WATCH LIVE: Letecia Stauch found guilty on all counts; Sentencing set to be announced
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The El Paso County woman accused of murdering her 11-year-old stepson Gannon Stauch was found guilty on all charges.
The jury reached a verdict in the murder trial of Letecia Stauch around 12:50 p.m. Monday. This came after the prosecution and defense gave their closing arguments and deliberations began Friday.
After a thirty minutes break Monday, the verdict was read. Stauch was found guilty on all counts.
The jury has found Stauch guilty on all counts.
Murder in the first degree - Guilty
Murder in the first degree of a child under 12 by a person in a position of trust - Guilty
Tampering with a deceased human body - Guilty
Tampering with physical evidence - Guilty
After the verdict was read, it was announced Stauch would be sentenced. The judge asked for a brief 30-minute break ahead of sentencing.
KRDO will be stream the sentencing above.
Gannon was murdered in early 2020. His body was found under a bridge in Florida.
During the five-week trial, Stauch's defense admitted that she killed Gannon but claimed she had "no idea" what she was doing.
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Source: KRDO
