Tag: 4th Judicial District
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‘Everything happens for a reason’: Veterans Trauma Court aims to help military members in times of need
Five years after he separated from the Army, Mark Bisset found himself in the Colorado criminal justice system. Bisset’s story started on April 9, 2022. According to past Gazette coverage of the case, the arrest stemmed from an alleged incident in which Bisset rode a four-wheeler to a property in the Indian Creek subdivision in…
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Hallfords waive court appearances, March motions hearing set in Carie’s case
The owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home waived their appearances in state court at a hearing Friday that offered little new information but did set the table for a another hearing to go over the possibility of mental condition evidence being introduced in Carie Hallford’s case. Jon and Carie Hallford came under federal…
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Colorado Springs man dies before sentencing hearing in child drowning case
A Colorado Springs man charged with negligence and child abuse resulting in death after a 6-year-old boy drowned at Prospect Lake in Memorial Park two years ago has died before sentencing, court records show. Joseph Camacho, 55, was arrested Sept. 30, 2023, when a woman who had been windsurfing at the park called 911 after…
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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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Families upset after Return to Nature owners Jon and Carie Hallford offered plea deals
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home have been offered a plea deal in their state-level case, according to an email sent to affected family members and acquired by The Gazette. Jon and Carie Hallford face 286 criminal charges stemming from the discovery…
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Judge dismisses petition seeking ‘personhood’ status, relocation of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo elephants
An animal rights group’s lawsuit accusing Cheyenne Mountain Zoo of illegally confining and neglecting its five elderly African elephants, and demanding they be relocated to a sanctuary, has been dismissed by the 4th Judicial District in Colorado Springs. “Issues of the sort raised by this case, involving mankind’s stewardship of the planet and its living…
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‘She destroyed dozens of lives’: Judge hears statements from Gannon’s family before handing down maximum sentence to Letecia Stauch
Letecia Stauch will serve the maximum sentence for the brutal killing of her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon. After a jury found Stauch guilty of all charges, Judge Gregory Werner decided to proceed directly to sentencing. Before handing down two life sentences, Werner called the facts of the case “the most horrific I have ever seen” and listened…
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Letecia Stauch found guilty of all charges, sentenced to life in prison
An El Paso County judge on Monday sentenced Letecia Stauch to life in prison after a jury found her guilty of murdering her 11-year-old stepson Gannon, capping a five-week trial that featured emotional testimony from Gannon’s family members. After the verdict, Gannon’s mother Landen Bullard, who had previously been referred to as Landen Hiott, hugged…
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Planned Parenthood shooter Robert Dear hearing delayed as court awaits medication decision
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Robert Lewis Dear Jr.’s case will be addressed in federal court at the end of the month in another step toward assessing his ability to stand trial, 4th Judicial District Chief Judge William Bain said Friday. In a two-day federal hearing beginning Aug. 30, a…
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De’Von Bailey case: Colorado Springs police won’t face charges in shooting death of 19-year-old
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CRIPPLE CREEK — A grand jury has rejected filing charges against two Colorado Springs police officers involved in the fatal shooting of an armed black man in August, 4th Judicial District Attorney Dan May said Wednesday. De’Von Bailey and his cousin, Lawrence Stoker, were stopped by…