November 5, 2020
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An edition of the Littleton Independent A publication of
VOLUME 19 | ISSUE 47
Suspect to face trial in 2009 slaying Terrell O’Neil Jones ID’d as gunman by suspects, but physical evidence lacking BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
the church’s men’s group, supports charitable causes such as Aurora Warms the Night, a nonprofit that provides support for people experiencing homelessness. The pumpkin sale also supports Helping Hands, an internal effort to help church members who are financially struggling, Lee said. The pumpkin patch is one of the annual fundraisers by the church’s men’s group — selling Palisade peaches around August is another — and the church buys local, taking in pumpkins came from Cooksey Farms in Roggen, Colorado. For 3-year-old Shaurya Tirumala, coming to the patch was just a good time.
Nearly 11 years after a Centennial man was found fatally shot in a quiet suburban neighborhood, the man authorities allege is the shooter is set to face trial in a case that largely rests on the statements of other suspects who say they were at the scene. A defense attorney hammered on what she argued are inconsistencies in the accounts of the four codefendants, Graham whom authorities also charged with involvement in the scene that ended in the death of 23-year-old Andrew Graham. “There is absolutely no physical evidence, forensic evidence, that connects Terrell Jones to murder of Andrew Graham,” attorney Evan Marcia Zuckerman said in court Oct. 27. “No fingerprints, no DNA, nothing shown on video surveillance; there’s no firearm, no ballistics. So we are left with a case that is solely dependent on the statements of witnesses that all have problems with credibility.”
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From left, Centennial residents Jeff Kendall, Maddison, Kinsley, Leahna Kendall and Kace pose for a photo at the pumpkin patch at Smoky Hill United Methodist Church. PHOTOS BY ELLIS ARNOLD
Peddling pumpkins for a good cause Smoky Hill United Methodist Church puts profits toward local charities BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Chris Hezlep, 38, pushes a wheelbarrow full of pumpkins to take home to his kids.
A family staple of the season — gathering pumpkins in the fall weather — helped support those in need in the east Centennial and Aurora areas. “We’ve been doing a pumpkin patch for more than 20 years,” said Lee, 62, a Centennial resident and member of Smoky Hill United Methodist Church. The pumpkin sale, a fundraiser by
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ELECTION 2020
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