FORT COLLINS — Jury selection in the murder trial of Shawna Nelson went slowly Tuesday as Larimer County District Judge Roger Klein interviewed individuals who claimed serving would be a hardship or had knowledge of the case through pretrial publicity.
Klein had a pool of 132 citizens to choose from and spent much of the day talking to 40 of them about whether they could serve on the final panel, said a Larimer district attorney spokeswoman, Linda Jensen. Klein will talk to 40 more today.
A 12-member jury with two alternates may be picked by noon Thursday, Jensen said.
Nelson, 36, faces a charge of first-degree murder and a possible sentence of life in prison. She is suspected of gunning down Heather Garraus, 37, in Greeley on Jan. 23, 2007.
Nelson, a former Weld County sheriff’s dispatcher, had an affair with Garraus’ husband, Greeley police Officer Ignacio Garraus, that produced a child.
Monte Whaley, The Denver Post
