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• Trial set for man accused as accessory

  February 27, 2013 3:27 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - A man accused of helping a teenage homicide suspect to evade capture will stand trial for his alleged role in the crime. Jerel Couch, 19, is charged with being an accessory to murder for letting homicide suspect Macyo January stay at his apartment. Fourth Judicial District... more »

• Juvenile charged for setting Weber Fire

  November 2, 2012 2:26 PM

  The U.S. Attorney's Office in Denver has charged an underage child with two counts of juvenile delinquency for allegedly starting the Weber Fire back in June. A statement released by the US Attorney and the Bureau of Land Management states that the juvenile gathered leaves and underbrush around a bush... more »

• Man charged for beating tourist in head with hammer

  August 1, 2012 5:32 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - A man has been charged with hitting a Spanish tourist in the head with a hammer in a park next to New York's City Hall. John Yoos is being held without bail after his arraignment Tuesday on attempted murder charges. He is due back in court... more »

• Man charged for torturing wife for up to 10 years

  July 12, 2012 5:53 AM

  LEROY, W.Va. (AP) - A West Virginia man faces a preliminary court hearing Friday on a malicious wounding charge arising from allegations that he kept captive and tortured his wife for the better part of a decade. Authorities say 37-year-old Peter Lizon was in jail Wednesday on $300,000 bond. Stephanie... more »

• Police arrest shooting suspect, Golden Cue's violent history remains Play Video

  June 3, 2012 12:27 AM

  Dwight Gordon Jr. is charged with murder after allegedly gunning down a Fort Carson soldier and injuring a woman in a shooting at the Golden Cue bar in Colorado Springs early Saturday morning. Though the suspect is in custody, this type of activity has grown all too familiar at... more »

• Dog strangulation case appears difficult to prove Play Video

  June 1, 2012 12:31 AM

  The Humane Society believed a local soldier when he told their investigator that he strangling his dog to death along with a stray in the neighborhood. However, SPC Brian Jones, 28, now says he is falsely accused. According to the arrest warrant , Jones admitted to strangling a three... more »

• Group home director formally charged Play Video

  May 30, 2012 7:43 PM

  A group home director accused of sexually assaulting a 13 year old girl in his care formally heard the charges against him in court Wednesday. Michael Broadnax, 29, was arrested on Friday by investigators with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office on a charge of sexual assault on a... more »

• Boulder woman to be charged with trespassing after wandering in home

  May 25, 2012 6:52 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Prosecutors plan to file a trespassing charge against a woman who was shot in the hip after police say she drunkenly wandered into a home in Boulder. The Daily Camera reports prosecutors say they plan to file the charge next week against Zoey Ripple, who graduated... more »

• Man with zebra and parrot in truck charged with DUI

  May 23, 2012 7:52 AM

  DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa man stopped outside a Dubuque bar with a small zebra and a parrot in his truck has been charged with drunken driving. KCRG-TV reports officers arrested 56-year-old Jerald Reiter of Cascade on Sunday in the parking lot of the Dog House bar, where people... more »

• Man charged for making another man "moonwalk" at gun point

  April 26, 2012 6:29 AM

  SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) - An Idaho man has been charged with assault after authorities say he ordered another man to perform the "moonwalk" at gunpoint. The Coeur d'Alene Press reports 30-year-old John Ernest Cross was charged with the felony Tuesday in 1st District Court and appointed a public defender. Police... more »

• Man charged for holding woman captive for 2 months

  October 11, 2011 6:07 AM

  DENVER (AP) - A 31-year-old man accused of physically and sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend while holding her captive in her Denver home for two months has been charged. Eric Bernard Barney Jr. was arrested late last month and is charged with sexual assault causing serious bodily injury, sexual assault,... more »

• Marijuana patient charged

  August 3, 2011 8:29 PM

  A Colorado Springs man faces up to 12 years in prison for allegedly having too many pot plants in his house. Court documents say the police never found Bob Crouse's medical marijuana records and they believe he intended to sell the pot. But Crouse says he used the marijuana to... more »

• Fort Lupton mother charged in son's drowning

  January 15, 2011 12:20 PM

  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - A Fort Lupton mother charged in the drowning of her 1 year-old son told police she was in the living room looking at Facebook while the boy was in the bathtub. The Weld County district attorney's office says 34-year-old Shannon Johnson has been charged with... more »

• Sheriff wants murder charges in boys' deaths

  August 17, 2010 8:39 AM

  A South Carolina sheriff says he hopes a judge will approve murder charges against a woman whose children were found dead in a car in a river. Orangeburg County Sheriff Larry Williams said investigators are ready to present their case to a judge in hopes of getting murder charges... more »

• Domestic violence charge against Pueblo Police officer dropped

  June 7, 2010 8:57 AM

  Prosecutors have dropped a domestic violence charge filed against a Pueblo police officer after his wife, also an officer, said she wouldn't cooperate with the district attorney's office. Officer Donnie Lambert faced a misdemeanor assault charge. He was arrested March 16. It's not clear when the case was dropped.... more »

• Motive suggested in father son stabbing case

  May 14, 2010 4:11 PM

  Court documents unsealed today in the case of a Colorado Springs man charged with murdering his father suggest he may have been abused by the victim. Jason Lee Stroud, 32, was formally charged today with first degree murder.  His father, Terry Stroud, 59, was repeatedly stabbed in the face... more »

• Colorado deputy facing charges for stun gun incident

  April 29, 2010 9:57 AM

  A Colorado sheriff's deputy who resigned after allegations he used a stun gun on high school students during a job fair now faces child abuse charges. Lake County prosecutors on Wednesday filed 11 misdemeanor charges of child abuse and nine counts of reckless endangerment against Deputy John Ortega. Lake... more »

• Thousands mourn death of California teen

  March 3, 2010 12:21 PM

  Thousands of mourners walked the sidewalks of a wide avenue in silence, holding candles and tearfully embracing. Many were at a loss for words over the discovery of a body believed to be that of 17-year-old Chelsea King, five days after the popular, straight-A student from San Diego County... more »

• Michael Jackson's doctor pleads not guilty

  February 8, 2010 5:21 PM

  Michael Jackson's doctor has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the pop star. Dr. Conrad Murray, a Houston cardiologist who was with Jackson when he died June 25, entered his plea Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court just hours after he was charged. He... more »

• Michael Jackson doctor charged in singer's death

  February 8, 2010 3:39 PM

  A lawyer for Michael Jackson's doctor says Dr. Conrad Murray will make bail, plead not guilty, and then fight the new criminal charge against him. Prosecutors today charged Murray with involuntary manslaughter -- capping a lengthy investigation into Jackson's death last summer. Murray is a cardiologist who was... more »

• Son charged in trash can murder

  December 28, 2009 11:29 AM

  A Colorado Springs man has been charged with murder in the death of his father, whose body was found stuffed in a trash can behind a home in Colorado Springs in early December. Quinten Abeyta was arrested for Tampering with Evidence after reporting to police that he found his... more »

• 9 month old abused; parents arrested

  November 12, 2009 12:15 PM

  A Colorado Springs couple has been arrested for allegedly abusing their 9-month old baby girl. Amanda Sims and Jesse Lee Kaizen, both 23, are charged with attempted first degree murder in the case. Their 9-month-old baby was taken to Memorial Hospital in July with, what police call, extensive injuries.... more »

• Teen charged with setting 2,100-acre LA wildfire

  September 18, 2009 4:20 PM

  Los Angeles County authorities have filed arson charges against a 13-year-old boy they believe started a 2,100-acre wildfire last month. Prosecutors on Friday charged the boy from El Monte with two felony counts: arson of a forest and recklessly causing a fire. His name wasn't released. The boy is accused... more »

• Man accidentally fires cannon into neighbor's house

  September 6, 2009 10:22 AM

  Pennsylvania State police have charged a self-proclaimed Civil War buff with accidentally firing a 2-pound cannon ball through the wall of a neighbor's home. William Maser, 54, of Georges Township, says his hobby is recreating Civil War cannons. He said he's been doing it for over 30 years. Maser... more »