The sister of a woman fatally stabbed Feb. 8 at a residence on the Ute Mountain Ute reservation has been arrested and charged with murder.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has charged Jaycene Littledeer Colorow, 18, with the first-degree murder of her sister Keisha Colorow, 19.
Keisha Colorow died from stab wounds suffered in the early morning hours of Feb. 8 at 935 Lafayette St. in Towaoc.
According to a federal affidavit, the sisters, both members of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, had been drinking. A witness said they were fighting over “a stupid cell phone.”
Bureau of Indian Affairs officers found Keisha Colorow in a bedroom with a stab wound to the chest and leg and a bloody knife lying nearby. She was taken to Southwest Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead.
Police reports show the residence had evidence of a fight, such as tipped furniture.
A witness stated he “saw Jaycene standing over Keisha with a knife in her hands,” then she left the residence when police arrived, the affidavit said.
Jaycene Colorow returned to the home about 3 a.m., the police report said, and was arrested for intoxication and jailed.
On Feb. 12, she was charged with first-degree murder in Indian country and is in federal custody, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. If convicted, she faces life in federal prison, and/or a fine of up to $250,000.
