Author: Olivia Prentzel
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Colorado Springs Olympian Klete Keller indicted in Capitol riot, charges added
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Klete Keller, a former U.S. Olympic swimmer and resident of Colorado Springs, was indicted Thursday for his alleged role in last month’s deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol. Thursday’s indictment includes four additional charges, and possibly a stiffer punishment than Keller originally faced when an arrest warrant was issued last month. A federal grand jury…
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Prisons, jails account for 15 of 20 largest COVID-19 outbreaks in Colorado, study finds amid debate over vaccine priorities
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Outbreaks at prisons, jails and other correctional facilities across Colorado account for one in every 24 cases of COVID-19 in the state, according to a recent study by the Colorado Health Institute. The study comes as inmates remain excluded from the state’s priority list for vaccines, despite federal guidance and other states that prioritizes prisoners…
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ACLU appeals to Colorado Supreme Court in lawsuit over COVID protections in state prisons
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado filed an appeal Thursday in its lawsuit against Gov. Jared Polis over COVID protections for state prison inmates that was dismissed in District Court last month. The ACLU is now seeking expedited review by the Colorado Supreme Court in its case petitioning the governor to impose safety measures…
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Colorado man who threatened to execute Pelosi had assault rifle, 2,500 rounds of ammunition: court documents
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A Colorado man who threatened to kill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week and drove to Washington D.C. – planning to attend the riot at the U.S. Capitol – hauled more than 2,500 rounds of ammunition, a handgun and a rifle in his camper-style trailer, according to documents filed in federal court Wednesday. Cleveland Grover Meredith Jr. was…
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El Paso County jail, sheriff given orders to protect inmates from COVID-19
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A judge issued an order Monday morning outlining steps required for the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office to protect inmates and jail staff against the coronavirus, including making masks mandatory within the facility, as the first steps in a class-action lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Colorado. Under the order, which was filed in U.S.…
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‘Like a wildfire’: COVID-19 cases continue to climb at El Paso County jail; two employees hospitalized
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The coronavirus outbreak at the El Paso County jail continued to grow Monday and two jail employees were hospitalized as officials compared the fast-spreading virus to “a wildfire.” Infections jumped to 859 inmates out of 1,246 in custody Sunday – a significant spike from a day earlier when 658 tested positive, according to the latest numbers…
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138 inmates at Sterling Correctional Facility test positive for coronavirus: CDOC
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More than half of the inmates who were tested for the coronavirus at the state’s largest prison have tested positive, the Colorado Department of Corrections said Friday. Of the 255 test results that have been finalized, 138 inmates at the Sterling Correctional Facility tested positive, according to a news release. Twelve tests came back with…
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Colorado Springs councilman joins call for independent probe into fatal police shooting
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Colorado Springs City Council chambers overflowed with De’Von Bailey supporters Tuesday demanding an independent investigation into the Aug. 3 fatal police shooting of the 19-year-old black man. Twenty-four residents, including Bailey’s family, church leaders, concerned parents and a student representative from Colorado College, stressed the need for an impartial third party to investigate the shooting…
