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Scott Chilleen’s sentencing pushed back after defense requests evidentiary hearing

Chilleen was set to be sentenced Monday for 2021 crash

DATE: Mar 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Christian Champagne recounts triumphs before moving to next role

Outgoing district attorney said biggest wins were justice for victims of egregious crimes

DATE: Mar 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: Sean Murray takes oath

Sean Murray is the 6th Judicial District’s new district attorney

DATE: Mar 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lewis woman sentenced to 25 years for husband’s murder

Joyce Marie Garcia had claimed the 2023 death was a mercy killing

DATE: Mar 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Cortez woman faces jury trial after refusing to move parked RV

Price had 96 hours to move her vehicle after her court case at the beginning of February

DATE: Feb 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Colorado’s public defenders say they need 230 more attorneys to provide effective counsel

Biggest factor driving need is a 4,500% increase in volume of evidence in the digital age

DATE: Feb 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Jury convicts La Plata County man of manslaughter in shooting death

Nicolo Tonelli found not guilty of more serious charge of second-degree murder for the death of Jamison McMaster

DATE: Jan 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos man found guilty of vehicular homicide in 2021 crash

Scott Edouard Chilleen denied he was driving in crash that killed woman

DATE: Jan 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Durango Municipal Court order reinstates ability to arrest and hold those who repeatedly don’t show up for hearings

Change allows the city to enforce warrants for habitual hearing skippers

DATE: Jan 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Update: Lyndreth Wall put in halfway house in Denver; no word on resignation

Tribal Council responds to federal indictment in sex case

DATE: Jan 22, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Jury trial begins for La Plata County man suspected of murder

Nicolo ‘Nico’ Tonelli is accused of fatally shooting his close friend Jamison ‘Jmoe’ McMaster after contentious night

DATE: Jan 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Third jury trial begins for Durango man suspected of child sex assault

Most recent trial ended in hung jury after jurors were unable to reach unanimous decision

DATE: Dec 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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