Tag: Colorado Springs
Derrick Bernard, Making False Report of a Hate Crime, Colorado 2023
⏱ 4 min read Derrick Bernard, a 36-year-old from Colorado Springs, burned a cross in front of a Black political candidate’s campaign sign defaced with a racial slur on April 23, 2023, just over three weeks before the Colorado Springs mayoral runoff election. The cross burning was a deliberate attempt to intimidate and threaten the…
Carie Hallford, Body Decomposition Scheme, California 2023
Colorado Springs families entrusted the Hallfords with their loved ones’ final arrangements. Instead, they received a betrayal of unimaginable cruelty. Carie Hallford, 49, will spend the next 18 years – 216 months – in federal prison after pleading guilty to a scheme that left nearly 200 bodies to decompose in squalor while she and her…
Jalon Torres and Lisa Marie Ritter, Student Loan Scam, Colorado 2015
Colorado Springs residents indicted in alleged scheme to defraud student loan debtors. Over $1 million earned, used for personal gain. Charged with multiple crimes. Ongoing court proceedings. FBI, IRS-CI, and DOE OIG involved. Defendants presumed innocent until proven guilty. Case details: 23-cr-00113-RMR. Stay connected for updates.
Alexis Nicole Wilkins, Fentanyl Distribution, Colorado 2022
Colorado Springs woman sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl resulting in death. Learn about the case and the dangers of fentanyl.
