Club Q Shooter First Court Appearance In Colorado Springs

Club Q Shooter First Court Appearance In Colorado Springs: The person accused of killing five people in an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs on Saturday appeared in court for the first time on Wednesday via video from the El Paso County jail.

Anderson Lee Aldrich sat in a chair behind two defense counsels and mumbled responses to a few procedural questions from the bench as his face still displayed some of the effects of a pounding from an Army veteran, a Navy officer, and a transwoman’s heels.

Aldrich’s next court appearance was scheduled for December 6 but defense lawyer Joseph Archambault requested that the date be altered due to his unavailability. Judge Charlotte Ankeny ordered Aldrich jailed without bond and fixed the date. The defense was advised to get in touch with Judge Michael McHenry, who would preside over future proceedings, after the Thanksgiving break. Ankeny was unable to set up an alternative date.

Additionally, the sealed arrest document was requested by the defense. Michael Allen, the district attorney for El Paso County, made no objections. And Ankeny agreed that a copy should be produced but not made available to anybody but the defense.

In connection with the shooting murders of Daniel Aston, Derrick Rump, Kelly Loving, Ashley Paugh, and Raymond Green Vance. Inside Club Q just before midnight on Saturday, Aldrich has been charged with five charges of murder and five counts of prejudice offenses.

Minutes later, as previously reported by CrimeOnline, Aldrich was taken into custody when Army veteran Richard Fierro pulled the gunman to the ground by the body armor with help from Navy officer Thomas James and the as-yet-unidentified transwoman who stomped Aldrich’s face with her heels.

CBBS 8 Interview with Aaron Brink, Father Of Alleged Club Q Gunman

It is instant, and you’ll see effects right away, according to Brink. Brink, a self-described Mormon, claimed that his first thought upon learning that Aldrich. Who was given the name Nicholas Brink at birth, had opened fire in a gay bar.

We don’t do gay. The Mormon church is homophobic. We’re not gay here,” Brink declared.

Later in the interview, Brink apologized to the victims’ families. He claimed that killing people was wrong and “not the solution.”

He said, “I’m sorry for your loss. “Life is precious and so fragile. The lives of those people mattered. They’re valuable, you know. They are probably decent folks. It’s not something that justifies killing someone.

Although Brink often referred to the suspect as his son and used male pronouns. Aldrich’s attorneys allege that the defendant now claims to be non-binary and uses the pronouns they and them. When the Gazette questioned if Aldrich’s claim to be non-binary will alter how he prosecutes the case, prosecutor Allen responded negatively on Wednesday.

His legal status, in this case, is “the defendant,” according to Allen.

Source  |   The Article Is Originally From Crime Online

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