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Olivia Prentzel

Olivia Prentzel is a general assignment writer for The Colorado Sun. Email: oliviaprentzel@coloradosun.com

Posted inCrime and Courts

Charges filed against pilot who flew plane recklessly low over boat on Horsetooth Reservoir

by Olivia Prentzel 3:13 PM MST on Jan 30, 20233:20 PM MST on Jan 30, 2023

Ahmed El-Kaddah was charged with menacing and reckless endangerment in the Sept. 11 crash.

Posted inCrime and Courts

Attorneys for former Clear Creek County deputy ask judge to drop charges in fatal shooting of Christian Glass

by Olivia Prentzel 1:58 PM MST on Jan 30, 20232:03 PM MST on Jan 30, 2023

Kyle Gould “gave the best advice he could based on what he knew,” his attorneys wrote in a motion and argued Monday in court.

Posted inCrime and Courts

Judge to rule on Teller County sheriff’s partnership with ICE by end of February

by Olivia Prentzel 2:33 PM MST on Jan 26, 20232:42 PM MST on Jan 26, 2023

In closing arguments, ACLU of Colorado says agreement breaks state law, while sheriff’s attorneys counter that after training they are de facto federal agents

Posted inCrime and Courts

Judge dismisses charges against eastern Colorado school principal in teen sexting case

by Olivia Prentzel 3:08 PM MST on Jan 25, 20237:58 AM MST on Jan 26, 2023

Bradley Bass was “misguided” but acted in good faith after he preserved Snapchat images while investigating an incident among students, a district court judge rules

Posted inCrime and Courts

Teller County sheriff testifies his agreement with ICE doesn’t break Colorado law

by Olivia Prentzel 3:49 AM MST on Jan 25, 20236:55 AM MST on Jan 25, 2023

During opening day of trial in Cripple Creek, the ACLU says sheriff’s 2019 agreement illegally keeps people in jail after posting bond

A closeup of a judge's gavel
Posted inCrime and Courts

Trial set to begin on ACLU’s allegations Teller County sheriff violated state law with ICE agreement

by Olivia Prentzel 3:43 AM MST on Jan 24, 202312:15 PM MST on Jan 24, 2023

Five people suing Sheriff Jason Mikesell argue that the sheriff’s office should not be using tax dollars for “unconstitutional activities and an unconstitutional program,” according to the lawsuit.

Posted inEnvironment

Net-zero federal lab set to open in Colorado in 2026 thanks to Inflation Reduction Act

by Olivia Prentzel 3:40 AM MST on Jan 24, 202312:15 PM MST on Jan 24, 2023

A new, all-electric Food and Drug Administration lab will be funded through $79 million from the federal climate change and health care law.

Posted inClub Q Shooting

Judge denies request to postpone preliminary hearing for Club Q shooting suspect

by Olivia Prentzel 3:22 PM MST on Jan 13, 20233:22 PM MST on Jan 13, 2023

More than 5,000 pages and a terabyte of evidence, including surveillance footage, 911 audio and photographs have been collected in the case against Anderson Lee Aldrich.

Posted inPolitics and Government

Colorado’s emergency management agency needs new leadership model and intervention, report says 

by Olivia Prentzel 6:13 PM MST on Jan 12, 20236:43 PM MST on Jan 12, 2023

Employees interviewed by a third-party consulting agency consistently described the DHSEM leadership as “dysfunctional,” which they say has eroded trust and communication in the division

Posted inCrime and Courts

Prosecutors file motion to add 12 more charges against Club Q shooting suspect

by Olivia Prentzel 11:13 AM MST on Jan 10, 202311:21 AM MST on Jan 10, 2023

A dozen more charges involve two more victims in the Nov. 19 attack on the LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs.

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