Tag: robert dear
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Cause of death revealed for self-proclaimed Planned Parenthood gunman
The self-proclaimed gunman in the Planned Parenthood shooting in Colorado Springs in November 2015 died from congestive heart failure and other related medical conditions, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said in a recent court filing. The Federal Bureau of Prisons database shows that Robert Dear Jr., 67, died Nov. 22, at the U.S. Medical Center…
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A decade of legal turns in Planned Parenthood shooter case ends in a final fatal twist, with no closure
On a bitterly cold Black Friday morning 10 years ago, Colorado Springs was thrust into the crosshairs of a uniquely American tragedy. It wasn’t the first mass shooting the city had experienced (and, sadly, would not be the last). Less than a month before, on Halloween, three lives had been lost during one man’s random…
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Self-proclaimed Planned Parenthood gunman dies in federal prison nearly 10 years after shooting, records show
The man who allegedly killed three people in the 2015 Planned Parenthood shooting in Colorado Springs died while in federal custody, according to inmate records. The Federal Bureau of Prisons database shows that Robert Dear Jr., 67, died Saturday in at the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners (MCFP) in Springfield, Mo. Officials within the…
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Hearing held for Planned Parenthood shooting suspect ahead of 10-year mark
Robert Dear Jr., the alleged gunman in the 2015 Planned Parenthood shooting that left three dead and nine injured, is in the process of being committed civilly due to his mental health after being deemed incompetent despite forced medication. Similar to the past several state hearings, Thursday’s hearing provided little new information. Instead, attorneys in…
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On the docket this week: Planned Parenthood shooter, Pikes Peak Avenue homicide suspect back in court
Last week, an El Paso County judge handed down a 45-year prison sentence for the suspect in the 2021 Yoder ranch hand killing and another ruled to reject the state plea agreement for Carie Hallford. More hearings are in store for this week. Here is the rundown. Monday Emmanuel Cooley, the suspect in a deadly…
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Planned Parenthood shooting suspect’s federal case stuck despite mandatory medication
DENVER • A federal judge announced Wednesday that Robert Dear, the alleged gunman in the 2015 Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting that took the lives of three people, remains incompetent to proceed to trial and is likely unrestorable despite being medicated. Dear, 67, was diagnosed with a delusional disorder shortly after his arrest in 2015,…
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Federal and state cases for alleged Planned Parenthood shooter remain in limbo
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nearly 10 years after a shooting at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood center left three people dead and more injured, delays continue for the alleged gunman in both state and federal courts. Attorneys appeared in district court Tuesday for a short hearing that gave few…
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Alleged Planned Parenthood shooter can be forcibly medicated after judge’s decision upheld
Judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit upheld the decision made by a federal judge to allow Robert Lewis Dear Jr. to be forcibly medicated, according to an opinion published by the court on Monday. Dear’s court cases stemming from the shooting at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood in 2015 that…
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Outgoing DA Dan May officially done Jan. 11, but one more murder trial calls
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After 12 years as the Pikes Peak region’s top prosecutor, 4th Judicial District Attorney Dan May says unfinished business will keep him tethered to the office — and the courtroom — a few more months at least. Although his time calling the shots ends Jan. 11, May said…
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Outgoing DA Dan May officially done Jan. 11, but one more murder trial calls
After 12 years as the Pikes Peak region’s top prosecutor, 4th Judicial District Attorney Dan May says unfinished business will keep him tethered to the office — and the courtroom — a few more months at least. Although his time calling the shots ends Jan. 11, May said he will remain on fellow Republican and DA-elect Michael Allen’s…