An El Paso County jury wrapped its fifth day of deliberations Thursday with no verdict in the case of a man accused in the 2017 gang slayings of two Colorado Springs teenagers an “excruciating” delay for everyone involved, one observer says.
Marco Garcia-Bravo, who faces a life sentence if convicted of first-degree murder in the deadly shootings of 16-year-old Natalie Cano-Partida and 15-year-old Derek Greer, is likely to be squirming alongside his attorneys to say nothing of the victims’ families.
“It’s almost sickening it’s more stressful than the trial itself,” said attorney Jeremy Loew, who isn’t involved in the case.
A jury finished its second day of deliberations Monday without reaching a verdict in the trial of a man accused in the 2017 abductions and killings of two Coronado High
The names Natalie and Derek are carved into two crosses at the scene of a double murder on Old Pueblo Rd. About 70 solar lights light up the location where Coronado High School students Natalie Partida and Derek Greer were shot repeatedly execution style on March 11, 2017. The photo was taken in March 2018. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE