Emilio Hall, Christopher Ortiz, Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Colorado 2021

Two men from Pueblo, Colorado, have been indicted on federal charges of conspiracy to commit murder, in connection with a crime that left one man dead.

Emilio Hall, 26, and Christopher Ortiz, 41, were charged with conspiracy to commit murder, in violation of the violent crimes in aid of racketeering statute (‘VICAR’), 18 U.S.C. § 1959(a)(5). The indictment also charges Hall with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).

The indictment alleges that Hall and Ortiz were members of the Ace street gang in Pueblo, Colorado, and that they conspired to murder Floyd Robinson on June 23, 2019. According to the indictment, Hall and Ortiz met in the vicinity of Bessemer Park, in Pueblo, and Hall possessed a 9mm handgun and shot and killed Robinson.

The indictment also alleges that the Ace street gang is a criminal enterprise, as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 1959(b)(2), and that the gang engaged in racketeering activity involving murder and the manufacture, importation, receiving, concealment, buying, selling, and other dealing in controlled substances.

The charges in the indictment are allegations and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Hall is currently in custody on state charges, while Ortiz is at large.

The investigation in this case is being conducted by the Pueblo Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the 10th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, with assistance from the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Colorado State Patrol.

The prosecution is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Jason St. Julien and the Violent Crime and Immigration Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, with assistance from the Organized Crime and Gang Section.

Case Number: 21-cr-00141

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