Author: Zachary Dupont zachary.dupont@gazettedev.gazette.com
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Colorado Springs man who killed woman in road rage incident sentenced to 40 years in prison
The Colorado Springs man who shot and killed a woman after a minor traffic accident was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Monday. Elijah Adolpho, 20, faced first-degree murder and other charges after he was arrested in June 2023 for shooting and killing 35-year-old Jeanette Wince near the Citadel Mall. Adolpho appeared at court on…
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Alleged Planned Parenthood shooter can be forcibly medicated after judge’s decision upheld
Judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit upheld the decision made by a federal judge to allow Robert Lewis Dear Jr. to be forcibly medicated, according to an opinion published by the court on Monday. Dear’s court cases stemming from the shooting at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood in 2015 that…
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Motion to have Return to Nature owners in joined trial is denied
An El Paso County judge on Thursday ruled that the Return to Nature Funeral Home owners will face separate trials. Jon and Carie Hallford face 286 criminal charges stemming from the discovery of 189 bodies improperly stored at the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose. The funeral home came under a multi-agency investigation in October…
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Return to Nature owners set to appear in court Thursday to enter pleas
The owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home are expected to appear in court on Thursday and enter not guilty pleas to their state-level charges. Jon and Carie Hallford face 286 criminal charges stemming from the discovery of 189 bodies improperly stored at the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose. Return to Nature Funeral…
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Club Q shooter expected to plead guilty, accept sentence in federal case
Anderson Aldrich, the convicted killer in the Club Q mass shooting, is set to enter a guilty plea and accept a prison sentence on June 18 in federal court, new court documents obtained reveal. On June 26, 2023, Aldrich pleaded guilty to 51 charges at the state level for killing five people at the Colorado…
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Man sentenced to decades in prison for killing father of 8 at Colorado Springs convenience store
An El Paso County judge on Wednesday sentenced a man to 38 years in prison for shooting and killing a Colorado Springs man during an argument at a convenience store in 2022. Brian Alford, 26, was found guilty of of second-degree murder in a two-week-long jury trial in 2023 for killing 36-year-old Jeremy Diaz at…
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Judge denies Top Dollar Pawn defendant’s request to have guilty plea withdrawn
An El Paso County judge on Tuesday denied a request from one of the Top Dollar Pawn defendants to have his guilty plea revoked. Walt Mauro, 34, is one of four owners of local pawnshop Top Dollar Pawn who were arrested in what was described by investigators at the time as a million dollar fraud…
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Conflicting competency reports delay case of accused UCCS shooter
The status of the case of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs student accused of killing two individuals in a dorm room earlier this year now remains uncertain after a competency hearing was scheduled on Friday morning. Nicholas Jordan, 25, is accused of shooting and killing Celie Rain Montgomery, 26, of Pueblo, and Samuel Knopp, 24,…
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Teen pleads guilty in 2022 Colorado Springs homicide to avoid prison time
A teenager accused of shooting and killing 19-year-old Trevor Branson in 2022 could avoid a prison sentence, according to a plea agreement acquired by The Gazette. Carson Stabler, 18, shot and killed Branson on Sept. 18, 2022, in the 6000 block of Gunshot Pass Drive, according to previous Gazette reporting. Stabler was 16 years old at…
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Dueling piano bar opening in downtown Colorado Springs
A dueling piano bar is set to open in downtown Colorado Springs on Friday. According to a press release from the Downtown Partnership group, the Louie Louie’s dueling piano bar located at 522 S. Tejon St. is set to open for its first show on Friday evening. “The Springs has been a favorite destination of…