Man accused of killing a parole officer in Colorado Springs pleas not guilty in court Friday
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- The man accused of killing a parole officer in Colorado Springs last year entered a not-guilty plea in court Friday. He's accused of running the victim over with his car in September of last year.
Justin Kula pleaded not guilty to allegedly killing Officer Christine Guerin-Sandoval.
Officer Guerin-Sandoval was a parole officer on duty in Colorado Springs. She was killed in a hit-and-run incident while trying to serve an arrest warrant back in September of 2023. According to testimony from Colorado Springs police detectives, Kula attempted to flee an arrest by three Colorado Department of Corrections parole officers. He then allegedly ran over Officer Christine Guerin-Sandoval with his car outside of the Veteran's Convenience Store in West Colorado Springs.
Kula did manage to leave the scene but was arrested hours later in a neighborhood in Old Colorado City. He's now facing several charges including leaving the scene of an accident involving death, reckless manslaughter, and vehicular homicide.
