Colorado Man Who Was Free on Bond in Wife’s Alleged Killing Is Jailed After Hit-and-Run
Prosecutors say video shows Morphew in a Denver hit-and-run while on GPS monitoring, and they seek tighter bond conditions ahead of a Sept. 8 hearing.
- Boulder County Sheriff's deputies arrested Barry Morphew on Thursday night after an Alamosa County bench warrant was issued for failing to comply with his bond conditions.
- Prosecutors alleged Morphew violated his release terms by committing a hit-and-run in Denver on August 26 while under GPS monitoring and restricted to his home.
- Video evidence shows Morphew is "clearly visible and identifiable" in the incident; prosecutors claim he struck two vehicles and offered one driver $300 before fleeing the scene.
- Alamosa County District Judge Amanda Hopkins modified Morphew's bail to $3 million cash-only on Wednesday, citing the hit-and-run as an extreme flight risk, with a hearing scheduled for Tuesday, September 8.
- Morphew remains charged with first-degree murder in the 2020 death of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, whose remains were discovered in 2023; he has pleaded not guilty and awaits trial next summer.
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Durango HeraldColorado man who was free on bond in wife’s alleged killing is jailed after hit-and-run
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A man in Colorado who had been free on $3 million bond in his wife’s alleged killing was arrested Friday after prosecutors said he got in a hit-and-run crash with two other vehicles in Denver. Barry Morphew was booked into the Boulder County Jail. Alamosa County District Judge Amanda Hopkins set a hearing to discuss Morphew’s bond Tuesday, online records show. Under the terms of his bond set last year, Morphew was not suppo…
Ottumwa Courier
Colorado man who was free on bond in wife's alleged killing is jailed after hit-and-run
A Colorado man who had been free on $3 million bond in his wife's death has been arrested after prosecutors allege he got in a hit-and-run crash with two vehicles in Denver. Barry Morphew was jailed Friday in Boulder County.…
Judge modifies Barry Morphew's bond to $3 million after alleged bond violation
BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- Judge grants District Attorney's motion to modify Barry Morphew's bond, setting a new bond of $3 million cash only after GPS data allegedly showed Morphew violating bond conditions. Morphew was arrested by the Boulder County Sheriff's Office Thursday night, according to officials. Morphew was booked into the Boulder County Jail
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