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Olivia Prentzel

Colorado Springs

Reporter at The Colorado Sun

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  • 1 week ago | coloradosun.com | Olivia Prentzel

    A jury Wednesday found Nicholas Jordan guilty of first-degree murder in the fatal shootings of his roommate and a woman inside a dorm room on the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus last February. Fourth Judicial District Court Judge David Shakes read the verdict in a Colorado Springs courtroom at 1:40 p.m., after the jury deliberated for nearly five hours. The judge said Jordan will be sentenced Wednesday afternoon. He faces a mandatory life term in prison for each murder count.

  • 1 week ago | coloradosun.com | Olivia Prentzel

    A former Clear Creek sheriff’s deputy who was convicted at trial of criminally negligent homicide in Christian Glass’ 2022 death was sentenced to the maximum three years in state prison Monday morning. Andrew Buen was also ordered to serve 120 days on a reckless engagement charge, which will run concurrently with his time served in prison, Fifth Judicial District Court Judge Catherine Cheroutes said inside a Georgetown courtroom.

  • 3 weeks ago | coloradosun.com | Olivia Prentzel

    At least nine international students studying at universities in Colorado have had their visas revoked by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, school officials said. Five international students at Colorado State University had their visas revoked and their Student and Exchange Visitor Information System paperwork terminated, Tiana Kennedy, a spokesperson for the university said Tuesday.

  • 3 weeks ago | coloradosun.com | Olivia Prentzel

    At the center of every city are its city council members. They make some of the biggest decisions shaping the city, from approving the city budget and deciding how to allocate tax dollars, to much smaller ones, like choosing where to install a new traffic light or designate a new park. In Colorado Springs, the nine-member City Council bears a considerable duty making such decisions that will affect nearly a half-million residents in Colorado’s second most populous city.

  • 3 weeks ago | coloradosun.com | Olivia Prentzel

    Colorado Springs police fatally shot an armed man suspected of breaking into vehicles downtown Monday afternoon, officials said. About 2:20 p.m., someone called 911 to report a man threatening someone with a gun and breaking into cars in a parking lot near Colorado Avenue and Tejon Street, the Colorado Springs Police Department said in a social media post. Officers found the man inside a car and tried to take him into custody, police said.

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Olivia Prentzel ☀️
Olivia Prentzel ☀️ @oliviaprentzel
17 Nov 23

Almost a year has passed, but the healing has just begun for so many survivors of the hate-filled attack on Club Q. These conversations were so difficult, and I'm grateful for these survivors' bravery in sharing their stories: https://t.co/GNpv3kjOxw

Olivia Prentzel ☀️
Olivia Prentzel ☀️ @oliviaprentzel
17 Nov 23

“Law enforcement officers must be held accountable for their actions when performing their trusted public service duties,” the DA said announcing charges against officers who didn't intervene when a deputy fatally shot Christian Glass after he called 911 for help w/ his car.

The Colorado Sun
The Colorado Sun @ColoradoSun

BREAKING: DA charges six officers on scene of Christian Glass’ shooting death https://t.co/rpm0asPCHj

Olivia Prentzel ☀️
Olivia Prentzel ☀️ @oliviaprentzel
14 Nov 23

RT @mboothdenver: The taunt of a home price to a lifelong renter is the next part of our High Cost of Colorado series. No. of hours a month…