Bachar, a convicted thief, died in March 2024 after several days of symptoms.
Bachar, a convicted thief, died in March 2024 after several days of symptoms.
The inmate, behind bars for theft, complained of symptoms for several days.
Bachar, 58, died in a prison in Rifle on March 15. Authorities are investigating.
Bachar, 58, was serving a three-year sentence at the Rifle Correctional Center.
Looking back on the year that was.
In a seven-minute speech, his first public remarks about the case since being charged in 2021, Bachar called himself “deeply remorseful.”
Bachar, 57, faces 2-6 years in prison and $183,000 in restitution. Sentencing is Nov. 6.
The plea, which is likely to result in prison time, would cancel a Sept. 26 trial.
Thursday’s order ends a four-month-long debate over who would get the $174,000 intended to be restitution.
“The pretrial publicity says he has pleaded guilty. That is inherently prejudicial,” Bachar’s attorney argued.
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