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11th Judicial District Attorney’s Office faces being disqualified from triple murder trial; Judge Swan deliberating on removing Jeff Lindsey from case

During a hearing on December 18, regarding the cover-up of Sergeant Pete Elliott’s violation of the court’s gag order (see story by clicking on link here), Elected District Attorney Jeff Lindsey did something so unprecedented that it briefly caught everyone in the courtroom off guard; he took the stand as a witness placing himself under oath in an attempt to defend his actions in the cover-up. Lindsey took the stand after Tribune publisher Jor…Westcliffe · Westcliffe Read Article

Judge rules Sergeant Elliott violated court’s gag order, District Attorney’s Office sanctioned for the cover-up, Undersheriff Barnes fired

District Court Judge Lauren Swan issued a verbal ruling in her courtroom in Cañon City on December 30 that Custer County Sergeant Pete Elliott had violated the Court’s gag order using two Facebook accounts with fake names on May 8, 2025. Judge Swan further ruled that the District Attorney’s Office had violated evidence rules known as “Rule 16” by not sharing the Wet Mountain Tribune’s investigation into Sergeant Elliott with Hanme Clark’s defens…Facebook · Westcliffe Read Article

[Opinion] New District Attorney boss, same as the old boss, and a lot more expensive

Opinion by Tribune Publisher Jordan Hedberg In 1971, the English rock band The Who, released their hit song Won’t Get Fooled Again written by guitarist and primary songwriter Pete Townshend. While the song has all the hallmarks of a chart-topping rock tune, the lyrics and message of the song are not what one would expect from a band at that time in history. The song is a critique of revolutions and those who either wield power or seek to topple …Opinion · Westcliffe Read Article

Former publishers claimed “enraged lib” pointed a gun at them; video of scene shows their narrative was a lie

On June 20, the now-defunct Sangre de Cristo Sentinel Newspaper published a sensational multi-page article titled “Happy Flag Day! Almost. Leftist violence comes to happy valley” that claimed an “enraged lib” drove by their Flag Day celebration on Saturday, June 14, and pointed a gun at the crowd. TWestcliffe · Westcliffe Read Article

Childcare questions linger after failed ballot measure

The members of the Custer County Kids Council (CCKC) held a meeting on November 13. “Whither childcare?” in Custer County was a major topic under discussion in the wake of the failure of Ballot Question 1A to pass in the November 4 election. (1A, if passed, would have raised the county lodging tax from 2% to 6%, with funds raised being equally allocated between tourism, childcare, and affordable workforce housing projects). Also under discuss…Westcliffe · Westcliffe Read Article

Sheriff Smith and District Attorney Lindsey hid emails admitting Sergeant Elliott’s libelous Facebook postings

Custer County Sheriff Lloyd “Rich” Smith had never publicly admitted or denied that Officer Sergeant Pete Elliott had used anonymous Facebook accounts to libel and possibly intimidate a witness. On November 4, 2025 the Tribune published an exposé on how Sergeant Pete Elliott had used two anonymous Facebook accounts to libel and possibly tamper with a key witness in the Hanme Clark triple murder trial. While the Tribune had repeatedly reached out…Facebook · Westcliffe Read Article

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11th Judicial District Attorney’s Office faces being disqualified from triple murder trial; Judge Swan deliberating on removing Jeff Lindsey from case

Judge rules Sergeant Elliott violated court’s gag order, District Attorney’s Office sanctioned for the cover-up, Undersheriff Barnes fired

[Opinion] New District Attorney boss, same as the old boss, and a lot more expensive

Former publishers claimed “enraged lib” pointed a gun at them; video of scene shows their narrative was a lie

Childcare questions linger after failed ballot measure

Sheriff Smith and District Attorney Lindsey hid emails admitting Sergeant Elliott’s libelous Facebook postings

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11th Judicial District Attorney’s Office faces being disqualified from triple murder trial; Judge Swan deliberating on removing Jeff Lindsey from case

Judge rules Sergeant Elliott violated court’s gag order, District Attorney’s Office sanctioned for the cover-up, Undersheriff Barnes fired

[Opinion] New District Attorney boss, same as the old boss, and a lot more expensive

Former publishers claimed “enraged lib” pointed a gun at them; video of scene shows their narrative was a lie

Childcare questions linger after failed ballot measure

Sheriff Smith and District Attorney Lindsey hid emails admitting Sergeant Elliott’s libelous Facebook postings

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