Tag: el paso county jail
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Colorado Springs police union director sues El Paso County jail over injuries from tripping
The head of the labor union for Colorado Springs police officers claims that her fall at the El Paso County jail in 2024 was a result of a building code violation, a newly filed lawsuit obtained by The Gazette shows. The El Paso County jail, sheriff, county commissioners and others are named as defendants in…
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Identification in El Paso County jail death released
A 46-year-old woman who died last week in the El Paso County jail has been identified, according to a news release Monday from the Sheriff’s Office. Felicia Phillips died Thursday, the El Paso County Coroner’s Office confirmed. An initial investigation did not indicate “self-harm, assault, or foul play,” the authorities said in a release. Phillips…
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ICE officer impersonator in Colorado Springs will undergo second competency evaluation
The Colorado Springs man arrested for allegedly impersonating an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer before engaging in an hours-long standoff with police will see a second competency evaluator. Antonio Mellon, 22, was reportedly found competent to continue with legal proceedings by one evaluator, but the defense objected to the finding and is now in…
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Judge rejects bond reduction for suspect in fatal Colorado Springs hit-and-run
An El Paso County judge denied a defense motion Wednesday to reduce bond for the suspect in the Sept. 5 hit-and-run crash that took the life of Jeremy Ives, 28. Authorities arrested Cameron Walsh, 59, shortly after the crash, which occurred at about 10:37 p.m. next to Old Colorado City near Highway 24 and 26th…
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U.S. 24 homicide victim found with 3 gunshots to head, court records say
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The man found dead in the passenger seat of a pickup truck after a three-vehicle crash on U.S. 24 in late August was allegedly shot three times on the left side of the face and once in the neck, according to court documents. A person…
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Man suspected of shooting sister’s ex-partner in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man was arrested for allegedly shooting at his sister’s ex-partner Tuesday in southeast Colorado Springs, according to an online police blotter entry. Officers were called to the 3700 block of Astrozon Boulevard, located along a commercial strip with a thrift store and King Soopers,…
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Arrest made in connection to U.S. 24 homicide east of Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man believed by authorities to be responsible for the death of a man found with a gunshot wound following a three-vehicle crash on U.S. 24 in late August has been arrested. Jose Cruz Diaz Vazquez, 26, was arrested in connection to the death of…
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Man accused of trying to break into El Paso County Sheriff’s Office
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man is in custody for allegedly attempting to break into the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in downtown Colorado Springs. The arrest came after the main entrance of the office, 27 E. Vermijo Ave., was damaged and vandalized early Friday morning, the Sheriff’s Office…
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Fort Carson soldier accused of sexual assault, kidnapping waives preliminary hearing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Fort Carson soldier arrested after investigators connected his vehicle to a July kidnapping and sexual assault in Quail Lake Park waived his preliminary hearing Tuesday to continue ongoing plea deal negotiations. Caden Meade, 19, was charged with felony kidnapping, sexual assault and menacing, alongside…
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1 arrested after man beaten unconscious with hammer
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 44-year-old man faces a charge of second-degree assault after authorities say he used a hammer to beat another man unconscious on Thursday near the Colorado Springs Airport, prompting the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office to issue a shelter-in-place order. At about 1:50 p.m., emergency…