Tag: murder
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Former state Senate candidate arrested in Colorado Springs murder
Editor’s note: This story has been updated regarding endorsements for Timothy Arvidson going back to his state Senate campaign in 2024. Colorado Springs police arrested a former state Senate candidate for allegedly shooting and killing a man in the 1900 block of Calle Da Seville on Sunday, according to a news release by the department.…
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Man faces murder charge in death of woman at Colorado Springs motel
Timothy O’Brien, 60, was arrested on Monday by Colorado Springs police in connection with the death of Lauren Jensen-Green, 65, in a motel last week, the department announced. Police had responded to the 1700 block around 11:30 a.m. May 20 after a report of a deceased person, according to previous Gazette reporting. Jensen-Green was found…
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Man, 22, identified as victim of fourth Colorado Springs homicide in 2026
Colorado Springs police on Thursday identified the victim of a homicide on April 17 as 22-year-old Marley Day. Danna Corral-Montelongo, 23, is accused of shooting Day in the torso during a disturbance just after 11:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of East Buena Ventura Street near the Patty Jewett Golf Course, police said. Police arrested…
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10th Circuit upholds dismissal of Barry Morphew’s civil lawsuit against prosecutors, investigators
The Denver-based federal appeals court agreed on Monday that Barry Morphew, who now stands accused for a second time of murdering his wife, failed to state viable claims against the government officials involved in his first, unsuccessful prosecution. Morphew was arrested in May 2021, almost a year after his wife, Suzanne Morphew, disappeared. State prosecutors…
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Man pleads guilty to murdering Colorado Springs man in ‘heat of passion’
A Colorado Springs man will face 20 to 32 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Matthew Helberg, 39, on Tuesday in an El Paso County courtroom. Howard Heyliger, 31, recounted to Judge Michael McHenry shooting Helberg on June 26 near East Platte Avenue and North Cedar Street after he…
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Brothers sentenced to decades in prison for Denver Aquarium drive-by shooting
Two brothers were each sentenced to multiple decades in prison Friday for a drive-by shooting that killed a teenager outside the Denver Aquarium in 2024. Antonio Vasquez and Jason Trujillo were sentenced to 40 and 20 years in prison, respectively, after each pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the Feb. 14, 2024 shooting that killed…
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Divided appeals court reverses murder convictions due to faulty self-defense instruction
Colorado’s second-highest court concluded last week that an incomplete self-defense instruction required the reversal of an El Paso County defendant’s murder convictions. Demetrius Montez Martin was among those present late at night at a club in Colorado Springs. An argument ensued and Martin got in his vehicle and drove off. Someone fired multiple gunshots in…
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Man found guilty of killing 3 of his Custer County neighbors in 2023
After three years, a quiet Custer County neighborhood finally has answers for who killed three of its residents. A jury on Thursday convicted 47-year-old Hanme Clark of fatally shooting three of his neighbors — Rob Geers, his wife, Beth Wade Geers, and James Daulton — over what authorities suspect was a land dispute in November…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear cases on insurance coverage for COVID, witness credibility
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that it will decide the degree to which a virus or other hazard must affect a commercial property before it can trigger loss-or-damage coverage under an insurance policy. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear a case on appeal. Currently, there is one…
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Colorado State Patrol arrests 2022 Colorado Springs murder suspect
Claudio Montijo Avila, 36, was arrested in Trinidad by Colorado State Patrol on Jan. 4 for the murder of 45-year-old Antonio Jiminez-Garibay, according to a news release by Colorado Springs police. Avila allegedly shot and killed Jiminez-Garibay on Oct. 2, 2022 in the 4200 block of Galley Road in Colorado Springs. In April 2024, police…