Tag: felony
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Appeals court reinstates felony charge, reverses Denver judge’s sanction on prosecution
Colorado’s second-highest court ordered a Denver judge on Thursday to reinstate a defendant’s felony charge, finding she improperly reduced the severity as a sanction for an officer’s deletion of his body-worn camera footage. Prosecutors charged Russell K. Barnes with vehicular eluding, after police attempted to stop a Toyota 4Runner registered to Barnes but discontinued their…
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Hired security accused in Colorado Springs party shooting enters plea
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 22-year-old man accused of shooting at partygoers during a February birthday celebration in Colorado Springs after being hired as security pleaded not guilty to the charges Friday. Authorities arrested Dominic Nalley April 24 in connection with the Feb. 1 non-fatal shooting. According to his arrest…
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Appeals court interprets ambiguous phrase in Colorado’s criminal records sealing law
Colorado’s second-highest court last month interpreted for the first time an ambiguous phrase in a 2019 law, and concluded a man convicted two decades ago for securities fraud was not entitled to have his criminal records sealed. Lawmakers enacted House Bill 1275 nearly five years ago to increase the availability of records-sealing for people convicted of less serious…
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Hammer-wielding burglary suspect shot by security guard in west Colorado Springs
A hammer-wielding burglary suspect attacked one security guard before being shot by another at a business in west Colorado Springs early Sunday, according to law enforcement officials. The suspect, Travis Crane, was hospitalized but is expected to survive his injuries, police said. Just before 4 a.m. on Sunday, officers responded to a call about a…
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Colorado Springs police arrest carjacking suspect after electronically tracking vehicle
Colorado Springs police officers arrested a man suspected of attacking a motorist and stealing his car, according to a blotter entry. Brandon Henn, 36, faces charges related to automobile theft, assault and eluding police, law enforcement officials said. Officers responded to a 1:30 p.m. call about a carjacking and assault, police said. Using an electronic…
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El Paso County inmate gets 6 years in prison for distributing fentanyl inside jail
An inmate at the El Paso County Jail will serve prison time for distributing fentanyl inside the correctional facility, according to a Monday news release from the Sheriff’s office. Wendy Sanchez, 44, pleaded guilty to distribution of a controlled substance in May and was sentenced to six years in prison, officials said. The conviction was…
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‘Why are we here?’ Colorado justices skeptical of state’s push to uphold woman’s conviction
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday struggled to understand why prosecutors remained opposed to overturning a woman’s trespassing conviction, even as both sides agreed the conviction would not stand under current law. The constitutional prohibition on double jeopardy protects defendants from being prosecuted again for the same offense following acquittal, but also from…
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Colorado Springs mom arrested in connection with death of 4-year-old child
Colorado Springs police recently arrested a woman they believe is responsible for the 2022 death of her 4-year-old child. Raven Rudd, 25, was taken into custody Friday, police said in a Monday news release. Rudd faces a felony charge of reckless child abuse resulting in death. On Nov. 30, 2022, the anti-child abuse unit was…
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Colorado Springs police arrest man on suspicion of pimping
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs police arrested a man they say was pimping a woman in east Colorado Springs Thursday afternoon. Detectives with the department’s Metro Vice Unit located and arrested 37-year-old William Crest near 1000 N. Academy Blvd. after reports that he was involved in pimping an…
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Colorado Springs police arrest man on suspicion of pimping
Colorado Springs police arrested a man they say was pimping a woman in east Colorado Springs Thursday afternoon. Detectives with the department’s Metro Vice Unit located and arrested 37-year-old William Crest near 1000 N. Academy Blvd. after reports that he was involved in pimping an adult woman. Police said Crest is facing felony pimping charges.