Tag: courts
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Colorado Springs man pleads down charges in drive-by shooting
A man who shot at a home with eight people inside over internet “beef” he had with someone in the house will serve five years at a youth correctional facility after pleading down his charges. Ruben Sandoval, 20, was arrested in May 2025 in connection with the drive-by shooting in the 2100 block of East…
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‘I didn’t want her discovered:’ More details revealed in Colorado Springs motel murder
A man accused of killing a woman by blunt force at a Colorado Springs motel made attempts to hide her body so he could “get away,” court documents show. Officers from the Colorado Springs Police Department arrived at a motel on the city’s south side on the morning of May 20. Upon entering the room,…
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El Paso County judge says man guilty of drugging, raping teens was ‘feeding the addiction’
A man found guilty of kidnapping, drugging and sexually assaulting two runaway teenage girls will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced by an El Paso County judge Wednesday. Investigators arrested roommates Jerome Scott, 63, and Gerald Brooks, 68, in early July 2025 after detectives found the teenagers inside an…
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Fort Carson soldier arrested in court after attending school graduation amid child sexual abuse case
Sgt. 1st Class Marquez Parker was taken into custody in an El Paso County courtroom on Monday after his bond was raised to $150,000 by a judge for allegedly violating his protection order in a child sexual abuse case. Judge Amy Cullen Cano partially based her ruling on new allegations that Parker did not follow…
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Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper arrested on domestic violence charges
Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper was arrested and faces charges of domestic violence. Cooper, 28, was booked into the Douglas County Jail early Friday morning, according to jail records. He faces two charges of domestic violence and one charge of criminal mischief between $300 and $1,000. Cooper was scheduled to appear in court Friday morning.…
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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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DOJ joins challenge to Colorado U-Visa law
The U.S. Department of Justice has moved to challenge Colorado’s U-Visa law, arguing it conflicts with federal immigration rules by broadening who qualifies for law enforcement certifications used in visa applications. HB21-1060 was signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis in 2021. The law was designed to create uniformity and fairness for immigrant crime survivors.…
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Arvada woman charged with murder after her teen daughter dies from alcohol abuse
An Arvada woman has been charged with murder after authorities said she supplied her 16-year-old daughter with alcohol for a prolonged period, leading up to her death. Arvada Police Department officers were called at about 8:15 a.m. on March 9 to the 6400 block of West 85th Avenue on reports of an unresponsive teenage girl,…
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Trial set after alleged DUI crash that killed former Calhan superintendent
With a plea deal still on the table, a tentative trial is scheduled for a woman accused of driving into and subsequently killing a retired Calhan School District superintendent while impaired. Colorado State Patrol investigators allege in court documents that Amy Dalton, 37, was driving a Subaru when it went airborne and struck 79-year-old Robert…
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Public defender: Boulder firebomber’s federal case in possible jeopardy if family is deported
DENVER — As one side of the federal government pushes for the deportation of the El Gamal family, its judicial branch is raising concerns of how that could impact the Boulder firebomber’s federal hate crime case. Attorneys on both sides of Mohamed Soliman’s federal case gathered at the Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse on Friday…