Category: Colorado

Colorado Man Pleads Guilty for Setting Fire to Church in Hate Crime Case

A 22-year-old man has pled guilty in a Colorado federal court for setting fire to a church in Loveland in January. Darion Ray Sexton entered a guilty plea on Thursday, admitting fault for setting fire to the Abiding Love Lutheran Church on Jan. 19. Sexton was arrested and charged on Jan. 23 with causing damage…


Lawyer Says ‘Psychotic Break’ Explains Stepson’s Killing

DENVER—A lawyer for a Colorado woman who repeatedly stabbed and then shot her 11-year-old stepson before driving his body across the country said Friday that the brutality of the attack was the strongest evidence that the killing was the result of a “psychotic break.” During closing arguments in Letecia Stauch’s murder trial in Colorado Springs,…


3 Colorado Teens Charged With Murder in Rock-Throwing Death

DENVER—Three teens accused of killing a 20-year-old woman while throwing large rocks at passing cars have been charged with murder and other crimes, prosecutors said Wednesday. Nicholas “Mitch” Karol-Chik, Joseph Koenig, and Zachary Kwak, all 18, each face identical charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, second-degree assault, and attempted second-degree assault in the death…


Colorado Gov. Jared Polis Signs Bills Tackling School Safety, Mental Health Issues

Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed bills into law on Friday addressing mental health issues and school safety measures following multiple national school shootings and threats on state school campuses. Gov. Polis signed Senate Bill 23-241, which will aid schools in preparing and preventing emergency and crisis situations through various training and supportive services and add a new state-level…


Yet Another Hassle Awaits Rocky Mountain National Park Visitors This Year

By John Meyer From The Denver Post Denver—As if there weren’t enough complications when visiting Rocky Mountain National Park—an ongoing timed-entry reservation system and the closure of the park’s biggest campground—it will be harder to get into the park this year even if you have reservations. A construction project to refurbish the Fall River entrance—one…


Colorado Governor Signs 4 Gun Control Bills Into Law

Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed four new gun control bills on Friday afternoon, adding measures to restrict gun purchases and imposing new legal liabilities on the gun industry. The gun control measures Polis signed into law included a bill to raise the minimum age to purchase a firearm in the state to 21 years…


Teens Accused in Rock-Throwing Death Took ‘Memento’ Photo

DENVER—Three teens accused of driving around and throwing large rocks at passing cars, one of which investigators say killed a 20-year-old woman, circled back to take a photo of her crashed car as a “memento,” according to court documents released Thursday. Nicholas “Mitch” Karol-Chik told investigators that Joseph Koenig slowed down so Zachary Kwak could…


Colorado Road Rage Shooter Convicted of 1st-Degree Murder

BRIGHTON, Colo.—A Colorado man who shot and killed a 13-year-old boy after a road rage confrontation and wounded the boy’s mother, brother, and a witness was found guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday and sentenced to life in prison. A jury deliberated for less than three hours before convicting Jeremy Webster, rejecting his claim that he was insane…


3 Teens Arrested After Colorado Driver Killed by Thrown Rock

GOLDEN, Colo.—Three teenagers have been arrested on first-degree murder charges in connection to the death of a 20-year-old Colorado woman, who was struck by a rock that investigators say was thrown through her windshield while she was driving. Alexa Bartell, of Arvada, was talking on the phone with a friend when she was hit by…


Colorado Governor Signs Bill to Make State a ‘Gender Surgery Sanctuary’ for Minors

Red state bans on child sex-change procedures may soon face powerful challenges from Democrat-controlled “gender-surgery sanctuary” states. A new Colorado law entitled Protections for Accessing Reproductive Health Care is the latest to include legal shields for patients and providers of “gender-affirming health-care services,” noting those are part of “legally protected health-care activity in this state.”…