A Pueblo man has been found guilty by a jury of reckless manslaughter, but acquitted of second degree murder in the shooting death of his step-father on June 23, 2020.
Tyler Idell, 25, was found guilty on Monday in the 10th Judicial District Court of Colorado of reckless manslaughter, a class four felony, for shooting and killing Leslie Cole, 52. This charge is punishable by up to six years imprisonment or $500,000 in fines.
During the trial, the defense team requested an acquittal of the now-convicted felon. The request was denied by the presiding judge, Deborah Eyler.
According to a police affidavit, the incident began when Idell and his mother got into an argument.
Jury trails set to begin May 3 for two Pueblo County murder cases
Two murder cases will go to trail in Pueblo Combined Court starting May 3.
One case dates back to June 23, 2019, when a 37-year-old Pueblo man was shot and killed in Bessemer Park.
It was that day Floyd Robinson s body was found by police at about 9 a.m., just feet from a children s softball field.
Patrolmen with the Colorado State Patrol arrested Emillio Hall, 26, in Fremont County on U.S. Highway 50 on July 19, 2020, in connection to the shooting. Hall was transported to the Pueblo County Detention Center where he was held without bond until he appeared in court on Aug. 7, 2020. During that appearance a judge set his bond at $750,000 cash or surety.