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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Jury selection is set to begin on Monday in the trial of the man accused of killing two people inside a University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) dorm room last year.
Nicholas Jordan is accused of shooting and killing UCCS student Samuel Knopp and Pueblo resident Celie Montgomery last February.
He pleaded not guilty in November 2024.
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This case began in February 2024. According to a six-page arrest affidavit, a person called the UCCS Police Department to report a shooting in his dormitory pod around 6 a.m. on Feb. 16. Police responded to the scene and in one of the bedrooms, found multiple spent handgun cartridge cases and a deceased man and woman. They were later identified as Knopp and Montgomery.
The shooter was nowhere to be found, but authorities quickly began looking into Jordan as a possible suspect.
Police knew from a traffic stop in January — prior to the shooting — that Jordan drove a black 2009 Ford Escape SUV. They also knew the car’s license plate number.
The warrant for Jordan’s arrest was issued the same day as the shooting. He was arrested a few days later near the 4900 block of Cliff Point Circle East in Colorado Springs.
On Feb. 20, 2024, a judge increased his bond from $1 million to $5 million. The following month, his defense attorneys requested a mental competency evaluation. Shortly afterward, he returned to court on new charges related to allegedly punching a deputy while he was in jail.
In mid-April 2024, he was found mentally incompetent to stand trial. Judge Shakes granted the prosecution’s request for a second competency evaluation with a doctor of the attorney’s choice. By August 2024, the judge ruled he was competent to stand trial, which led to a two-part competency hearing.
On Friday, the judge set ground rules, saying cameras will not be allowed in the courtroom. The trial will be livestreamed once jury selection is complete.
Court will be held Mondays through Thursdays until the trial is over. The prosecution expects to rest its case a week from Monday.
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