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CBS News
09-08-2025
- CBS News
Man accused of "jackpotting" scheme in Denver metro area, Cañon City arrested
A man has been arrested after police said he stole thousands from an ATM in the Denver metro area in a "jackpotting" scheme. Cañon City police said Joel Alejandro Morantes-Leal is facing charges for cybercrime and third-degree burglary after a bank ATM was compromised in May. "Jackpotting," or "logical attacks," is a type of cyber or physical attack that compromises an ATM and forces it to dispense large amounts of cash. These schemes can either use malware, black box attacks or an attacker placing a device between the ATM and the host service provider. Authorities said Morantes-Leal stole $68,000 from the ATM in Cañon City. The Cañon City Police Department said they were working with regional and federal law enforcement to locate Morantes-Leal, who they said is an undocumented Venezuelan national. Morantes-Leal was arrested in the Denver metro area on May 29 in connection with an investigation into similar crimes.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Yahoo
Cañon City Police Department: Verbal argument led to shooting
(CAÑON CITY, Colo.) — The Cañon City Police Department (CCPD) said officers arrested a suspect related to a shooting that happened on Tuesday, June 10, at the Walmart in Cañon City. According to CCPD, on Tuesday at around 5:15 p.m., officers were called to Walmart on a report of shots fired. When officers arrived, they learned from witnesses that occupants of a vehicle were engaged in some type of verbal dispute that led to a man in the car allegedly firing several shots at a group of people. The vehicle left the area before officers arrived. The vehicle was quickly found with the help of Fremont County deputies, and a man was arrested. CCPD said the man, identified as John Elliott, was taken to the Fremont County jail and is facing charges of attempted first degree assault. The investigation is ongoing, and CCPD is asking any witnesses to contact CCPD at (719) 276-5600 and report the information to Detective Leonard. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
UPDATE: CO-115 reopened near Florence after fatal crash
(FLORENCE, Colo.) — CSP reported that around 3:30 p.m., the highway between Florence and Cañon City reopened to traffic. According to the Colorado State Patrol (CSP), a motorcyclist was declared dead at the scene after a crash that closed Colorado Highway 115 near Florence around noon on Sunday, June 1. According to COTrip, the highway is closed in both directions between Mackenzie Avenue, near Brookside, and Elm Street, 1 mile outside of Florence. Drivers should expect delays or choose alternate routes. FOX21 News will update this story when more details are available. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
01-06-2025
- General
- CBS News
Sentences extended for Colorado inmates following deadly prison fight
A Colorado prison inmate died after coming to another inmate's defense during a March 2023 brawl that erupted during what prison officials believed to be a drinking party. Now, three inmates responsible for the fatal beating have now been sentenced to additional time in prison. The last of the three, 33-year-old Charles Porter, received 12 more years Friday. A Fremont County jury found him guilty in February of manslaughter, a lesser offense than the 2nd Degree Murder which prosecutors sought against him. From left to right, Charles Porter, Turell Lee and Justin Sanders. The three inmates were sentenced to additional time behind bars following a deadly prison fight in Cañon City in 2023. Colorado Department of Corrections Porter started the fight but received the lightest sentence of the three. Thirty-five-year-old Turell Lee pleaded guilty last year to 1st Degree Attempted Murder and received 18 additional years in the Colorado Department of Corrections. Twenty-one-year-old Justin Sanders pleaded guilty to 2nd Degree Murder and received 20 years. Nicholas Hill died four days after the fight in a Colorado Springs hospital. He had turned 33 earlier that month. Nicholas Hill following an arrest in Lincoln County in June 2019. Hill was killed in a prison fight at the Colorado State Penitentiary in 2023. Lincoln County Sheriff's Office According to a case document, eight inmates were in the Colorado State Penitentiary's A-3 dayhall, talking, watching television and playing cards. Video surveillance showed one of them, Alexander Petty, grab a small bag and carry it into an upper recreation room. The bag is thought to contain a bottle of alcohol, per the DOC investigator who interviewed prison staff. By the time staff noticed the bag, three other prisoners on the main floor -- including Porter and Hil -- are laughing, sharing the contents of their cups, and touching the cups together, according to the case document. Two minutes after noticing that activity, prison staff remotely closed the door to the rec room. This separated the inmate from what was left in the bottle. But also triggered strife between the inmates, presumably for exposing the bag to security cameras. Petty, the inmate who moved the bag, approached Porter and Sanders in front of a cell, according to the investigator's review of surveillance video. Porter and Petty argue. Porter throws the first punch. Sanders joined in, sending both he and Petty to the floor. Hill and a fifth inmate started fighting Lee at the same time. Hill went to the ground after Lee landed a punch to Hill's head. Hill never regained his feet. Lee, Sanders and Porter all landed punches and kicks to Hill's head, face and neck. One minute into the scuffle, Hill rolled onto his back, appearing to be unconscious to the investigator watching the video. Prison staff entered the area two minutes later. By that time, Sanders had stomped or kicked Hill's face three times. Inmates were escorted out of the dayhall one at a time and handcuffed. The process took six minutes. When prison staff reached Hill, they immediately started CPR. He was strapped to a backboard, hauled to the prison's medical facility, and eventually flown by medical helicopter to the Colorado Springs hospital where he died four days later. CBS Video of the melee was shown to jurors during Porter's trial, according to the Cañon City Daily Record. "Nick might have gotten one punch in, in defense of Alex, maybe," Deputy District Attorney David Little said during that trial's closing arguments, the newspaper reported. "Really, Sanders, Porter and Lee just went wild on everybody else - put them on the ground and stomped them out. ....This was the most one-sided three-on-three. If you take the defendant at his words, this is a 'melee.' He called it 'all hell breaking loose.' He broke the hell loose." Hill, a Limon resident, was serving a five-year sentence for assault and burglary at the time of the incident. Porter was doing time for robbery and murder, Lee for sexual assault and assault with a weapon, and Sanders for robbery. The case document does not state what substance was determined to be inside the paper bag or the cups the inmates were drinking from. Nor does it state how suspected alcohol made it into the hands of inmates. CBS Colorado has requested that information from the DOC.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
CSP: Hwy 50 reopened near Skyline Dr after fatal crash
(CAÑON CITY, Colo.) — One person died in a crash on US Highway 50, just west of Cañon City, closing the highway in both directions on Saturday, May 17. COTrip reported that the crash occurred between Tunnel Drive and Skyline Drive, one mile west of Cañon City. According to the COTrip map, the scene of the crash on Highway 50 is parallel to, and below, Skyline Drive. According to the Colorado State Patrol (CSP), a fatal crash involving one vehicle, a Nissan Murano, occurred around 10:45 a.m. on Saturday at milepost 276, near PCC Boulevard. The driver was declared dead at the scene. There were no other occupants in the car. CSP reported that both eastbound and westbound lanes were fully shut down around 11:40 a.m. between milepost 276 and milepost 277, near Tunnel Drive. COTrip reported that the left lane was reopened to traffic around 1 p.m. Drivers should expect delays and watch for emergency responders. FOX21 News will update this article when more information becomes available. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
