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The Associated Press reports:
The Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooter had charges dropped in a 2021 bomb threat case after family members who were terrorized in the incident refused to cooperate, according to the district attorney and court documents unsealed Thursday.
The charges were dropped despite authorities finding a “tub” full of bomb-making chemicals and later receiving warnings from other relatives that suspect Anderson Lee Aldrich was sure to hurt or murder a set of grandparents if freed, according to the unsealed documents.
The suspect’s mother and the grandparents derailed that earlier case by evading prosecutors’ efforts to serve them with a subpoena, leading to a dismissal of the charges after defense attorneys said speedy trial rules were at risk, El Paso County District Attorney Michael Allen said.
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As has been previously reported, Alrich’s mother herself has a lengthy criminal history related to alcohol abuse, arson, and filing false reports.
The shooter at a Colorado Springs gay nightclub had charges dropped in a 2021 bomb threat case after family members who were terrorized in the incident refused to cooperate, according to the district attorney and newly unsealed court documents. https://t.co/dtIG0USc1n
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 9, 2022