Author: OLIVIA PRENTZEL olivia.prentzel@gazette.com
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Mothers of Murdered Youth to hold vigil for Colorado Springs victims of mass shooting
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A candlelight vigil for the six people killed after a gunman opened fire at a birthday party in eastern Colorado Springs is scheduled for Thursday. Organization Mothers of Murdered Youth will hold the event from 6 to 8 p.m. at the entrance Canterbury Mobile Home…
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Police identify victims, gunman in Sunday’s shooting at birthday party in Colorado Springs
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 28-year-old man — upset he was not invited — showed up to a family birthday party and started shooting, killing his girlfriend and five of her family members Sunday in eastern Colorado Springs, according to police. Teodoro Macias, of…
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Barry Morphew makes first court appearance since arrest in wife’s killing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Barry Morphew, accused of killing his wife Suzanne who was reported missing a year ago, made his first court appearance Thursday. Morphew, 52, was charged with first-degree murder, tampering with evidence and attempt to influence…
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Barry Morphew makes first court appearance since arrest in wife’s killing
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Barry Morphew, accused of killing his wife, Suzanne, who was reported missing a year ago, made his first court appearance Thursday. Morphew, 52, was charged with first-degree murder, tampering with evidence and attempt to influence a public official nearly a year after his wife, Suzanne…
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Suzanne Morphew’s husband arrested on suspicion of murder
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The husband of Chaffee County resident Suzanne Morphew, who was reported missing Mother’s Day weekend last year, has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder and tampering with evidence, according to court records. Barry Morphew, 53, was booked into the county jail Wednesday, records show.…
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“Not the day for celebration”: Major updates released in mountain town missing person case
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The husband of Chaffee County resident Suzanne Morphew, who was reported missing Mother’s Day weekend last year, has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder and tampering with evidence, according to court records. Barry Morphew,…
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Jury acquits man in 2018 killing at Colorado Springs illegal street racing event
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An El Paso County jury on Monday acquitted a Colorado Springs man of second-degree murder for fatally shooting a man at an illegal street racing event on the city’s eastern side, days after a judge tossed first-degree murder charges against him. Tony Ray Lawson, 51,…
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Spike in suicides at Colorado jail highlights shortfalls of mental health care for those behind bars
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After a 33-year-old man took his life last week while incarcerated at the El Paso County jail, the number of suicides in the facility since 2019 rose to five, after nearly a decade when none…
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Trial postponed for employees, owner of day care where authorities found 2 dozen toddlers behind ‘false wall’
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A judge delayed trial Tuesday for a woman whose Colorado Springs day care was shut down last year when authorities found more than two dozen toddlers hidden behind a false wall. Carla Faith is among…
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ACLU, Weld County sheriff requesting consent decree to protect medically vulnerable inmates
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Weld County sheriff and the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado are asking a federal judge for a consent decree implementing measures at the county’s jail to protect medically vulnerable inmates from COVID-19, according to a statement released Tuesday. The request comes after the…