Found Deceased CO - Gannon Stauch, 11, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, 27 Jan 2020 **ARREST** #48

[Love Never Fails]

Good Afternoon Sir,

I thank you for taking the time out to read my letter and my concerns about an unfair process that is going on in my case. I have expressed these concerns several times to my defense team and feel that I have not been afforded my rights as a United Stated Citizen. It has been 5 months and I’ve met with my defense team 1 time in March 2020. It is the middle of August. I understand this pandemic is unforeseen but I don’t feel I should be held unconstitutionally, denied access to my attorneys, have constitutional rights violated, and be abused in the process.

First, as you know there is over 30,000 and growing pages of discovery in my case. I cannot successfully participate in my defense on a phone call 3 times a week (1 HR) at the jail. I have no way to view any videos, read any reports, review phone data, etc. I’m not an active participant in my case. I know that the jail is listening to my attorney/client calls as on several occasions I commented about someone or something specific and the jail immediately acted upon it. Officer’s also wait outside the door (easy to hear) and sometimes a video camera is on at the TV near the phone. Sir, these things are a violation of my rights. In addition, I have no way to write things down as I am always restrained with more times than not causing injury. I understand you cannot tell the jail how to run their facility. But, I know that I can’t ignore my rights being violated.

Next, sir I understand the 8th amendment protects cruel and unusual punishment and I know the Supreme Court says punishment can be just for the crimes however, I’m in a county jail and I’m persumed innocent not to mention I am innocent and we will prove it. I’ve been a pilar in my community in SC, I have no adult record, never done drugs, and have a doctorate degree in Education. I’ve proven myself as a responsible citizin and should not be subjected to the cruel punishment that I receive at CJC. Over 15 plus times I have been abused in transport ranging from injured ribs, knot on my head, several ankle + wrist bleeding, bruising on my knee in my cell, loss of feeling in my hands several times, I’ve had to be on ensure 2 weeks due to the poison comments and just recently on 8/11/2020 I received threats in my peanut butter because I provided evidence of not only my innocence but evidence that will show who it was through my PI. As a result of this, I assume their runners use people in trusted positions in jail to send me threats in my food and I’m terrified of what will happen next. I don’t know how I’m suppose to properly defend myself if going through this unfair punishment, being denied my constitutional rights, being denied access to my attorney’s, being under scrunity causing daily mental disturbances, being restrained causing injuries, being denies law library access, etc. This is not okay in a Country in which our country prides itself on democracy; a country with a flag that “got a hole in it” at Flanders Field in WW1, one that turned blood red in WW2, or the one that “got cut” with a sword at Chancellorsville. Through all this the flag stood, we raise her up every morning because this country still stands for freedom, perseverance, justice, and vigilance. And I know what congress decided on June 14, 1717 Flag Day that it still rings true that not even the evil terrorist of 9/11 can take the American Spirit away. However, I am showing the same things that flag shows valor, courage, purity and innocence to write to you to say… I do not feel like a U.S. Citizen being treated this way in my beloved country. I’m not getting a fair process, I’m not getting represented properly and I’ll give the benefit of the doubt of a pandemic but the other unjust treatment is not the way that our founding fathers intended this process to go. Not to mention, no pandemic, no terrorist attack, no police riots, etc. can stop a country from being the greatest on earth, upholding the law, and staying true to following one’s Constitutional rights. This is just the surface of my concerns as you will see they only get worse with illegal search + seizure, I was a victim of cohersion as it’s mental + physical. Sir, you can tell I’m educated, I know Miranda Vs. Arizona, esc. However, a person cannot perform under this scrunity, abuse, cohersion, etc. and that’s what has happened throughout this entire process. Besides due to info from my PI, I don’t even feel that El Paso has jurisdiction not to mention … the wrong individual. I reach out to you to let you know that I’m very concerned with this process because I know that you will uphold the integrity of the court. The judicial system that I know does not allow a person who is presumed innocent (and who is) to improperly defend themselves, to be subjected to daily abuse and 8th amendment violations, does not deny 5th + 6th amendment or speedy/fair trials, does not infere with attorney client privledge (yes, I can tell you many situations in which I know they are listening), does not physically, mentally, and emotionally abuse innocent people waiting on trial, does not allow that individual to be in danger not just from inmates but from employees also, and does not avoid these situations causing an individual’s mental health to decline and safety be at risk. I live each day not knowing what will happen to me next, what person will put something else in my food, what rights I’ll be denied tomorrow or what injuries will occur next. I support law enforcement, I support our military, our country and I know that a few bad apples/incidents can ruin it for good people. I extend my concerns to you as a first step in this because my attorneys have refused to let you know due to the public knowing. My life is on the line, I’m innocent, and I’m ready to return home and use the doctorate degree (EDD) that I worked deligently for and cannot do that if I’m not afforded those rights, if I am fighting for my life daily (I’m clearly no threat to myself), etc. Again, this is just the surface of my concerns and asked that something be done so I can get this behind me, move past this trial in life, forgive those who persecuted and afflicted me, continue to be a soldier for Christ, and repair my mental state and most importantly… grieve. I need those constitutional rights in order to be successful and participate in this process. I’m a prisoner bound in chains (like Paul said) but I know my Bible is not bound. I also know he appointed people in authority and to respect them because they are chosen to uphold the law. Please accept this as my letter of letting you know first, not going over the courts head, and following the appropriate chain of command. Something has to be done, sir… Thank you!

God Bless,
Dr. Letecia Stauch

P.S. If there is any way possible to receive acknowledgement of your receipt of this letter; so that I know you are aware.

** Disclaimer: I am not responsible for spelling, grammar or punctuation errors, or the lack of paragraphs and proper sentence structure. God bless America.

What would a person do if reading this in her presence? Laugh and laugh and laugh, with each sentence. She is such a joke. She gets peanut butter to eat with messages? LOL. Well, that’s more than Gannon is getting.

A Doctorate? If so, the school should be ashamed. She must have purchased her degree wherever she was able to buy that phony polygraph test.

Leticia, shut up. Just shut up. You aren’t going anywhere ever, except to prison. You never cared about Gannon’s rights.

The judge must be shaking his head.

 

[SleuthBee]

Honestly I think the Defense is LASEY ....and don’t want to take the extra measures to do what they have to do

I hear you, LOL! In addition to lasey, how about scared?

 

[wyome]

Wow, I haven't been on this site in months, and bam...it never disappoints.

Did she really just compare herself to the US flag? There's a lot of people burning those nowadays. A kind of ominous foreshadowing for her.

 

[SleuthBee]

Both posts are a base for good discussion as there is no precedence or room for error in this case.

I think jurors sitting in the gallery is a bad idea. We know that the layout of a courtroom is universal throughout the country. The reason is worth research. As a juror, I want to see the expressions and reactions of the defendant.

Even though rapid test results take 30 min, if folks are able to leave (potential exposure) it will have to be taken every day. And what happens if there is a positive result? I'm not asking you directly NCWatcher, just throwing in the question as a boost to your position

Sequestering may be the only option to get the wheels of justice moving. Given COVID, many of us are living that way already. Perhaps there are jurors that are willing to serve under sequestration. Given a nice hotel and good meals, I would volunteer. Yes that is costly as the entrees I like seem to always be among the most expensive, lol! But so is boarding, feeding and providing healthcare to an inmate awaiting trial due to a pandemic. I believe TS will run up the largest tab of all cases in CO's history $$

While that approach could be helpful, it's not foolproof and could give some people a false sense of security.

First, testing the entire jury pool is probably not realistic. So voir dire would still need to occur somehow. Second, COVID test results aren't instantly available so far as I know. (I think rapid results tests take 30 minutes or so. Other types of tests take days to return results.) And third, results can be wrong. (False negatives would be a big concern.) But assuming the jury has been chosen, assuming there are tests available, and assuming rapid results are possible, a juror could have been infected on the way to the courthouse and therefore would have an initial negative test. But hours to days later (after being in close contact with the other jurors), boom!

I think it's still an open question re: the value of face shields. In medical settings those are used to protect the face from splashes of bodily fluids, not to protect from airborne contaminants (since they are open at the bottom.) So I'm not sure how much they'd protect re: COVID.

I don't know what the solution is. Obviously we have to be able to have jury trials but we can't do that in a way that puts participants in undue danger or creates an unfair situation for any defendant.

I sure wouldn't want to be called for jury duty these days. And sequestering juries can have very weird effects on verdicts, not to mention the huge costs of doing that.
JMO

I had a huge reality check today about jury trials in the county where I live, which has about 2/3 the population of El Paso County CO. YMMV.

I attended a Webex meeting for my boss today, of our county's Elder Justice Center Board of Directors. The Prosecutor's office recently conducted a mock jury trial, in order to figure out how it could work in today's pandemic reality.

For starters, they used a large exhibition event space at the county fairgrounds to conduct the jury selection with masks and social distancing. Once they had their jury selected, all the jurors had to make their own way downtown to the courthouse - no group transit.

More details:

No sitting in the jury box - can't maintain social distancing. So the jurors all sit in the gallery six feet apart and wearing masks. The prosecution and defense thus have their backs to the jury, wearing masks, making it even harder for jurors to hear.

Witnesses have to be there in person (6th amendment). They cannot wear masks when they are on the witness stand, and each witness sits in the jury box when it's their turn to testify.

Since the gallery is used for the jury, the community (who can't be barred from the trial) sit in another courtroom - socially distanced and wearing masks - watching a live stream of the proceedings. So that means two courtrooms are required for every trial!

Hearing all of this was so eye-opening, and gave me a new appreciation for just how complicated and time-consuming it will be to conduct jury trials for the foreseeable future.

 

[kkdj]

Both posts are a base for good discussion as there is no precedence or room for error in this case.

I think jurors sitting in the gallery is a bad idea. We know that the layout of a courtroom is universal throughout the country. The reason is worth research. As a juror, I want to see the expressions and reactions of the defendant.

Even though rapid test results take 30 min, if folks are able to leave (potential exposure) it will have to be taken every day. And what happens if there is a positive result? I'm not asking you directly NCWatcher, just throwing in the question as a boost to your position

Sequestering may be the only option to get the wheels of justice moving. Given COVID, many of us are living that way already. Perhaps there are jurors that are willing to serve under sequestration. Given a nice hotel and good meals, I would volunteer. Yes that is costly as the entrees I like seem to always be among the most expensive, lol! But so is boarding, feeding and providing healthcare to an inmate awaiting trial due to a pandemic. I believe TS will run up the largest tab of all cases in CO's history $$

I would happily be sequestered for this trial.
And yes, as a juror I would need to read her expressions and reactions. Absolutely.

 

[SleuthBee]

Shouldn't there be a way to confirm or refute some of LS's allegations? Like her being on Ensure for two weeks and being treated for her alleged injuries? Her allegations of poisoning attempts could be true because LS is universally hated. Other inmates would know of her alleged crime and might try to harm her. As much as I hate what LS allegedly did to GS, I want her to live to see justice in a court of law. IMO, LS is guilty, but I do have some concerns of how LS got GS's body to Florida. IMO, GS being found in Florida is LS's only hope for reasonable doubt. Would a jury acquit her if law enforcement can't tie LS to the actual disposing of the body in Florida? I don't know. I never thought a jury would acquit Casey Anonthy though. It may not be enough to prove the suitcase used to hide GS belonged to LS.

Hello Panda Steps and welcome to Websleuths

I read all of your posts with interest and you raised some interesting points. My thought about poisoning her meal trays: TS is in isolation so her tray is separate from the others. She doesn't mention a poison in specific, but if she ingest any, the handlers of her tray can easily be traced. Although possible, I don't think her food is being poisoned.

A relative that works in corrections told me inmates must be threatening to contaminate her tray with poison or various bodily fluids, so she is afraid to eat. Not much can be done about that. There is also a such thing as air trays (trays without food), but she is not complaining about that.

It is easier to get a safe tray when in general population, but the risk is other inmates stealing or spitting on her food.

 

[SleuthBee]

What would a person do if reading this in her presence? Laugh and laugh and laugh, with each sentence. She is such a joke. She gets peanut butter to eat with messages? LOL. Well, that’s more than Gannon is getting.

A Doctorate? If so, the school should be ashamed. She must have purchased her degree wherever she was able to buy that phony polygraph test.

Leticia, shut up. Just shut up. You aren’t going anywhere ever, except to prison. You never cared about Gannon’s rights.

The judge must be shaking his head.

OMG, if I had to read it in her presence, I'd be cracking up!

Wasn't it determined that TS did not have a doctorate degree?

I am glad her letter was entered into the court system as an official document. She may regard that as an invitation to write more. She writes as if her and the judge are peers or acquaintances. But I suspect that she is a thorn in his side or a pain in his A.

 

[Lovethesouth]

I hear you, LOL! In addition to lasey, how about scared?

Sorry I spelled lazy Wrong ... lol...but I agree scared....the defense was appointed and when they saw all that the prosecution had they imo felt it was an open in shut case and they were only going to go through the motions that’s why I said they were lazy ..... I mean I wouldn’t try to waste too much time disputing all that evidence plus who wants to listen to her day in and day out .?

 

[Lovethesouth]

OMG, if I had to read it in her presence, I'd be cracking up!

Wasn't it determined that TS did not have a doctorate degree?

I am glad her letter was entered into the court system as an official document. She may regard that as an invitation to write more. She writes as if her and the judge are peers or acquaintances. But I suspect that she is a thorn in his side or a pain in his A.

I agree she is a thorn in his side to she just won’t shut her trap ..... like I already said I knew it wouldn’t be long before she would either do or say something but it’s always right before court date how ironic.

 

[Seattle1]

“I received threats in my peanut butter”: Letecia Stauch files complaint about mistreatment in jail | FOX21 News Colorado

Aug 29, 2020

In the letter dated Aug. 12, Stauch claims she received threats in her food and has been abused at least 15 times while being transported. She says she suffered injured ribs, bumps to her head, cut ankles and wrists, and the loss of sensation in her hands.

“I’ve proven myself as a responsible citizen and should not be subjected to the cruel punishment that I receive at CJC,” Stauch wrote.

Stauch complained that she has not been able to meet in-person with her legal counsel in five months. In May, her lawyers asked a judge to allow video conferencing or for Stauch to be released on bond.

“I understand this pandemic is unforeseen but I don’t feel I should be held unconstitutionally, denied access to my attorneys, have constitutional rights violated, and be abused in the process,” Stauch wrote.

She says she cannot properly participate in her defense because she is limited to three one-hour phone calls with her attorneys each week.

“I do not feel like a U.S. citizen being treated this way in my beloved country. I’m not getting a fair process, I’m not getting represented properly and I’ll give the benefit of the doubt of a pandemic but the other unjust treatment is not the way that our founding fathers intended this process to go,” Stauch wrote.

READ: Letter from Letecia Stauch to Judge Gregory Warner

Stauch said she is concerned about someone tampering with her food.

 

[Fireflize]

“I received threats in my peanut butter”: Letecia Stauch files complaint about mistreatment in jail | FOX21 News Colorado

Aug 29, 2020

In the letter dated Aug. 12, Stauch claims she received threats in her food and has been abused at least 15 times while being transported. She says she suffered injured ribs, bumps to her head, cut ankles and wrists, and the loss of sensation in her hands.

“I’ve proven myself as a responsible citizen and should not be subjected to the cruel punishment that I receive at CJC,” Stauch wrote.

Stauch complained that she has not been able to meet in-person with her legal counsel in five months. In May, her lawyers asked a judge to allow video conferencing or for Stauch to be released on bond.

“I understand this pandemic is unforeseen but I don’t feel I should be held unconstitutionally, denied access to my attorneys, have constitutional rights violated, and be abused in the process,” Stauch wrote.

She says she cannot properly participate in her defense because she is limited to three one-hour phone calls with her attorneys each week.

“I do not feel like a U.S. citizen being treated this way in my beloved country. I’m not getting a fair process, I’m not getting represented properly and I’ll give the benefit of the doubt of a pandemic but the other unjust treatment is not the way that our founding fathers intended this process to go,” Stauch wrote.

READ: Letter from Letecia Stauch to Judge Gregory Warner

Stauch said she is concerned about someone tampering with her food.

I think maybe our founding fathers would have hung her from the nearest tree and let buzzards pick her bones. Moo

 

[SleuthBee]

Sorry I spelled lazy Wrong ... lol...but I agree scared....the defense was appointed and when they saw all that the prosecution had they imo felt it was an open in shut case and they were only going to go through the motions that’s why I said they were lazy ..... I mean I wouldn’t try to waste too much time disputing all that evidence plus who wants to listen to her day in and day out .?

Ah, it was fun saying the word with an s, lol!
I agree with you completely. Whether it be a drink or medication, I would need some form of anesthetization to deal with her on a daily bases. To dispute the evidence, they have to go over it with her, can you imagine? Do they have to dispute all of the evidence to provide effective counsel? I don't know.

 

[Cortne]

I think maybe our founding fathers would have hung her from the nearest tree and let buzzards pick her bones. Moo

Yes!! I think maybe so too.

Is she really a Dr? I have forgotten. I am still laughing at her insanity. Yet its not funny.
Ill never understand how such a sick monster ended up around children.
Total insanity.

 

[SleuthBee]

I agree she is a thorn in his side to she just won’t shut her trap ..... like I already said I knew it wouldn’t be long before she would either do or say something but it’s always right before court date how ironic.

I think she knows she passed the competency test and there is an upcoming court date ... you are right!

So if the judge doesn't get something done so she can get this behind her, she is going over the court's (judge's) head. Did I understand her letter correctly? And I wonder who that would be?

 

[Panda Steps]

Just some thoughts as I read her letter of complaint.
There may be a policy in place to provide Ensure to inmates when their daily intake drops below a certain percentage. I've seen some purposely not eat in order to obtain Ensure. It's a sweet treat for some. Also a way to lose weight, if you rely on it for all meals. Would TS do that and later complain that she was afraid that she was being poisoned?
Also I have seen many, not some, who are in restraints, purposely cause self injury by friction or jerking their arms/legs, in order to cause trouble for their care takers. It doesn't work, as their game is quite transparent. But it is very common, nonetheless. Would TS do this?
Of course she would. Moo

You came up with possibilities I hadn't considered. Thank you for that.

Hello Panda Steps and welcome to Websleuths

I read all of your posts with interest and you raised some interesting points. My thought about poisoning her meal trays: TS is in isolation so her tray is separate from the others. She doesn't mention a poison in specific, but if she ingest any, the handlers of her tray can easily be traced. Although possible, I don't think her food is being poisoned.

A relative that works in corrections told me inmates must be threatening to contaminate her tray with poison or various bodily fluids, so she is afraid to eat. Not much can be done about that. There is also a such thing as air trays (trays without food), but she is not complaining about that.

It is easier to get a safe tray when in general population, but the risk is other inmates stealing or spitting on her food.

Thank you for the welcome! I didn't know that LS was in isolation. Your relative may be right about threats making LS afraid to eat. I had never heard of air trays; it is always good to learn something new.

The main reason I asked my question is because LS has been proven to be a constant liar. Good and practiced liars often interject grains of truths in their statements to make their more outlandish claims seem more believable. I thought that possibly attempted poisoning attempts might just be that grain of truth in that long, self-promoting letter.

 

[Seattle1]

I think she knows she passed the competency test and there is an upcoming court date ... you are right!

So if the judge doesn't get something done so she can get this behind her, she is going over the court's (judge's) head. Did I understand her letter correctly? And I wonder who that would be?

I respect LS's alleged higher education.
It's probably not wise to tell the judge that you've been denied access to your defense team since March,
and then state that you talk to your lawyers 3 x week (and your calls being secretly listened to).
I hope you didn't have to pay for all that higher education...

MOO

 

[Panda Steps]

I respect LS's alleged higher education.
It's probably not wise to tell the judge that you've been denied access to your defense team since March,
and then state that you talk to your lawyers 3 x week (and your calls being secretly listened to).
I hope you didn't have to pay for all that higher education...

MOO

LS may have a legitimate argument here. She claims that she has only met with her defense team in person once in five months. Her other meetings with her lawyer have been on the phone three times a week. She claims that phone calls aren't sufficient for her to be a full participant in her defense, considering the huge volume of discovery in her case. I believe COVID-19 is the reason for the lack of in-jail visits with her lawyer. If I was facing a criminal trial, regardless of guilt or innocence, I wouldn't want just phone visits with my lawyer. So, even if LS is guilty, I understand her point. Another thing to consider is this: if she is found guilty, I wouldn't want her to win an appeal based on an inadequate defense.

 

[Seattle1]

LS may have a legitimate argument here. She claims that she has only met with her defense team in person once in five months. Her other meetings with her lawyer have been on the phone three times a week. She claims that phone calls aren't sufficient for her to be a full participant in her defense, considering the huge volume of discovery in her case. I believe COVID-19 is the reason for the lack of in-jail visits with her lawyer. If I was facing a criminal trial, regardless of guilt or innocence, I wouldn't want just phone visits with my lawyer. So, even if LS is guilty, I understand her point. Another thing to consider is this: if she is found guilty, I wouldn't want her to win an appeal based on an inadequate defense.

Very valid points. However, I don't believe every allegation in her letter! It's my understanding that video conferences have replaced in-person meetings --for all defendants. LS isn't special.

I also recall that when her defense brought up issues of limited contact with LS when she was on lock-down after the escape communication (but before it was public), concessions were made and her attorneys are able to video conference with LS after normal hours.

MOO

 

[Pianoturtle]

LS may have a legitimate argument here. She claims that she has only met with her defense team in person once in five months. Her other meetings with her lawyer have been on the phone three times a week. She claims that phone calls aren't sufficient for her to be a full participant in her defense, considering the huge volume of discovery in her case. I believe COVID-19 is the reason for the lack of in-jail visits with her lawyer. If I was facing a criminal trial, regardless of guilt or innocence, I wouldn't want just phone visits with my lawyer. So, even if LS is guilty, I understand her point. Another thing to consider is this: if she is found guilty, I wouldn't want her to win an appeal based on an inadequate defense.

These were all reasons her lawyers brought up when they asked for the preliminary hearing to be delayed. So I think they’re doing what they need to to make sure she gets an adequate defense. I don’t think they want to see her get off on a technicality any more than anyone else does.

 

[SleuthBee]

LS may have a legitimate argument here. She claims that she has only met with her defense team in person once in five months. Her other meetings with her lawyer have been on the phone three times a week. She claims that phone calls aren't sufficient for her to be a full participant in her defense, considering the huge volume of discovery in her case. I believe COVID-19 is the reason for the lack of in-jail visits with her lawyer. If I was facing a criminal trial, regardless of guilt or innocence, I wouldn't want just phone visits with my lawyer. So, even if LS is guilty, I understand her point. Another thing to consider is this: if she is found guilty, I wouldn't want her to win an appeal based on an inadequate defense.

I can see your point. She claims she is unable to see reports and phone records, but she doesn't state if the reason is due to her not asking or if her attorneys won't send them to her. Her attorneys need to advocate for a display for her to view the videos. There are several services available to assist attorneys in meeting with their clients.

As far as removing the chains or the guard outside of the door, she brought that on herself. In the letter she admits to not being a threat to herself, but leaves out whether she is one to others. I guess it's best to consider her letter a heads up.