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13 Investigates joined ICE to serve immigration warrant on man convicted of child sexual assault

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Thursday, 13 Investigates was able to ride along with a group of federal agents arresting an undocumented immigrant previously convicted of sexually assaulting a child wanted on an immigration warrant, known as an I-200. The man, who U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said is from Guatemala, was arrested in northeast

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Motions hearing for accused child killer detailed process of jury selection set to begin in March

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Thursday, the El Paso County woman accused of killing her 11-year-old stepson was not in court. However, Letecia Stauch’s defense attorney and prosecutors were present to discuss her impending jury trial. During Thursday’s motions hearing, Judge Gregory Werner said the trial, set to begin with jury selection in March,

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Additional arrests in deadly October 2022 multi-vehicle crash, road rage possibly involved

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Police Department announced two more people were arrested in connection to a deadly three-vehicle crash. On October 28, 2022, emergency personnel responded to a three-vehicle crash at Lakes Ave. and Venetucci Blvd. According to CSPD, a Nissan sedan traveling eastbound on Lake Ave. was trying to turn

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On the Lookout: cigarette-toting robber; PW counterfeiters; vehicle theft suspects

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A cigarette-toting serial robber is dodging investigators. Pueblo Police say the suspect has robbed multiple businesses in the past couple of weeks. Suspected Serial Robber (PPD) The man was caught on surveillance camera wearing black, horn-rimmed glasses, and wearing a black hoodie; another time, he was also wearing the identical black

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Charges dropped against veteran who was hospitalized after arrest by Colorado Springs police officers

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Tuesday, the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office dropped charges against a Black veteran who was hospitalized after an arrest by the Colorado Springs Police Department. According to the attorneys of 29-year-old Dalvin Gadson, he was pulled over by officers during a traffic stop on Oct. 9, 2022. Gadson was reportedly

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Judge accepts new charges against accused Club Q shooter, bringing total to 323 charges

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Five more charges were brought against the accused killer in the Club Q mass shooting. Wednesday, the judge accepted the charges – bringing the total number of charges the suspect faces to 323. Those charges include attempted first-degree murder after deliberation, two counts of attempted first-degree murder with extreme indifference,

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Call from Internal Affairs unit led to arrest of an El Paso County deputy accused of sexual assault

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — More details have emerged in the arrest of an El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputy accused of kidnapping and sexual assault. Friday, 13 Investigates obtained the arrest affidavit for Dep. Dalton Bridges which details the encounter between Bridges and the victim on Jan. 3. According to the affidavit, Bridges

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Court martial of USAFA cadet for sexual assault ends with jail sentence, dismissal from Air Force

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (KRDO) — A U.S. Air Force Academy cadet was convicted of sexual assault after a court-martial. According to the USAFA, Cadet Justin Couty was charged with three specifications of sexual assault and two specifications of abusive sexual contact. Couty was found guilty of two specifications of sexual assault in violation

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Murder victim’s family outraged over plea agreement given to double homicide suspect

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — In an El Paso County courtroom Monday, family members of two juvenile murder victims were outraged over a plea agreement offered to the 20-year-old homicide suspect. 20-year-old Kadin Blaschke pleaded guilty to 2nd-degree murder charges stemming from the double homicide of 13-year-old Marcus Venezio-Hernandez and 15-year-old Nevean Tafoya. Court documents

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