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Bond raised for Colorado Springs man charged with murder at homeless camp

May 25 - A Colorado Springs man accused of murdering a homeless man in October was posted on Thursday for allegedly making threats to a witness while in jail. Gabriel Clark, 21, is charged with murdering a homeless man in Colorado Springs in October, and his bail was raised on Thursday for allegedly making threats to a witness while in jail. Clark appeared in court for a bond hearing, where the prosecution filed a motion requesting that Clark’s $100,000 bail be raised. The other man charged with Delgado-Diaz's murder, Gregory Lee, 65, was released on Dec. 24, 2022 after posting $20k bail set at the conclusion of the preliminary hearing. After hearing arguments from both lawyers, Chittum opted to increase Clark's bail to $250,000, calling his cellmate’'s allegations “disturbing” and a bond increase would be pointless. Clark is scheduled to return to court on September 22 for a pre-trial hearing, which begins October 30.

Bond raised for Colorado Springs man charged with murder at homeless camp

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May 25 – A Colorado Springs man accused of murdering a homeless man in October was posted on Thursday for allegedly making threats to a witness while in jail.

Gabriel Clark, 21, is one of two men charged with the October 10, 2022 murder of Jose Delgado-Diaz. According to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, Delgado-Diaz matched the description of the man who allegedly left the homeless camp in Stratmoor Hills had begun. burn that morning. His body was found behind the Deja Vu strip club near the location of the fire just hours after it started.

Clark appeared in court Thursday afternoon for a bond hearing, where the prosecution filed a motion requesting that Clark’s $100,000 bail be raised.

Court records show that Clark, who is facing numerous charges, including first-degree murder, filed for bail at a bail hearing on Feb. 2, less than a week after the conclusion of Clark’s preliminary hearing. Prosecutor Grant Libby told The Gazette after Thursday’s hearing that during Clark’s preliminary hearing, Judge Robin Chittum believed the evidence was evident and the presumption had not been proven, and as a result, Clark could no longer be held without bail.

Clear evidence and suspicion high is the requirement in preliminary hearings for capital offenses that the prosecution must provide sufficient evidence that the accused committed the crime, and that the accused being released from custody would endanger the public. If the evidence is clear and the suspicion is high, a suspect can be held without bail.

A hearing was scheduled for Thursday after Libby stated that new evidence had been obtained by the prosecution showing that Clark had made threats against a star witness in the case.

Libby stated at the bail hearing that Clark’s cellmate at the El Paso County Jail came forward and claimed that Clark made statements about wanting to “silence” a witness who allegedly had a recording of Clark committing the murder of Delgado. -Diaz confesses.

“(Her) life is in danger if we take the defendant at his word,” said Libby.

Because of the new allegations, Libby requested that the court raise Clark’s bail to $500,000, which he said was his bail application at Clark’s initial hearing in February.

Clark’s attorney, Shimon Kohn, argued that his client’s bond should not be increased because Clark’s cellmate’s claims were “nonsense” from a “prison snitch”.

Kohn argued that the man who accused Clark of making threatening statements against the witness fabricated them, doing so because he currently faces up to 32 years in prison for distributing fentanyl.

Kohn also argued that a bond increase would be pointless since it was clear that Clark has not been able to deposit the $100,000 bond since it was implemented in February.

After hearing arguments from both lawyers, Chittum opted to increase Clark’s bail to $250,000, calling his cellmate’s allegations “disturbing.”

Clark is scheduled to return to court on September 22 for a pre-trial hearing, which begins October 30.

The other man charged with Delgado-Diaz’s murder, Gregory Lee, 65, was released on Dec. 24, 2022 after posting $20,000 bail set at the conclusion of Lee’s Dec. 19 preliminary hearing, according to a judicial officer. documents . At Thursday’s bail hearing, Libby said the prosecution believed Clark was the “knife man” when Delgado-Diaz was killed.

Lee is due to appear in court for a motions hearing on July 5, with his trial set to begin August 14.


Ämnen: Crime, Social Issues, Homelessness, Colorado, Colorado Springs

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