After Anderson Lee Aldrich was arrested Michael Allen could have charged Mr. Aldrich with multiple criminal charges on behalf of the people. Charges against Aldrich for the bomb threat against law enforcement officers were never pursued by Michael Allen. "It is not immediately clear how the bomb threat case was resolved, but the Colorado Springs Gazette reported the district attorney’s office said no formal charges were pursued in the case. The district attorney’s office did not respond to a request for comment from CNN." After the Swat Team was called in and a neighborhood was evacuated, Aldrich wasn't even charged with disturbing the peace.
Allen didn't pursue those charges and instead built the case against Aldrich based on felony menacing and kidnapping charges involving Aldrich's grandparents and mother. Aldrich's family fed to Florida after the standoff with the police in June of 2021 and District Attorney Allen's case would succeed or fail based on making out of state subpoena service.
Both charges are very serious, felony menacing carries up to 3 years in prison and up to 48 years for the kidnapping charge. So why didn't Michael Allen take this case seriously? The first Aldrich trial was set for trial on July 5, 2022 and out of state subpoena service wasn't requested until 19 days before the trial was set to start.
Michael Allen has publicly blamed Aldrich's grandparents the failure of the first trial against their grandson. "Without victim or witness testimony, there was no choice but to dismiss the case, 4th District Attorney Michael Allen said Thursday. The defense stated …’These witnesses have basically been avoiding everyone,’” Allen said.
"The former district attorney who was replaced by Allen told The Associated Press he faced many cases in which people dodged subpoenas, but the inability to serve Aldrich’s family seemed extraordinary." https://apnews.com/article/colorado-springs-privacy-04ceeae1a31cc4d9aefa023553586089
Based on documents from the Florida State Attorney's Office and records obtained under Colorado Open Records Act, nothing could be further from the truth. One subpoena was left at the door and the grandparents failed to answer the door one time. There was never an "extraordinary" attempt to evade subpoena service.
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