Colorado Springs man sentenced to 33 years in prison following multiple armed robberies
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A Colorado Springs man was sentenced to 33 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple robbery charges across the Pikes Peak Area.
The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) arrested 19-year-old Samuel Abel Cordova-Barre for his connections to multiple aggravated armed robberies across Colorado Springs, Fountain, and Monument, Colorado.
The CSPD's Tactical Enforcement Unit (TEU) arrested Cordova-Barre in the 5700 Block of South Carefree Circle on January 13, 2022.
At the time of his arrest, CSPD said Cordova-Barre was charged with one count of kidnapping, ten counts of aggravated robbery, and one count of attempted aggravated robbery.
The robberies were reported at the following locations:
- 12/11/2021 Holiday Inn Express, 3431 Cinema Point
- 12/22/2021 Homewood Suites, 9130 Explorer Drive
- 12/22/2021 Circle K, 5553 Austin Bluffs Parkway
- 01/03/2022 Hilton Garden Inn, 2035 Aerotech Drive
- 01/06/2022 Holiday Inn Express, 1815 Aeroplaza Drive
- 01/06/2022 Holiday Inn Express, 4435 Venetucci Boulevard (Fountain)
- 01/06/2022 Spring Hill Suites, 1570 Newport Road
- 01/13/2022 Embassy Suites, 7290 Commerce Drive
- 01/13/2022 Kum N Go, 17970 Knollwood Drive (Monument)
- 01/13/2022 Fairfield Inn, 15275 Struthers Road (Monument)
- 01/13/2022 Double Tree Hotel, 1775 East Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard
