Tag: custer county
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Custer County commissioner suspected of tax evasion
Bill Canda, a Custer County commissioner, was arrested Friday on suspicion of tax evasion following an investigation by state authorities. Canda turned himself in at the Custer County Sheriff’s Office in Westcliffe, according to a social media post by the Sheriff’s Office. He faces a charge of one count of tax evasion, a class 6…
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Pueblo man stopped in Custer County riding motorcycle 120 mph
Custer County Sheriff’s deputies stopped a Pueblo man after riding a motorcycle at an estimated 120 mph on Sunday, according to a news release from the office. On Sunday afternoon, the motorcycle was observed at the high rate of speed on Colorado 96 near Bear Basin. The release stated the motorcyclist was recorded by radar…
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2 injured in Custer County ATV accident on the Rainbow Trail
Custer County Search and Rescue assisted two people who sustained injuries from an ATV accident on the Rainbow Trail, according to a post by the organization on social media Friday. The accident on Monday was between Hermit Road and the Commanche/Venable Trail Head. The trail can be “tricky to ride” with its narrow and off-camber…
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Trial for suspect in Custer County 2023 triple homicide delayed again
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The triple homicide case that shook Custer County nearly two years ago was set to go before a jury next week, but a Fremont County judge granted a request Wednesday to delay the trial for the third time since the case started. Hanme Clark, 46,…
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Trial for suspect in Custer County 2023 triple homicide delayed again
The triple homicide case that shook Custer County nearly two years ago was set to go before a jury this week, but a Fremont County judge granted a request Wednesday to delay the trial for the third time since the case started. Hanme Clark, 46, is accused of fatally shooting three of his neighbors —…
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Colorado justices debate what to do with medical records of driver following fatal Custer County crash
The Colorado Supreme Court waded into a contentious dispute on Wednesday about how trial judges should decide whether a litigant’s medical records are confidential and what to do with other evidence that spawns from the private information. Complicating matters, many details about the appeal are shielded from public view due to the debate over confidentiality.…
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Is Colorado’s Supreme Court about to hold oral arguments in secret?
The Colorado Supreme Court may take the rare, potentially unprecedented move of holding oral arguments in secret next week, after the parties to a civil case have asked that members of the public be excluded from viewing the proceedings. On Feb. 12, the justices are scheduled to hear Jennings v. Trenshaw, a personal injury case out…
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Man accused of triple homicide in Custer County pleads not guilty
The man accused of killing three in Custer County in 2023 over a land dispute pleaded not guilty to all charges at a court hearing Tuesday. Hanme Clark, 45, is accused of shooting and killing three Custer County residents — Rob Geers, his wife, Beth Wade Geers, and James Daulton — in November over what the arrest…
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WATCH: Rockslide closes southern Colorado highway
A bystander couple captured the moment Sunday afternoon when tons of rock and dirt collapsed on Colorado 96 between Westcliffe and Wetmore. “It was pretty incredible to see,” said Westcliffe resident Sierra Wright. “I’m just glad everybody is okay.” Wright and Quin Rasmussen were traveling to a hiking spot in their vehicle when the collapse…