Deputy to be taken off life support

The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy shot by a teenage suspect will be taken off life support. Officials said Tuesday that Deputy Derek Geer was being kept alive so that he could donate...

DATE: Feb. 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: State Nation World

Court allows DNA evidence in Dove Creek murder trial

DOVE CREEK – DNA evidence collected during a murder investigation last year will be allowed at trial this spring.William Blackburn, 45, of Dove Creek, is charged with second-degree murder as an act...

DATE: Jan. 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Pre-trial date set for man suspected of killing Durango native

A pre-trial conference date has been set for a Farmington man accused of murdering Karen Cugnini, a Durango native who was living in Flora Vista, in October. Rick Stallings, 50, will appear in...

DATE: Dec. 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bond lowered for suspect in vehicular homicide case

Despite receiving a bond reduction last week, a Utah woman charged with vehicular homicide remained in custody on Monday. At a hearing last week, court-appointed attorney Katie Whitney...

DATE: Nov. 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dove Creek murder trial delayed

DOVE CREEK – Initially set to start in December, the jury trial for a man charged in the strangulation death of his lover has been postponed until next spring. At a motion’s hearing on Friday, Oct....

DATE: Oct. 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Court briefs

Motion denied in homicide case The court rejected a defense argument to disqualify the district attorney from prosecuting a woman charged with vehicular homicide. At a motion’s hearing this week,...

DATE: Oct. 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Suspect in attempted murder is denied child visitation

With attempted murder charges pending, a Cortez man has been denied visitation with his daughter. At a scheduled preliminary hearing on Wednesday, Oct. 7, public defender Sara Hildebrand requested...

DATE: Oct. 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wrongly charged woman free after 6 months in jail

Vehicular homicide charges have been dropped against a Farmington, N.M., woman after she spent nearly six months in the Montezuma County jail awaiting trial. Colorado State Patrol Trooper Jonathan...

DATE: Sept. 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Kuhn is given 2 years in Durango halfway house

After pleading guilty to violating his probation, a Cortez man was sentenced to two years in a Durango halfway house. In custody at sentencing last week, Dylan Kuhn, 22, begged the court to...

DATE: Sept. 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hampson case stalled until fall

The proceedings for post-conviction relief for a man serving a 25-year prison term appear stalled until November, at the earliest. “I’m stuck,” lead prosecutor Jack Roth told the court this week. A...

DATE: Sept. 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Kuhn admits to probation violations

After pleading guilty to violating his probation, a Cortez man convicted of manslaughter in the 2011 death of his 6-month-old daughter was again denied bond. At a revocation hearing on Tuesday,...

DATE: Aug. 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dispute mires Hampson case

The proceedings for post-conviction relief from a man serving a 25-year prison term for murder barely inched forward this week. Luther Hampson, 30, of Dolores, has filed a motion arguing that...

DATE: Aug. 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

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