Son, wife arrested after 83-year-old’s death in Colorado Springs

Published August 31, 2020 2:31 PM

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Colorado Springs Police say the 55-year-old son and 77-year-old wife of a homicide victim who was found dead in July have been arrested.

CSPD reported that 55-year-old Jean-Joseph Danger Le Chiffre, also known as Patrick Joseph Sandoval, was booked into custody for first-degree murder on Friday.

Sandoval is accused in the killing of his father, 83-year-old Gilbert Sandoval, who was found dead on July 22 at a home on Custer Ave.

Police added that Gilbert Sandoval's wife, 77-year-old Marcella Sandoval, was arrested for accessory to crime. Marcella turned herself in to the El Paso County Jail on Friday.

CSPD didn't give details about what led to the alleged murder. We're working on getting information from Colorado Courts.

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