Yes, will be shortening this up a bit!
Friday, July 17th:
*Status Hearing (Mental Eval) (
murder & escape charges) (@ 9am MT) – CO – Gannon Stauch (11) (missing Jan. 27, 2020, Colorado Springs; found Mar. 17, 2020 in Pace, FL.) – *Letecia Lynn (or Leann) Stauch (36) aka Letecia “Tecia” Lynn Hardin & Letecia Lynn Hunt arrested (in Myrtle Beach, S.C. 3/2/20) & advised of charges (3/5/20) & formally charged & arraigned (3/11/20) with 1st degree murder of a child under 12, child abuse resulting in death, tampering with deceased human body & tampering with physical evidence. No plea entered. Held without bond.
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Charges filed (3/20/20) with 2 counts of 1st degree murder (after intent & deliberation), 2nd degree child abuse resulting in death, 3rd degree tampering with deceased human body, 6th degree tampering with physical evidence & 8 counts of crime of violence (firearm, blunt instrument, knife or sharp instrument & causing the death of Gannon).
New Charges filed (5/20/20) & charged (6/5/20) with solicitation to commit escape. $2K bond.
Case & court info from 3/2/20 to 5/19/20 reference post #841 here:
Found Deceased - CO - Gannon Stauch, 11, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, 27 Jan 2020 **ARREST** #47
6/4/20 Update: A new case #2020CR3170 - Solicitation to Commit Escape has been filed. The matter will be taken up at the 6/5 status conference. According to the affidavit, Stauch is classified as “Segregation from All,” meaning she will not be moved around jail with other inmates. Stauch is also classified as a full restraint escape risk, meaning she will not be transported outside of the facility without full restraints being placed on her wrists and ankles and her wrists will be secured to a belt around her waist. Escape: Advisement hearing on 6/5/20. And status hearing on Gannon’s murder on 6/5/20 both at 9am. Divorce: Setting hearing on 6/18. No update as of 7/17/20.
6/5/20 Update: Kathryn Strobel, Stauch's lead attorney, acknowledges new charge of solicitation of escape, and waives further reading and advisements. Sounds like she's officially charged with that count. Ms. Chalmers has withdrawn as defense counsel. Her bond on that charge is $2k. Judge Greg Werner stays all proceedings. The competency evaluation will introduce weeks, if not months, of delays in Stauch's murder case, as state psychiatrists assess whether she is mentally fit to be prosecuted. Defense on Thursday (6/4/20) filed a sealed motion raising issue of Stauch's competency. Judge says it doesn't have enough info for him to rule. He is required to order that she be evaluated for competency. Prosecutor Martha McKinney makes a motion: If state hospital finds Stauch incompetent, McKinney wants judge to halt immediate restoration treatment, to allow for second evaluation at prosecution's request. Stauch's evaluation will be at Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo. Likely to take 90 days at least. July 17th at 9am for next meeting after mental health evaluation. Authorities here have received a jawbone from remains found in Florida, and a prosecution expert ID'd it as Gannon. "It is Gannon," Allen says. But, prosecution still doesn't have autopsy report. However, decomposition has hampered a Florida medical examiner's effort to complete the autopsy, so no report available, Allen says. He says local expert is also in possession of molars taken from remains. Those will be studied within 2 weeks. Judge schedules a return hearing for Sept. 8 at 1:30 p.m. to receive competency report.
6/9/20 Update: The defense team's request for a competency evaluation was granted during court proceedings Friday, meaning Letecia Stauch could be moved to the state hospital in Pueblo as soon as this week (6/8 thru 6/12/20). "The defendant is going to be evaluated for competency, which means that she will be evaluated to see if she understands the proceedings, the nature of the charges, the role of people in the courtroom including her defense council, prosecution and the judge," Deputy District Attorney Michael Allen.
6/12/20: People's motion for in camera review of Dept. of Human Resources documents; People's motion to quash defense subpoenas duces tecum directed to CO. Springs Police Dept. & CO Bureau of Investigation; Defense response to People's motion to quash defense SDT to CSPD & CBI; Defense notion of motion raising issue of competency; Defense motion to withdraw & for substitution of counsel (withdraw Kimberly Chalmers to Colette LeBeau). Notice of service of collateral materials to CO Mental health institution at Pueblo; order for evaluation of in-custody defendant; Defense order for competency evaluation.
6/15/20 Update: After seeking approval from Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan B. Coats, Fourth Judicial District Chief Judge William Bain announced today that jury trials will resume on a limited basis in El Paso County the week of July 6, 2020.