Prank videos are very popular on YouTube, and with the way YouTube works, more views can equal more money. So, of course, creators in Fort Collins, Loveland, Estes Park and around the nation are pushing the limits in trying to get more views and get a coveted viral video. One YouTuber’s attempt to make a bigger and better prank video Continue Reading
Category: Manslaughter
Manslaughter in Fort Collins | A Life Lesson Gone Very Wrong
It’s not uncommon for teenagers to want to do things they are not allowed to do and drinking alcohol is definitely one of those. One 16-year-old boy had expressed his growing desire to drink and his parents decided to let him in order to teach his a lesson. The boy’s biological father was an alcoholic, so his mother was hoping Continue Reading
Manslaughter Charges in Fort Collins | Blame the Drug Dealer for an Overdose?
An alleged drug dealer is facing Manslaughter charges after a man overdosed and died on the drugs she provided. The dealer, the deceased man’s girlfriend, apparently provided the man with the heroin he used to overdose and then did not get him the immediate help he needed while overdosing. According to text messages pulled from her phone, she admitted the Continue Reading
Culpable Homicide: Oscar Pistorius Sentenced for Manslaughter | Larimer County Attorney
Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to a 5-year prison sentence for the shooting death of his girlfriend. Convicted of Culpable Homicide in South Africa, Pistorius will have to serve at least 1/6th of his sentence (10 months) before he can be placed on a different kind of correctional supervision (i.e. house arrest). Culpable Homicide means someone was unlawfully, but Continue Reading
Manslaughter Charges in Estes Park: A Sad End to a Difficult Story
A 21-year-old man from Estes Park has pled guilty to Manslaughter – C.R.S. 18-3-104 in the death of his 16-year-old girlfriend. This was an emotional trial for the small town, as both the victim and the defendant were well-known and loved. The young man was sentenced to six years in the Colorado Department of Corrections by a Larimer County District Continue Reading