Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, appeared by video from jail and could be seen slumped over in a chair with injuries visible on their face and head. Aldrich appeared to need prompting by defense attorneys when asked to state their name by El Paso County Court Judge Charlotte Ankeny.and released from the hospital Tuesday. The motive in the shooting was still under investigation, but authorities said he faces possible murder and hate crime charges.
Aldrich was known as Nicholas Franklin Brink until 2016. Weeks before turning 16, Aldrich petitioned a Texas court for a name change, court records show. A petition for the name change was submitted on Brink's behalf by their grandparents, who were their legal guardians at the time. The father also was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in custody for importation of marijuana and while on supervised release violated his conditions by testing positive for illegal steroids, according to public records. Brink could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
Local and federal authorities have declined to answer questions about why hate crime charges were being considered. District Attorney Michael Allen noted that the murder charges would carry the harshest penalty — life in prison — whereas bias crimes are eligible for probation. He also said it was important to show the community that bias motivated crimes are not tolerated.
The weekend assault took place at a nightclub known as a sanctuary for the LGBTQ community in this mostly conservative city of about 480,000 about 70 miles south of Denver.
At the end of the day, 'They' are dead. They shouldn't have died, that's a fact. Quick trial and the death sentence. Consequences have actions. No more sitting in Prison for Decades. If you know you will only have a week to live and be put to death, would you pull the trigger?
Hate crime? The shooter was gay
Weren’t u quitting twitter… L
I think it was domestic violence.
'Accused,' not 'alleged.' Drop that word from your newsroom's lexicon.
He’s a murderer, that doesnt seem to be enough for
CBS News said they were leaving Twitter. Still here?
Sounds like a lover's quarrel gone terribly wrong... He id'd as nonbinary and has pronoun specific.
He was part of the queer movement. How can it be a hate crime? Lol 😂
He was part of that community.
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