4th judicial district
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Hearing held for Planned Parenthood shooting suspect ahead of 10-year mark
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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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Return to Nature: Judge rejects Carie Hallford’s state plea deal, 2026 trial
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Return to Nature owner Carie Hallford is heading to trial next year after an El Paso County judge rejected her state plea agreement Monday, a similar ruling in recent months for her co-defendant, Jon Hallford. Carie and Jon Hallford came under a multi-agency investigation in October 2023 after a investigation on their Penrose Return to…
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ICE officer impersonator in Colorado Springs will undergo second competency evaluation
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The Colorado Springs man arrested for allegedly impersonating an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer before engaging in an hours-long standoff with police will see a second competency evaluator. Antonio Mellon, 22, was reportedly found competent to continue with legal proceedings by one evaluator, but the defense objected to the finding and is now in…
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Family upset after Return to Nature owners Jon, Carrie Hallford offered plea deals
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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 impacted family members and acquired by The Gazette. Jon and Carie Hallford face 286 criminal charges stemming from the discovery of 189 bodies improperly stored at the Return to Nature Funeral…
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4th Judicial District seeks nominees for El Paso County Court appointment
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A nominating commission in the Fourth Judicial District will interview and select nominees on June 28 for appointment by Gov. Jared Polis as a county judge for El Paso County. The vacancy, created by the appointment of Judge Monica Gomez to the District Court, will occur July 1, according to a news release from the…
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El Paso County attorney appointed to 4th Judicial District Court
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Gov. Jared Polis on Friday appointed El Paso County Attorney Diana May to the 4th Judicial District Court. May, who has held her position as county attorney since 2019, will fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge G. David Miller, effective March 31. The district court serves El Paso and Teller counties. “I…
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Polis appoints Cynthia McKedy to 4th Judicial District
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Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday appointed Cynthia A. McKedy to the 4th Judicial District Court. McKedy, who previously served as deputy district attorney and now runs her own law firm, fills a judicial vacancy on the El Paso County Court in the 4th Judicial District. She will replace Judge Doug Miles, who will officially vacate…
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Mark Waller to run for district attorney for Colorado’s El Paso, Teller counties
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Mark Waller, currently a member of the El Paso Board of County Commissioners and a former state representative, announced Thursday he will run for the 4th Judicial District Attorney position in the 2020 election. Waller is running to replace current District Attorney Dan May, who is term-limited in 2020. The 4th Judicial District includes El…
