Tag: 4th judicial district
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Judge expected to decide Monday whether to accept latest plea agreements for Hallfords
An El Paso County judge is expected to decide Monday whether to accept new negotiations that would extend the prison sentence for Jon and Carie Hallford, coming on the heels of the court rejecting the original plea agreements for the owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home. The new agreements would see the Hallfords…
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On the docket this week: Triple homicide trial, Jon Hallford sentencing
Last week in 4th Judicial District courtrooms, an El Paso County judge handed down the maximum sentence for the man convicted of a 2022 homicide, and another denied a bond reduction request for a roommate accused of kidnapping and sexual assault. More hearings are in store for the upcoming week. Notably, Hanme Clark, the man accused…
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Maximum sentence handed down for man convicted of 2022 homicide over stolen ax
The Colorado Springs man convicted in the killing of another man over a stolen ax was sentenced to prison Monday, marking his second stint behind bars for a homicide charge in Colorado. Eric Felix, 49, was found guilty by an El Paso County jury of manslaughter for the Nov. 7, 2022, killing of Ricky Keiser.…
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Former Monument Academy teacher accused of murder will see trial
What truly happened before police arrived at a Patty Jewett neighborhood home to find one person dead and two injured from stab wounds on Halloween last year will be up to a jury to decide, an El Paso County judge ruled last week. Matthew Regnier, 34, is charged with several felonies, including first-degree murder, after…
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Former Monument Academy teacher accused of murder will see trial
What truly happened before police arrived at a Patty Jewett neighborhood home to find one person dead and two injured from stab wounds on Halloween last year will be up to a jury to decide, an El Paso County judge ruled last week. Matthew Regnier, 34, is charged with several felonies, including first-degree murder, after…
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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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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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Colorado Springs mother accused of murder set for spring preliminary hearing
Kimberlee Singler, the Colorado Springs woman accused of drugging and killing two of her children in December 2023, won’t see a preliminary hearing until May because of a delay in the receiving of evidence. Singler’s case has been through many twists and turns since her arrest in the United Kingdom on Dec. 30, 2023, 11…
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4th District Attorney Michael Allen files candidacy for state AG
Fourth Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen will run for election as Colorado attorney general this year in hopes of broadening his judicial impact, he told The Gazette on Tuesday evening. “We’ve done some really great things over the last five years in the DA’s office and with 21 years in prosecution, I’ve got a lot…
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Preliminary hearing set for Carlos’ Bistro owner accused of sexual assault
The longtime owner of the award-winning Colorado Springs restaurant Carlos’ Bistro, accused of sexual assault on a waitress trainee, will appear in court next month for his preliminary hearing. Carlos Echeandia, 62, faces two counts of sexual assault and one misdemeanor count of sexual contact after allegations arose that he made unwanted sexual advances toward…