VOLUME 53 | ISSUE 24
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 21, 2024
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Suspect’s trial in murder of Idaho Springs resident Paul Peavey continued to December
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BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
First chair at Loveland Ski Area in Dillon Nov. 9. COURTESY OF LOVELAND SKI AREA
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Sergio Ferrer appeared before Clear Creek County 5th circuit court judge Cynthia Jones in a jail-issued orange jumpsuit via video in his ongoing murder trial in the shooting death of Idaho Springs Paul Peavey in August. Little was said by prosecutors or defense in the procedural hearing that took less than five minutes Paul Peavey. for both sides to agree to a continuance in the legal case to 11 a.m. Dec. 11 in Division J of the Clear Creek County Courthouse. Ferrer is being held on·charges of first-degree murder, felony murder and aggravated robbery in connection with Peavey’s death, according to the Clear Creek County Sheriff ’s Office. Peavey was well known for breeding Doberman dogs, according to locals, who said he had a real passion for his puppies, which were missing when his body was found. On Aug. 25, sheriff ’s deputies, the Summit County Sheriff ’s Office and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation searched Ferrer’s home in Georgetown with a warrant. Inside Ferrer’s home, investigators found a black bag containing jewelry that belonged to Peavey, a Sig Sauer 9mm handgun, four metal detectors that belonged to Peavey and a cellphone with Paul Peavey’s name on it, according to the affidavit. Several items of clothing with “possible blood” were also seized, according to the affidavit. According to court testimony, a date for a preliminary hearing is expected to be set at Ferrer’s next court appearance.
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