Tag: abuse of a corpse
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Costilla County sheriff, 4 deputies indicted in abuse of a corpse, assault cases
Two grand juries in the 12th Judicial District indicted five members of the Costilla County Sheriff’s Office in separate cases on Thursday involving improperly collecting remains and assaulting a citizen. Former Costilla County Sheriff Danny Sanchez and former Deputy Keith Schultz faced indictments after allegedly putting human remains into a paper bag, leaving some behind…
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Return to Nature co-owner sees federal sentencing pushed to 2026
The federal sentencing for the co-owner of the Return to Nature Funeral Home that found itself under a multi-agency investigation in October 2023 has been pushed to March, court records show. Carie Hallford was scheduled to be in a Denver court for her sentencing Wednesday after she pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to…