Courts and Crime – The Journal

Duo accused of drug trafficking scheduled to appear in court later this month

Robert Lawrence Cross, Corinthia Morningstar Begay allegedly found with 62 grams of meth, heroin and other narcotics in December

DATE: Feb 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Delsin Freeman gets confirmed counsel and a date for preliminary hearing

The court was searching for counsel for Freeman at his January hearing

DATE: Feb 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

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

Minor arrested in Cortez street shooting gets hearing date

Judge orders that teenager be enrolled in school

DATE: Jan 25, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Brett Aprahamian pleads guilty on three counts; sentencing set for February

Aprahamian was sentenced in another case on Jan. 18

DATE: Jan 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

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

Cortez Police Department announces feature to text 911 in an emergency

Program rolled out to create a layer of safety

DATE: Jan 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

Ute Mountain Ute and former Cortez school leader faces 12 sex charges in indictment

Lyndreth Hemp Wall faces at least eight counts of alleged sexual abuse

DATE: Jan 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Preliminary hearings set for pair suspected of drug trafficking in Cortez

The two were arrested at the end of December

DATE: Jan 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

One suspect in Cortez street shooting to be released; another held on $25,000 bond

The two were arrested on warrant in December by Bureau of Indian Affairs

DATE: Jan 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Two Outreach Court participants graduate after successful completion of program

Outreach Court was created in the area to help combat root causes of crime

DATE: Jan 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

Mid-January sentencing set for armed robbery suspect in Cortez

Brett Aprahamian was arrested on East Empire Street after a chase in September

DATE: Jan 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime