Tag: 4th judicial district attorney’s office
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CSPD officer justified in shooting woman, District Attorney’s Office says
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the definition of a “loaded” shotgun. The shooting of a woman who attempted to grab a loaded duty shotgun in a Colorado Springs police vehicle during a call for service on Jan. 31 was ruled justified by the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, the office announced…
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Former Colorado public defender sentenced for sexually assaulting child
A man accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old while working as a Colorado public defender was sentenced to 10 years to life in prison by an El Paso County judge on Thursday, according to a news release by the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Thomas Cushing, 27, pleaded not guilty to one charge he faced,…
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Soldier facing child sex charges waives hearing in exchange for plea deal talks
El Paso County Judge Samuel Evig granted a request from a Fort Carson soldier’s attorney to waive his right to a preliminary hearing in court on Monday for 64 charges of child sex offenses he is facing. Sgt. 1st Class Marquez Parker’s attorney, Joshua Lindley, told the judge that the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office…
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Alleged drug deal led police to stop man before trading fire, killing him, body cam shows
Limited body-camera footage released Friday from a fatal officer-involved shooting on April 4 revealed that at least one of the three Colorado Springs police officers on the scene questioned whether or not the victim fired his gun. The three officers tried to stop a man, Benjamin Greenfield, 40, for an alleged drug deal inside a…
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‘The case has to move forward’: Judge reluctantly grants delay as DA, Fort Carson grapple for control of child sexual abuse charges against soldier
A Fort Carson soldier facing 64 charges related to sexually assaulting a child under 15 and possessing thousands of illegal images of children will wait until May for a preliminary hearing in the case. Judge Samuel Evig reluctantly granted the motion to delay again made by an attorney representing Sgt. 1st Class Marquez Parker following…
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‘Oh (expletive). I’m dead’: DA justifies police shooting that left 2 wounded at Nevada Flats Hotel in Colorado Springs
A Colorado Springs police officer was justified in shooting two people while responding to a report of a break-in at the Nevada Flats Hotel on Nov. 13, the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced Friday. Officer Austin Hornberger fired his gun four times at Joshua “Erick” Duncan, who raised “what appeared to be an AK-47…
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Body found near DA’s office in downtown Colorado Springs
The Colorado Springs Police Department says a death investigation is underway after a body was found in an alleyway near the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office in downtown Colorado Springs. The body was located near Vermijo Avenue and Tejon Street, and when officers arrived on the scene, they found a man’s body. The CSPD Homicide…
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Woman shot by CSPD moments after entering police vehicle, body cam shows
Colorado Springs police officers shot a woman about 15 seconds after she entered a CSPD vehicle and allegedly reached for a firearm on Delaware Drive, limited body camera footage released Friday by the department shows. Officers began pursuing Micaela Pasillas, 30, on Jan. 31 after a report of a disturbance involving a weapon and it…
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Colorado Springs officer, man shot each other at close range, body camera footage shows
A Colorado Springs police officer shot a man on the ground 30 seconds after he was disarmed while trading gunfire with another officer on Feb. 2, according to a significant event briefing video released Friday. Officers ran after the man, who fled after “acting suspiciously,” resulting in one officer and the suspect injuring each other…
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Prosecutors justify deadly use of force by Colorado Springs police officer in March
Prosecutors ruled that the shooting death of 38-year-old Nathaniel Altman by Colorado Springs police Officer Carlos Pittman was justified, according to a news release from the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office on Thursday. Pittman told investigators that he fired three times at Altman, who was running away, because he “100 percent” believed Altman would engage…