Barry Morphew, who has been indicted a second time in his spouse’s loss of life, is in custody in Alamosa County Jail, officers confirmed Monday.
The 57-year-old faces costs of first-degree homicide. He’s scheduled for an advisement listening to on Tuesday afternoon.
He was initially charged together with his spouse’s homicide in 2021, however that case was dropped in 2022 as a result of prosecutors mishandled the case and have been sanctioned for discovery violations. The misconduct led to the disbarment of eleventh Judicial District Lawyer Linda Stanley. The physique of Morphew’s spouse, Suzanne, was present in 2023.
Morphew was arrested in Arizona on June 20, two days after a grand jury voted to indict him once more. twelfth Judicial District Lawyer Anne Kelly stated at a information convention shortly after Morphew’s current arrest that it’s a completely different case than the one introduced in opposition to him in 2021.
If convicted, Morphew faces the opportunity of life in jail with out the opportunity of parole.
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