 50 years ago. At only 10 years old, David, now 59, became fascinated with antiques, slowly building a remarkable collection…
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Fort Carson soldier accused of sexual assault, kidnapping tentatively set for trial
The Fort Carson soldier accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman last summer at Quail Lake had his case set for trial Monday, with an interim hearing scheduled to determine if he will take a plea deal before the jury is called. Caden Meade, 20, faces charges of felony kidnapping, sexual assault and menacing,…
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Former Teller deputy finds direction, recovery through Veterans Trauma Court
Five years after he separated from the Army, Mark Bisset found himself in the Colorado criminal justice system. Bisset’s story started on April 9, 2022. According to past Gazette coverage of the case, the arrest stemmed from an alleged incident in which Bisset rode a four-wheeler to a property in the Indian Creek subdivision in…
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El Paso County judge binds over suspect in King Soopers shooting case
An El Paso County judge on Thursday bound over two counts regarding a new theory of prosecution for the suspect in a shooting outside a Colorado Springs King Soopers that left one person dead. Dustin Boston, 35, faces charges of first-degree murder and other felonies in the death of TyRay Ikener, 32. According to police,…