fremont county
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State Supreme Court takes up cases on fishing rights, defamation, late-filed insurance claims
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Colorado’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear three cases on appeal, implicating private ownership of riverbeds throughout the state, liability for statements that attorneys make publicly about their cases, and the ability of homeowners to pursue insurance claims filed outside of their policy’s deadline. It takes the consent of three of the court’s seven members…
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Appeals court finds Fremont County judge wrongfully excluded evidence of prison culture from trial
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A Fremont County judge wrongly excluded expert testimony about prison culture from a criminal trial, including an inmate’s incentive not to “snitch,” the state’s Court of Appeals ruled last week. Because the testimony would have cast doubt on the defendant’s confession to possessing contraband in prison, the appellate court ordered a new trial for Jeremy…
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Appeals court upholds Fremont County conviction despite sleeping juror
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Even though a Fremont County judge noticed a juror closing his eyes for “four to five minutes a couple of times” during the questioning of a key prosecution witness, Colorado’s second-highest court found no violation of the defendant’s right to a fair trial. The state Supreme Court has previously interpreted Colorado’s constitution to guarantee a…
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Fremont County detectives failed to honor Miranda rights, prompting appeals court to reverse conviction
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A Cañon City man serving 32 years in prison for the attempted murder of his wife will receive a new trial after the state’s second-highest court concluded detectives failed to honor his constitutional right against self-incrimination when interrogating him. Steven Todd Whitt appealed his convictions, arguing the trial court judge should have suppressed the video of…
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Appeals court upholds man’s conviction for threatening judge
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The state’s Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a Cañon City man for retaliating against the judge who imposed a protection order on him. After a 2019 hearing in which Gary Sanders Jr. was ordered to stay at least 100 yards away from his wife, Sanders left the courtroom with a deputy and said,…
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Judge greenlights lawsuit against health care contractor for Fremont County jail death
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A medical corporation and its employees may be held liable for the 2020 suicide of a man in custody at the Fremont County Detention Center, after a federal judge declined to dismiss the claims against them. NatCore Healthcare Industries, Inc. formerly provided health care services to detainees in Fremont County, and its employees were reportedly aware that…
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$4.25 million settlement reached in Colorado inmate’s death
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A correctional health-care provider has agreed to pay $4.25 million in the case of a Fremont County jail inmate who died of prescription drug withdrawal, attorneys said Monday. John Patrick Walter, 53, lost 30 pounds in less than three weeks before dying naked on the floor of his cell April 20, 2014. “We believe it…
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Doug Lamborn to Fremont County GOP: Dems caved, Republicans stood tall on shutdown
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The 5th Congressional District’s U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn took to Cañon City this week to recap what had happened during the federal government shutdown: The Democrats “caved in” while Republicans stood for “principle,” he reportedly told a room of Fremont County Republicans. The Cañon City Daily Record was on hand Tuesday to record Lamborn’s remarks.…
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Fremont County Republican Stephanie Luck throws hat in ring for Senate District 2 seat
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Fremont County Republican Stephanie Luck, a conservative attorney and longtime critic of legalized marijuana, announced Friday she’s running for the Senate District 2 seat held by term-limited Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Cañon City. “I am a builder,” Luck said in a statement. “I am a builder, not of buildings, but of communities. I am passionate…
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Fremont County Clerk back at work after FBI investigation of office
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The Fremont Clerk and Recorder has reappeared, according to reports from the Cañon City Daily Record. Katie Barr was absent about a month after both the Fremont County commissioners and Cañon City Police Department announced the clerk was under investigation. It was also reported there were financial discrepancies coming from her office. Though, to what…
