Man already in custody for deadly Pueblo shootings served with homicide warrant
PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- According to the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office, a man already in custody was served with a Homicide Warrant for a 2021 case.
According to the sheriff's office, 32-year-old Nicholas Wayne Tumblin was served with a Homicide Warrant regarding the death of Raymond "Terry" Ray Jr.
In August 2021, the sheriff's office responded to reports of a body found near 62nd Lane. The corner later identified him as Ray Jr., 24. According to the PCSO, Ray Jr. was reported missing by his family in July 2021.
Tumblin was already in custody on an unrelated murder charge when detectives served him with the warrant Tuesday. He now faces new charges including Homicide and 2nd Degree Kidnapping. The PCSO says this is a "No Bond" warrant.
Tumblin is a suspect in two other Pueblo shootings, one of which was fatal. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by 13 Investigates, Tumblin had been released from the Pueblo County Jail just 11 days earlier. He had been arrested on September 13, 2021, for a parole violation.
A Colorado Springs lawyer who spoke with 13 Investigates said that charge typically results in 180 days in jail.
On September 27, 2021, police responded to a shooting in the 200 block of E. 3rd Street. At the scene, they found a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The victim, 36-year-old Eric Trujillo, later died from his injuries.
That same day, police responded to a shooting at Sancho's Bar and Grill. The owner, Adam Niederstadt, was rushed to the hospital and managed to survive.
Following that shooting, Niederstadt shared with 13 Investigates how he died twice and was in a coma for two days before waking up. He also went on to question why Tumblin was released less than two weeks after the parole violation arrest.
"This guy gets out and then 11 days he is back out on the streets and he shoots me and kills another guy," Niederstadt said in 2021. "With parole, they need to tighten up their ship, because it is not what it used to be. Might as well not even have parole."
Tumblin was eventually arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service in October 2021 after he was found in New Mexico. He's charged with First Degree Murder and attempted Second Degree Murder in that October 2021 case.
