A man who prosecutors say charmed and then abused women has been sentenced to more than seven decades in prison, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Jimmie Wellman was convicted of attempted murder, assault and being a habitual offender and sentenced Monday to the maximum of 76 years, said Lynn Kimbrough, spokeswoman for the Denver district attorney’s office.
He was convicted in September.
Wellman beat a woman in a room at the Adam’s Mark Hotel in February 2006, prosecutors charged.
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New park dedicated to slain detective
COLORADO SPRINGS — A new park will be named Jared Jensen Park in honor of the police detective killed Feb. 22, 2006.
The park is on the city’s east side in the general neighborhood where Jensen lived. A dedication ceremony is scheduled at 1 p.m. today .
Jensen was attempting to arrest Jereme Lamberth when he was shot to death.
Congressional delegation woos Cyber Command
COLORADO SPRINGS — Colorado’s congressional delegation is urging the Air Force to consider Colorado Springs as headquarters for the newly established Cyber Command.
Cyber Command’s mission is to protect the nation’s and the military’s cyber networks and communications from infiltration and attack.
In a letter to Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne, the Colorado delegation said: “The Pikes Peak region would make an ideal home for the Air Force’s newest command, offering significant operations benefits, economic advantages … .”
The delegation wrote that Cyber Command “must work hand in glove” with Northern Command, the command charged with defense of the homeland, which is at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs.
Ex-instructor arrested in sex-assault case
GOLDEN — A former music instructor and color- guard coach at five Jefferson County schools has been arrested in the alleged sexual assault of a 16-year-old female student.
William Samuel Paxton, 42, was arrested Monday night at his home on suspicion of sexual assault and sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust.
He is being held in lieu of $15,000 bail in the Jefferson County Jail.
Sheriff’s investigators believe there may be additional victims, said Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Jacki Kelley.
Anyone with more information is urged to contact the tip line at 303-271-5612.
Delay in wild-horse roundup irks Wyo. governor
CHEYENNE — Budget constraints and the demands of taking care of sick, wild horses in Nevada will delay a planned roundup of wild horses next month in southwestern Wyoming, according to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
In a letter last week to Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal, BLM state director Robert A. Bennett said his agency will have to postpone until July the removal of hundreds of wild horses from the White Mountain and Little Colorado herd management areas near Rock Springs.
Freudenthal wrote back to Bennett on Monday, saying the BLM’s decision was unacceptable and indicating the state was considering legal options.
