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Letecia Stauch to get new attorney in murder trial after dismissing previous counsel

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Letecia Stauch, facing first-degree murder charges for the death of her 11-year-old stepson Gannon Stauch, now has a new court date that indicates she’ll be represented by an attorney in her upcoming trial, following her request to represent herself. Her new court appearance is labeled as an “Appearance of Counsel”

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2 injured in early-morning bar stabbing

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Officers responded to a stabbing at a bar early Saturday morning near Memorial Park. According to police, it happened around 12:05 a.m. in the 2000 block of East Platte Ave. When officers arrived, they found two people with with serious, but non-life threatening injuries. The suspect, identified as Cade Kelly,

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Fentanyl: A Colorado Crisis

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Fentanyl overdose deaths in Colorado are higher than they’ve ever been before, and there’s no sign of the problem going away. The troublesome trend spiked last year, when 534 people in Colorado died from Fentanyl. That was a 150% rise over the drug’s deaths in 2019, when 214 died of

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Fountain man charged with sexual assault after meeting 15-year-old through social media

FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — Fountain police say a 32-year-old man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old he met through a social media app. Fountain police released a statement Thursday saying Wayne Walter Lambert was arrested on Wednesday. He’s being charged with sexual assault, unlawful sexual contact, and contributing to the

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Letecia Stauch waives law library privileges amid effort to represent herself

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The woman accused of murdering her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon Stauch, will now face another obstacle in her effort to represent herself at trial — she’ll lose access to the jail’s law library for three months. Letecia Stauch, who’s facing multiple charges including first-degree murder, opted to represent herself in the

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Police investigating Saturday shooting

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Police are investigating, after a shooting Saturday afternoon. Officers responded to the intersection at Hancock Expy. and South Union Blvd. around 12:13 p.m. Witnesses told police they had seen two vehicles driving down Union, shooting at each other. According to police, when officers arrived, they found a gray Hummer with

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Police searching for robbery suspects

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Springs Police are searching for two suspects, believed to have robbed a business at gunpoint early Saturday morning. Officers responded to the 1900 block of South Academy Blvd., near Chelton Rd., just after midnight. According to police, two men, armed with handguns, demanded money from the business and fled

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