Donthe Lucas trial for murder of Kelsie Schelling resumes in Pueblo
The first-degree murder trial of Donthe Lucas is set to resume Wednesday following a two-week break prompted by COVID-19 exposure in a Pueblo courtroom. Lucas, 28, is accused of killing his then-girlfriend, Kelsie Schelling, who disappeared in Pueblo Feb. 4, 2013, after traveling to meet Lucas. Schelling was 21 years old and about 8 weeks pregnant at the time. Trial proceedings were five days underway on Feb. 9, when 10th Judicial District Court Judge Thomas Flesher called for a two-week recess, saying someone in the courtroom tested positive for COVID-19. The 14-day quarantine was recommend...
Source: chieftain.com