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Worker pleads guilty in Colorado election equipment tampering case
A former elections supervisor who prosecutors say assisted in a safety breach of voting tools in a Colorado county pleaded responsible on Wednesday below a plea settlement that requires her to testify towards her former boss.
Sandra Brown is one in all two staff accused of serving to Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters enable a duplicate of a tough drive to be made throughout an replace of election tools final 12 months searching for proof of the false conspiracy theories spun by former President Donald Trump.
Brown, 45, pleaded responsible to making an attempt to affect a public servant, a felony, and official misconduct, a misdemeanor, however won’t be sentenced till proper after she testifies at Peters’ trial subsequent 12 months so her efficiency on the witness stand could be thought of.
“There have been issues occurring that I ought to have questioned and I did not,” Brown advised Decide Matthew Barrett.
In August, Peters’ chief deputy, Belinda Knisley, additionally pleaded responsible below a deal that required her to testify towards Peters. She solely pleaded responsible to misdemeanor counts and was instantly sentenced to 2 years of unsupervised probation.
Peters gained nationwide prominence by selling conspiracy theories about voting machines and misplaced a bid to grow to be the Republican candidate for Colorado’s secretary of state, who oversees elections, earlier this 12 months. She is charged with three counts of making an attempt to affect a public servant, prison impersonation, two counts of conspiracy to commit prison impersonation, one rely of id theft, first-degree official misconduct, violation of obligation and failing to adjust to the secretary of state.
She has dismissed the allegations, calling them politically motivated, and has pleaded not responsible.
In accordance with Brown’s arrest affidavit, Knisley labored to get a safety badge for a person Peters mentioned she was hiring within the clerk’s workplace. Peters then used it to permit one other, unauthorized individual contained in the room to make a duplicate of the election tools arduous drive through the Might 2021 election tools replace, it mentioned. Brown was current when the copy was made and conspired to misrepresent the id of the individual utilizing the badge, it mentioned.
Brown contacted the secretary of state’s workplace asking for permission for an administrative assistant to be allowed to attend the replace however knew that individual was actually a pc professional who wouldn’t have been allowed to attend, District Lawyer Dan Rubinstein advised Decide Matthew Barrett throughout Brown’s plea listening to. The credential for that professional was then utilized by one other individual to get within the room and make a duplicate of the arduous drive, he mentioned. That individual has not been charged.
“She knew she was organising a sham,” Rubinstein mentioned of Brown.
State election officers grew to become conscious of the safety breach when a photograph and video of confidential voting system passwords had been posted on social media and a conservative web site.
Brown’s deal, which Barrett won’t determine whether or not to just accept till sentencing, would enable her to serve as much as 30 days in jail for the misdemeanor. It will enable the felony conviction to be erased after two years if she complies with circumstances he units, akin to requiring group service, for these two years. If Barrett rejects the plea deal, Brown may withdraw her responsible pleas.
Winter weather: What warnings, watches and advisories mean
The National Weather Service issues warnings, watches and advisories depending on conditions to alert the public.
A significant snowstorm will reach Colorado just in time to impact Thanksgiving travel.
If you can get to Colorado’s ski slopes before the storm arrives, you will enjoy some fantastic skiing.
Generally, travel conditions will be worse in the mountains and tapering to the Eastern Plains.
Here are details regarding the impending storm, according to the National Weather Service as of Monday morning:
Here is where and when winter storm warning is in place
- Winter storm warning: 3 a.m. Tuesday to 11 p.m. Wednesday with total snow accumulations between 10 and 20 inches for most areas, including the Front Range mountains; Park and Gore Ranges, including Rabbit Ears Pass, Rocky Mountain National Park, Medicine Bow Range, mountains of Summit County, Mosquito Range and Indian Peaks Wilderness. Road closures and very difficult travel conditions expected. Call 511 or visit cotrip.org for travel conditions.
Timing of the snowstorm and how it will impact travel
- Tuesday morning: Light to moderate snow begins for areas above 9,000 feet. Rain showers for lower elevations along the I-25 corridor.
- Tuesday afternoon/night: Heaviest snowfall expected to happen during this time in the mountains, especially above 10,000 feet, with mountain travel difficult over mountain passes. Light snow begins for areas above 7,000 feet with rain/snow mix possible for I-76 and I-25 corridor.
- Wednesday morning: Colder air arrives with lighter snow. Accumulation on roads could impact travel on the Eastern Plains and Palmer Divide.
- Thursday (Thanksgiving): Slick roads likely as roads freeze overnight, otherwise chilly and mostly dry.
Here are forecast snowfall totals for Fort Collins area and statewide
Wide snowfall total ranges are due in part because of when rain may turn to snow.
Larimer/Weld counties
- Fort Collins: 0-3 inches
- Loveland: 0-4 inches
- Wellington: 0-2 inches
- Windsor: 0-2 inches
- Greeley: 0-2 inches
- Berthoud: 0-4 inches
- Estes Park: 1-11 inches
- Red Feather Lakes: 2-9 inches
- Virginia Dale: 0-6 inches
- Cameron Pass: 12-26 inches
- Bear Lake (RMNP): 8-20 inches
- Milner Pass (RMNP): 11-25 inches
- Buckhorn Mountain: 1-9 inches
Other Colorado cities
- Denver: 1-2 inches
- DIA: 0-3 inches
- Boulder: 1-2 inches
- Castle Rock: 4-6 inches
- Colorado Springs: 2-3 inches
Colorado mountains/ski areas
- Steamboat Springs: 12-18 inches
- Winter Park: 18-24 inches
- Vail: 12-18 inches
- Aspen: 8-12 inches
- Breckenridge: 6-13 inches
- Breckenridge ski area: 15-34 inches
- Copper Mountain: 13-28 inches
- Keystone ski area: 13-26 inches
- Eisenhower Tunnel: 15-30 inches
- Berthoud Pass: 14-31 inches
- Loveland Pass: 14-27 inches
- Vail Pass: 13-25 inches
- Grand Lake: 7-15 inches
- Rabbit Ears Pass: 15-26 inches
Here is a look at the Fort Collins forecast for Thanksgiving week
- Monday: Sunny, with a high near 46 degrees, south-southeast wind 3 to 7 mph and low around 23.
- Tuesday: 30% chance of rain/snow mix until noon, then chance of afternoon rain, with little to no snow accumulation. Partly sunny, with a high near 49, southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday night: 70% chance of precipitation. Rain likely before 11 p.m., then rain and snow likely. New snow accumulation of less than a half-inch possible. Cloudy, with a low around 29 and northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
- Wednesday: 50% chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39, north wind 7 to 14 mph, gusting to 21. 30% chance of snow before 11 p.m. Low around 16.
- Thursday (Thanksgiving Day): Sunny, with a high near 39 and low around 15.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 42 and low around 18.
- Saturday (CSU home football game): Sunny, with a high near 40 and low around 15.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 39.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – This weekend was Thankfest, an event started by Vaughn Littrell, to give back to families in need. This year 250 families got all the ingredients they needed for Thanksgiving and more.
The families were chosen ahead of time through the CPCD Head Start Program. They help serve our community’s most vulnerable children and families.
The giveaway was a chance for families to come down and do some shopping for free. It was more than just getting food, families also received all the kitchen tools they would need to cook too.
It wasn’t just food either. Clothes and shoes were also available for those who needed them.
“Some of our families are in really, really bad situations. They need they need help. You know, and it’s this is a this is a tangible way that we can do something. We can’t do everything, but you can do something. We’re excited to be able to bless these families,” Vaughn Littrell told KRDO13.
Vaughn says he started the giveaway with just a few families. He says he knows what it is like to struggle, and wants the giveaway to keep growing so he can help more people.
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Interstate 70 closed near Vail and Silverthorne on Sunday for “safety concerns” as snow battered the Colorado mountains, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
The eastbound interstate was closed between Exit 180 for East Vail and Exit 190 for Vail Pass Summit, about 1 mile west of Copper Mountain, as of 6 p.m. Sunday, CDOT officials said.
CDOT cameras in the area of the closure showed snow-covered roads and white-out conditions.
Westbound I-70 was also closed at 6 p.m. Sunday between Exit 216 for U.S. 6 near Loveland Pass and Exit 205 for Colorado 9 near Silverthorne, according to CDOT.
Multiple Waze users reported “weather hazards” in both closed sections of I-70.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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