Colorado Springs Criminal Law Blog

An El Paso County sheriff's detective faces several charges after a police pursuit and confrontation in February. According to this Associated Press news report, the major crimes detective at the sheriff's department was subdued by a shot with a sponge round and a police dog on Feb. 28. The detective faces two counts of felony menacing, prohibited use of a weapon, vehicular eluding, resisting arrest, reckless driving and driving under the influence in Colorado. The deputy is on paid administrative leave pending his trial. The charges apparently came after the confrontation in a Franktown parking lot when the officer refused to be pulled over. He was said to be "suicidal" at the time.

Felony crimes usually result in the most severe punishments that the criminal justice system is authorized to impose. If you or a loved one has been charged with a felony DUI in Colorado Springs, it is critical that you contact an aggressive and skilled felony DUI defense lawyer. Examples of felony crimes include homicide, robbery, assault, burglary, sexual assault or rape. Driving under the influence can become a felony if the incident involves significant injury to another driver, passenger or pedestrian.

Felony crimes in Colorado are usually punished with a lengthy prison sentence and severe monetary penalties. A top Colorado criminal defense attorney can help get your charges dismissed or reduced and even help get your fines lowered. If you have been charged with a felony crime in Colorado, please call The Bussey Law Firm P.C. to get more information about your legal rights and options. Initial consultations with us are always free.

A Colorado Springs vending machine worker has been arrested on suspicion of inappropriate behavior at a local high school, according to a Denver Post report. The 36-year-old man turned himself in to police. He was booked on four offenses for sex crimes in Colorado including sexual exploitation of children and unlawful sexual contact.

The arrest reportedly occurred after a school resource officer was informed by a school administrator about complaints from several female students about a man who serviced vending machines in the building. The students told the assistant principal that he would ask them to "do things that were inappropriate." The man apparently works for a vending machine company in Colorado Springs that delivers vending machine products to various high schools in the south metro area. An investigation is ongoing.

Sex crime cases, especially against minors, can have serious consequences for a defendant. It can be worse if the alleged crimes occurred during the course of the person's work. In most of these sex crime cases, consequences include lengthy jail time, losing your job, your reputation, and required registration as a sex offender. A wrongful conviction can have disastrous consequences on your life and destroy your future.

Please do not let this happen to you. If you have been charged with a sex crime, please call an top Colorado Springs sex crime defense attorney at The Bussey Law Firm P.C. We will examine the evidence carefully and build a winning defense that will get your charges dismissed or reduced. Our experienced Colorado criminal defense attorneys will work hard to get the best possible result in your sex crime case. Please call The Bussey Law Firm P.C. to schedule your free consultation and case evaluation.

A lost vehicle license plate apparently led Colorado State Patrol officials to arrest a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of DUI in Colorado the morning of February 11, according to this news report in The Daily Sentinel. Colorado State Patrol officials earlier that morning had responded to a call regarding a hit-and-run accident in which a vehicle had crashed into a highway information sign at 3219 Interstate 70 Business Loop.

Officers found the license plate lying at the intersection. Local law enforcement officials traced the plate and located the vehicle parked at its registered residence. The vehicle looked as if it had been in a car accident and state troopers found the 16-year-old boy asleep behind the wheel, the article stated.

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A 20-year-old woman was arrested following a three-car collision on Austin Bluffs Parkway. According to a recent article posted on Southern Colorado’s KKTV.COM, the woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI in Colorado and vehicular assault.

The Colorado Springs car accident happened near the University of Colorado campus as the woman, who was driving eastbound on Austin Bluffs, lost control of her car. Her Toyota Camry then crossed the median into the westbound lanes and hit a Geo Tracker as well as a Ford pick-up truck, Colorado Springs police said. The driver of the Tracker suffered “serious bodily injury” as his auto rolled over in the crash.

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A 37-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a woman's murder in Colorado Springs. Her body was discovered lying face down in a ditch by a school bus driver on February 10. According to this news report in the Denver Post, the suspect was arrested for investigation of first-degree murder in Colorado. He was also charged with possession of a weapon by a previous offender. The suspect apparently also has prior convictions for illegal drug possession and assault from a separate case in 2006, the news article states.

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