I¥CR 13-21 Attachment ‘A’ “The flowing Asati submited toto Couto dociment the probabe BAS HlsbppAioraczuaht forthe Isouance of an Arest Warrant for WASHINGTON, Lnthia DOB:"OFAM4AMBB'SSA!*CE!!21 ‘This offense fs fly documented in Colorado Springs Pollce Deparment Offense Report 17-85174 etatng tho offense of: ‘518-6401, CHILD ABLSE (NEGLIGENCE) RESULTING IN DEATH, CLASS THREE FELONY 3) ‘tn the vitm(s) dented: 1 Race: Black; Gander: Fomale ‘On December 16, 2017, at approximataly 8:18 PM, Officers of the Colorado Springs Police Deparment responded to Hoel Elegante, 2886 5 Circle Or. In reteronce to a drowning. had bean pulled from the bottom ofthe pool by motel personnel, and she vias unresponsive when she was remaved fre the pool. was transported to LUCH-Momeral Hospital whore sho was pronounced dead, 2896 $ Circle Dr, ls located within the Cy of Colorado Springs, County of EI Paso, State of Ccoorado ‘An autopsy was completed on by Dr. Robert Bux withthe El Paso County Coroners Ofcs. Dr. Bux determined th ‘od a a result of downing and hor ‘manner of death was accident Lynthia Washington, DOB: 01/02/1960, was interviowed by Officer P. Tayler, 2001, and Detective 4. Schifbein, 3430. Lyrthia Washington identified herse as the grandmother of “and statad sho had come to Colorado Springs to 999 family and was staying in room 111155 at tho Hotel Elegante, Inaction to her ~ yandaughior, ymin Washington advised cho was caring for hor Granddaughter. ‘She stated wae alo wih thom at the motel room, and states was a tiond of Lynthia Washington stated she had pckod Up from her house the morning of December 16, 2017, and they had gone to breakfast and also gone shopping during the day. Lynthia Wiashington sited hor ‘granddaughter bopan to not foo! wel, so they went to Hoel Elegante ‘sometime around 2 PM. She advised that aftr arriing at Hotel Elegante, her ‘rancdaughtr lid down to rst, ae ‘and ‘mossod around at the motel and in the room for several hours. Lymthia Washington statod sho lator loft ‘and her ‘granddaughter inthe motel room and she went to the McDonalds got dnner “The McDonal's Lynthia Washington had gone tos appreximatoly.4 miles from Hotel Elegante Lynthia Washington stated she returned to the motel room and everybody ate dinner, and and played somo more. She stated and than asked #f they coud goto the swimming pool. Lynthia Washington stated her granddaughter was ail etlaep, £0 she tol the gis they could go lo the pool, She advised her LokAttachment A" Page 20f 3 Intent was to go chock anthem attra fow minutes. Lynihia Washington estimated tht approximately 10 mutes lor the gi et came back fo the room with an unknown male and ‘he was told about the incident and was to come tothe poo. Lynthia Washington stated he had taken ‘imming betore, and knows she is ‘blo to swim. She sald sho thought could ewim as woll Sho id adiso she ‘thought the gis were ony ging to goto the Hot ub when sho alowed the gis to goto the pool area. Otic 0. Peters, 5981P intoviowed Nicholas Comsjo, DOB: 0824/1989. Ho advised that he was in to pool area of Hotel Elecanto when he observed two people he belived were motel employees In 1 panic, According to Nicholas Cornejo, he cbserved these two employees pul the “floss body of a fomalo chi eut ofthe poo, and he beloved the child was removed from te pool nthe poo rea that Is marked as being between 5 fect and 9 feet deap. Nicholas Cornejo advised he wert over to help the mote employees with fesaving efforts and in providing CPR to the female child Officer D, Petre also spcke to po was also inthe pool ares Jump into the swimming pool eater. deserved hor jumping ito the pool inthe area ‘hat Is marked as being a dipth of 8 fost. He desorbed + as repeatedly going Under tho water and thon coming backup, but had started to stay under water longer and taking longer to come back up. advisod he lator saw pled tom tho water. Candy McCauley, DOB: 06/20/1972, who is a managor at Hotal Elegante, was interiowed by Offcer A. Spicugla, 4825P. Candy McCauley advised that at approximately BPM, she was in the ‘managers oes wien Devente Pic, who is a mote employee, came running to the front desk tling ‘tontdosk personnel o call 911 bocause somebody was crowning inthe poo Candy McCauley sated ‘he then ran tothe pool area. and abearved female at tho botlom the pool, and desorbed this female blag near the pool din in between tho dopths ofS feat and 9 fect. Candy McCauley statod sho humped in the pool and grabbed the child and brought her to tho surface. ‘Sho adviod she recsived | {assistance from others in geting the child eut ofthe pool, and then CPR was started on the fomal. Ottoer Spicuga also corducted an interview with Devante Price, DOB: oaza!1998. Devanto Pie confimed he works for Hote! Elegante, and on Decembor 16, 2017, he was coring in tho ree as ool attendant, but was not &Ileguard. He advised that around 8:00 PM, ho observed two female children, approximately come into tho pool area. He bolioved one of those chliron was the drowning visi, and he ebserved her jump into the area ot the poo! that is betwoon 5 and 9 feet deep. He advised that sine ho isnot Moguard, he aid not really pay much more attention to these Gils eer this, He advised he was ater contacted by the other female child who sated she was ying to got ahold of he frond. Ho advise he walked overt tho pool and that is when he saw the vim at the bottom ofthe pool. He sated he rant the front desk to get help, thon eame back to the pool and Jumped In to ty and got from the bottom of the pool. He advised Candy ‘MeCauey lao jumped int te pool andhelped him remove the child rom the bottom of th pook (DOB: 1/29/1984, was dented asthe mother of ‘acvsed that er daughter had gone to spend the eight with her best fend, ‘ho isthe eame age as her daughter. ‘sald the gis woro going to go spend th right ‘ata motel withthe grandmotver of ‘She stated that she packed the overnight bag the time of the incident {old Officer Peters he had svenAttachment A Page aot for ane when the grandmother of rived a the house to pick ». ‘et. ‘stated that her daughter came ‘back a short time later saying that she had forgottan to pack her swimsut acvised that {90thor swmeult and thon et again advised she nover had any conversation with Lynthia Washington about her daughter going swimming, states cannot wi, but Lyntha ‘Washington never Inquved with her what her daughter’ ewimming abitios were advised that when hor daugior came back to got her swim sult, she cid not fool she needed to have a conversation wih Lyethia Washington about swimming, Because she dd nat fea that somebody would ‘ever allow two ‘9 swimming without any supervision. ‘advised she found fut about the incklont after receiving @ telephone call and she had responded to UCH-Memorial Hospital ‘The poo! area at Hotel Elegante ie equipped wih Video Suvsilance cameras, andthe foctage trom this incident was collected and viewed by Detectve Scifeboin and late soon entering the poo! area at 8:01:22 PM, and Jumps into the pool at 8:01:33 PML Is immediately having diicuty in the water, and ie repestedly going to the botton ofthe pool, and then resurlacing, before going tothe totam again is lst coon surtacing at 808:55 PM, She was uimately pulled trom the pool at 8:14 PM. Detective Wilhelm confined that Lynthia Washington was staying in room 1118 at the Hotel Etoganto on December 16, 2017. Tho detance fom the entance door te reem #1416 othe onanoe to the indoor pool was 144 fe. | would respectuly request that probable oaueo be found that WASHINGTON, Lynthia DOB: 01/02/1860 die witin the City of Colorado Springs, County of EI Paso and State of Colorado, commit Violation ofthe Colorado Revised Statutes 1873 as amend, tho offense of §18-6-401, CHILD ABUSE (NEGLIGENCE) RESULTING IN DEATH, CLASS THREE FELONY (F3). 3315 icant J. SCHIPFELBEIN 39430 Colorado Springs Police Department Paton: Detective ‘Swomn and eubeorbed before ma this day —_ b ot March, 2018 sopbllaen ehact —