BOULDER, Colo.—A man charged with beating a University of Colorado student to death more than 10 years ago says he cannot work with his public defenders, forcing a delay in his arraignment.
Thirty-nine-year-old Diego Olmos-Alcalde is accused of sexually assaulting and beating Susannah Chase in an alley in 1997. The 23-year-old from Stamford, Conn., died the next day.
Boulder District Judge James Klein on Thursday agreed to appoint new counsel, but warned Olmos-Alcalde he would have to hire his own attorney or represent himself if he was unable to work with the new lawyer.
Olmos-Alcalde was linked to the case through DNA evidence and arrested in January. He has denied any knowledge of Chase’s death.
He is expected to enter a plea Sept. 18.
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Information from: Daily Camera,
