Judiciary (system of justice)

A Durango man arrested in March was released from La Plata County Jail in late August after prosecutors sought to dismiss his case “based on problems associated with the investigation,” court...

La Plata County Jail deputies are exhausted. One deputy slumped in her chair this week at a control center in the middle of the jail’s main housing block, which offers a panoramic view of...

A La Plata County man who hit two vehicles and threatened two state troopers with a skid-steer loader in February apologized Friday and said he was “truly ashamed.” John Westlund, a 38-year-old...

Mark Redwine is scheduled to stand trial next spring in a murder case linking the Vallecito man to the death of his 13-year-old son, Dylan, almost seven years ago. Chief District Court Judge...

A La Plata County woman who had more than 100 animals seized from her property in 2017 was sentenced Friday to three years’ probation after pleading guilty to five counts of animal cruelty. Eight...

An Arizona man who police say dragged his dog on a chain behind his truck while drunken driving, killing the dog, is “deeply, deeply sorry” for the “tragic accident,” his public defender said...

A Durango native accused of shooting a man on Main Avenue has posted bail, set at $100,000, and appeared unshackled Friday in the La Plata County Courthouse. Anthony Pappas, 22, wore a navy blazer,...

A Durango man who said he saw images of himself, his dead wife and demons in the concrete of his jail cell will be sentenced next week for first-degree murder, despite his public defenders’...

Mark Redwine’s trial may be delayed or moved in coming weeks after the arrest of one of his public defenders on suspicion of assault and domestic violence. Public defender Justin Bogan said...

A man was sentenced Tuesday to probation for his role in a fight that included a stabbing and a gunshot fired in a January melee at the Iron Horse Inn in north Durango. Christopher Lewis, a...

A man who law enforcement say didn’t feed six horses will serve at least two years’ probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor animal abuse. Thomas McCarthy, a 60-year-old with a permanent...