Tag: courts
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Man accused of UCCS shooting was called a ‘significant’ community risk by police years earlier
A man accused of trying to murder a University of Colorado Colorado Springs student in January was found with thousands of rounds of live ammunition and several firearms inside his home years before the shooting incident, court documents show. Jonathan Sovine, a 25-year-old who was a former student, was arrested on suspicion of being responsible…
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Man arrested after allegedly menacing pizza delivery driver at Colorado Springs hotel
A man with Nazi tattoos on his face, neck and chest was charged twice in three days by Colorado Springs police after allegedly menacing a woman on Tuesday. Cody Greathouse, 35, is accused of following a pizza delivery driver from the entrance of the Roadway Inn to her car and flashing a gun at her,…
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Defendant waives murder trial, enters guilty plea against attorneys’ advice
In a twist of events, a man set for trial in a Colorado Springs murder case went against the advice of his attorneys Wednesday and entered a guilty plea that would likely have him serve the rest of his life in prison. Shackled by his wrists and ankles, Emmanuel Cooley, 50, confessed before an El…
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Colorado GOP request to block unaffiliated voters from receiving Republican primary ballots denied by judge
A federal judge on Tuesday denied the Colorado Republican Party’s request for an emergency injunction barring unaffiliated voters from participating in the state’s upcoming Republican primary election. U.S. District Court Judge Philip A. Brimmer said that preventing unaffiliated voters from receiving Republican primary ballots just weeks before ballots for the June 30 primary are scheduled…
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‘I don’t believe you’: Judge, man argue during sentencing for orchestrating ‘horrific’ assaults
A man accused of orchestrating several nearly fatal assaults interrupted and argued with a 4th Judicial District judge as she sentenced him to 45 years in the Department of Corrections on Friday in an El Paso County courtroom. Shemor Mitchell, 37, and several other co-defendants are most notably accused of beating a man at his…
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Carlos Echeandia, owner of Carlos’ Bistro, headed to trial in sexual assault case
Accused of sexually assaulting a waitress trainee, the owner of the award-winning Colorado Springs restaurant Carlos’ Bistro is scheduled to go to trial in September after pleading not guilty in court Thursday. Carlos Echeandia, 62, allegedly sexually assaulted the woman inside the restaurant off 21st Street during her training after encouraging her to consume sample…
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Former PPSC lecturer accused of sexually assaulting student makes first court appearance
A former Pikes Peak State College lecturer on Tuesday appeared in an El Paso County courtroom for the first time on 77 counts of sexually assaulting a child while in a position of trust. Jason Gunderson, 48, is accused of having an illegal 13-month sexual relationship with one of his American Sign Language (ASL) students…
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Former trooper pleads guilty to watching child sexual assault video for sexual gratification; sees no jail time
A former Colorado State Patrol trooper charged with unlawfully watching a child sexual exploitation video pleaded guilty to the crime last week. Luke Zellman, 42, was terminated a month after investigators from the Colorado Springs Police Department arrested him Sept. 10. He was accused of using two videos showing the sexual assault of a child…
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Colorado teacher gets jail time after groping student
A former psychology teacher at Douglas County High School was sentenced to 300 days in jail last week after he pleaded guilty to groping a 17-year-old student. James Christopher Thomure, 57, was proctoring an exam for three students in a classroom at the high school in May 2024 when the groping occurred, authorities said. After…
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Attempted beheading case resumes after four years; defendant’s sanity remains in question
A somber tone filled an El Paso County courtroom Friday after a nearly six-hour hearing about the mental state of a man who confessed to an attempted beheading of another he had no connection to. “He was a walking zombie. A robot of some sort,” Officer Brandon Lowe said of the suspect, Osemeke Uwadibie. “He…