3 Colorado Springs men sentenced for “brutal” assault in 2021
PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- Three Colorado Springs men have been sentenced for what authorities described as a "brutal" assault in 2021.
According to the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office (PCSO), 20-year-old Nicolas Prater, 19-year-old Noah Hamilton, and 21-year-old Dee Dallas Vaughn were arrested in El Paso County on Dec. 31, 2021 in connection with an August 2021 incident where a victim was kidnapped and repeatedly beaten with a baseball bat and left on the side of I-25 in rural, northern Pueblo County. An individual who lived in the area found the victim unconscious on the side of the road.
The PCSO said their investigation revealed the victim had been robbed and assaulted by the three men.
The victim continues to recover from the injuries sustained in the assault.
According to the PCSO, Prater and Hamilton were sentenced to six years in the Youth Offender System after both pled guilty to first-degree assault. Vaughn pled guilty to being an accessory to the crime and was sentenced to 90 days in the Pueblo County Jail along with eight years of probation.
The Youth Offender System is a maximum-security prison that houses offenders between the ages of 14-25 who have been convicted of a felony and sentenced as adults through the Colorado Department of Corrections system.
