The Aporia · Colorado man who was free on bond in wife's alleged killing is jailed after hit-and-run

Barry Morphew, a Colorado man free on $3 million bond for his wife's alleged killing, was arrested after being involved in a hit-and-run crash in Denver. The incident occurred on August 28 while Morphew was traveling to the airport, allegedly to pick up his daughter, which prosecutors claim was a breach of his bond conditions. A court filing states that Morphew is accused of using a drug cocktail used to tranquilize wildlife, which investigators found in his wife's bone marrow. Morphew has pleaded not guilty and faces trial next summer for his wife's death.

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Barry Morphew, a Colorado man who was free on $3 million bond in his wife's alleged killing, has been jailed after being involved in a hit-and-run crash with two other vehicles in Denver. The incident occurred on August 28 during a trip to Denver International Airport, where Morphew allegedly went to pick up his daughter, despite being under bond conditions that prohibited him from traveling away from home except for work and limited circumstances. Prosecutors filed a court document stating that Morphew's actions constituted a breach of his bond. He was arrested on September 1 and booked into the Boulder County Jail. Morphew has pleaded not guilty to the charges related to his wife's death, which occurred in 2020, and is set to face trial next summer.

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“Both articles report on Barry Morphew's arrest and booking into Boulder County Jail, with Article A mentioning a hit-and-run crash as the reason for his arrest and Article B mentioning failure to comply with the terms of his bond”

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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. asserted

he → allege → Denver

Barry Morphew was booked into the Boulder County Jail. asserted

Morphew → book → Jail

Alamosa County District Judge Amanda Hopkins set a hearing to discuss Morphew's bond Tuesday, online records show. asserted

records → set → bond

Under the terms of his bond set last year, Morphew was not supposed to travel away from home in southern Colorado except for work and other limited circumstances. asserted

Morphew → set → work

He got into the crash involving two other vehicles during a trip to Denver International Airport on Aug. 28, possibly to pick up his daughter, prosecutors said in a court filing. uncertain

prosecutors → get → filing

“To go to the airport for any purpose other than work constitutes a breach of his bond,” read the filing by District Attorney Anne Kelly. asserted

filing → go → Kelly

Morphew's attorneys didn't immediately respond to phone and email messages seeking comment Friday. asserted

attorneys → respond → comment

Morphew has pleaded not guilty and faces trial next summer in the death of his wife, who disappeared in 2020. asserted

who → plead → 2020

Suzanne Morphew’s skeletal remains were found off a dirt road in southern Colorado in 2023. asserted

remains → find → 2023

By then, charges against Barry Morphew had been dropped, but he was charged again with first-degree murder in his wife’s death and arrested. asserted

he → drop → death

Investigators found no sign of trauma in Suzanne Morphew's remains but allegedly found traces in her bone marrow of a drug cocktail used to tranquilize wildlife. uncertain

Investigators → find → wildlife

Barry Morphew was the only person in the area other than wildlife officials with authorization to use the chemicals, prosecutors allege. asserted

prosecutors → use → chemicals

Colorado man who was free on bond in wife's alleged killing is jailed after hit-and-run

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