Tag: department of corrections
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Second suspect in 2022 Old Stage Road homicide sentenced to prison
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The woman convicted of accessory charges related to the May 2022 murder of her cousin on Old Stage Road was sentenced to five years in state prison on Thursday. Laina Curtis, 40, turned herself in to law enforcement in October 2022 shortly after her boyfriend…
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2nd suspect in 2019 Colorado Springs rapper’s murder sentenced on conspiracy charges
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Six years after the murder of a local rapper, one of the suspects received the minimum sentence on conspiracy charges when an El Paso County jury acquitted him of pulling the trigger in April. Investigators arrested Aee Shawn Mathews, 27, last year and accused him…
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New Mexico man convicted of killing girlfriend in Colorado Springs receives life sentence
A New Mexico man will serve a life sentence in the Department of Corrections after an El Paso County jury found him guilty of murdering his girlfriend with a stolen gun near a Colorado Springs bus stop in June 2023. On July 17, 2023, the Colorado Springs Police Department arrested 53-year-old Gilbert Lopez Jr. on…
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Man accused of killing woman in El Paso County could have trial delayed
The man accused of killing a 25-year-old woman in unincorporated El Paso County last year could have his trial postponed after his attorney filed a motion alleging misconduct on the part of the prosecution. Kevin Rued, 23, faces several charges, including first-degree murder, for allegedly killing Sylena Maldonado in unincorporated El Paso County in May 2023.…
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VIDEO: America’s first statewide prison radio launches in Colorado
America’s first statewide prison radio station, Inside Wire, launched March 1 in Limon Correctional Facility’s education and library building. A project of the University of Denver’s Prison Arts Initiative, Inside Wire: Colorado Prison Radio originally was envisioned as a first-of-its kind project that could help build trust and connections among the more than 14,000 incarcerated…