Tag: plea deal
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Suspect in February 2024 homicide could still enter plea deal ahead of May trial
Chances to enter a plea deal for a man accused of shooting and killing 55-year-old Omar Olmedo in February 2024 are dwindling ahead of a trial set for May. Marquise Hutt, 39, was arrested in early December 2024 after several months of investigation by the Colorado Springs Police Department connected him to the killing. Charged…
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Boulder attack suspect pleads not guilty to federal hate crime charges
Mohamed Soliman faces 12 federal hate crime charges plus the 118 state charges in connection with the June 1 attack on a group of peaceful protestors in Boulder
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Hallfords plead guilty to state charges, Carie Hallford back in custody
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Return to Nature Funeral Home owners Jon and Carie Hallford pleaded guilty in state court on Friday to 190 counts of abuse of a corpse, leaving the couple facing a potential 20-year prison sentence. The funeral home in Penrose, about 35 miles southwest of Colorado…
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Hallfords plead guilty to state charges, Carie Hallford back in custody
Return to Nature Funeral Home owners Jon and Carie Hallford pleaded guilty in state court on Friday to 190 counts of abuse of a corpse, leaving the couple facing a potential 20-year prison sentence. The funeral home in Penrose, about 35 miles southwest of Colorado Springs, came under a multi-agency investigation in October 2023 after…
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Colorado Springs man sentenced to 31 years in prison for shooting 9-year-old
The son in the father-son duo accused of shooting a child was sentenced Thursday to 31 years in prison. Ruben Segovia II, 23, is one of two men accused of wounding an autistic 9-year-old girl over a neighbor dispute in January. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by The Gazette, Segovia and his father, Ruben…
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Return to Nature owners plead guilty to federal wire fraud
DENVER • Return to Nature Funeral Home owners Jon and Carie Hallford appeared in federal court on Thursday to accept a plea deal, which could land the couple in prison for up to 15 years. In September, the Hallfords filed a notice of disposition and a motion requesting a change of plea on the federal 15 counts…
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Return to Nature owners to appear in federal court to plead guilty as part of deal
The owners of Return to Nature Funeral Home are set to appear in court in later this week to plead guilty to federal charges. Jon and Carie Hallford are expected to plead guilty to 15 counts of wire fraud in federal court on Thursday after accepting a plea agreement in September, according to previous Gazette…
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Hallfords’ state plea process to be delayed
State prosecutors are planning to ask for a new arraignment date for the owners of Return to Nature Funeral Home, to allow time for the federal plea process to finish. Plans to delay the state court proceedings were stated in emails between prosecutors and victimized family members, which were shared with The Gazette. The funeral home,…
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Teen accused of killing Colorado Springs man pleads not guilty
One of the four teenagers accused of killing 32-year-old Gabriel Villanueba last year pleaded not guilty to all charges on Tuesday, setting up for a trial early next year. Santiago Dominguez, 18, appeared in court out of custody on Tuesday for a plea hearing. At Dominguez’s previous hearing his attorney, Josh Tolini, informed the court…
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Man sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing man at Palmer Park
The man accused of killing one and injuring another during a shooting near Palmer Park last year was sentenced to 50 years in prison after accepting a plea deal on Thursday. Donnell Chess, 23, appeared in court on Thursday morning for an arraignment hearing. Chess was accused of starting a shootout at a parking lot…