Mewbourn et al. indictment - Colorado Attorney General

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10Between and including October 1, 2009 and May 25, 2010, in the State of Colorado,with each other and a person or persons to the Attorney General unknown that one or more ofpromote or facilitate the commission of the crime of THEFT, unlawfully and feloniously agreedMIKEL MEWBOURN, JAMES ESQUIBEL, and MELISSA GILLISPIE, with the intent toCONSPIRACY TO COMMIT THEFT, C.R.S. 18-4-401(1), (2)(d);18-2-201 (F4)COUNT FIFTEENor by threat or deception, and intended to deprive Farmers Insurance permanently of its use orbenefit; in violation of 18-4-401(1)(a),(2)(d) and § 10-1-129 C.R.S.of Farmers Insurance, with the value of twenty thousand dollars or more, without authorization,Between and including October 1, 2009 and May 25, 2010, in the State of Colorado,feloniously, and knowingly obtained or exercised control over a thing of value, namely: Money,MIKEL MEWBOURN, JAMES ESQUIBEL, and MELISSA GILLISPIE unlawfully,THEFT, C.R.S. 18-4-401(1 ),(2)(d) (F3)COUNT FOURTEENMewboum was one of the drivers and which is the subject of the charges set forth in countsinsurance company investigation and through the course of the investigation persisted with theirfor each vehicle as follows: GMC truck $4,917.07; Volvo $8,625.08. The claim for damages2009. Inspections of the two vehicles on that date and later inspection by a hail damage experthail damage claims, Mewbourn’s GMC was wrecked in a staged accident in which Mewboumhailstorm on June 7, 2009, Jameson and Mewbourn made hail damage claims associated withtheir respective vehicles and had them inspected by State Farm Insurance adjusters on June 16,revealed that the damage to the Volvo and the GMC truck was inconsistent with naturallyoccurring hail damage and had likely been mechanically generated. Both Michaela Jameson andclaim that the damage to the vehicles was caused by hail. Adjusters estimated the cost of repairTwenty through Twenty-Three.to a lien as the result of having been financed and Jameson’s Volvo was leased. After ato the Volvo was denied by State Farm after investigation.On October 9, 2009, prior to the completion of the insurance investigation regarding thewas one of the drivers and which is the subject of the charges set forth in counts Fourteen andreference.Mikel Mewboum communicated with an investigator from State Farm Insurance throughout theThe facts supporting all other counts in this indictment are incorporated herein byOn June 7, 2009, State Farm Insurance was the insurance provider for Mike! Mewboum’s2007 GMC truck and his wife Michaela Jameson’s 2006 Volvo. Mewboum’s truck was subjectFifteen. On July 30, 2010, Jameson’s Volvo was wrecked in a staged accident in whichThe facts supporting count THIRTEEN are as follows:
C.R.S.or more of the conspirators; in violation of 18-4-401(1)(2)(d), § 18-2-201 and § 10-1-12911reference.The facts supporting all other counts in this indictment are incorporated herein bydamaged. He told her that the owner of the truck that she was driving was a man she had met,keep up the appearance that she knew Esquibel. Mewbourn also instructed her to “be frantic”Mewbourn and Gillispie staged the accident as planned at the intersection of WatkinsRoad and Yale Avenue in Arapahoe County, Colorado. The collision resulted when Gillispieimpact, Gillispie reversed the truck she was driving and then drove into Mewbourn’s truck again,staged accident. During their interactions with the emergency personnel, Mewbourn andsince Gillispie was a child. Gillispie was issued a citation for failing to stop at a traffic controlshort distance from the staged accident because his truck was no longer operable. The threedrove together to Mewbourn’s home. Mewboum later drove Esquibel’s truck, while Gillispierode along, back to the location from which it they had originally picked it up. GillispieMewbourn subsequently paid the court fines and costs associated with the citation issuedEsquibel’s truck was insured by Farmer’s Insurance at the time of the collision. Claimsto Gillispie as the result of the collision.location where Esquibel’s truck was parked. During the drive, Mewbourn explained thesubstance of the plan to Gillispie, telling her that they would drive the two trucks to a secludedlocation and that she would drive Esquibel’s Ford truck into Mewbourn’s GMC truck. Heexplained how and where the impact needed to occur to ensure that the frame of his truck wasdrove Esquibel’s truck east on Yale Avenue into a three way intersection where Mewbourn hadstepped out of his truck and left it to slowly idle through the intersection. After the initialforcing both trucks onto the shoulder of the road and down an incline. Both trucks weredamaged.device and for failing to provide proof of insurance on the vehicle she was driving. Gillispierefused transport from the scene by ambulance and called James Esquibel, in accordance withMewbourn’s instruction, to pick her up at the scene. Mewbourn drove his truck from the scene.Esquibel and Gillispie left the scene in Esquibel’s damaged truck and picked Mewbourn up aobserved as Mewbourn repeatedly drove the truck into a concrete barrier and hit it with a sledgehammer. He had previously told Gillispie that he was concerned that Esquibel’s truck did notsustain enough damage to be a total loss.accident involving his 2007 GMC pick-up truck and a 2005 Ford pick-up truck owned by JamesEsquibel. On October 23, 2009, Mewbourn picked Gillispie up in his truck, gave her onethousanddollars in cash for her participation in what was about to occur, and drove her to athat the wreck had been planned, and that she was to call the truck’s owner after the wreck towhen police arrived to investigate the collision and to refuse medical care.Gillispie acted as if they did not know each other, despite the fact that they had been acquaintedIn October, 2009, Mike! Mewbourn recruited Melissa Gillispie to participate in a stagedA Colorado State Trooper and an ambulance ultimately responded to the scene of theThe facts supporting counts FOURTEEN and FIFTEEN are as follows:commission of that crime, and an overt act in pursuance of the conspiracy was committed by onethem would engage in conduct which constituted that crime or an attempt to commit that crime,or agreed to aid the other person or persons in the planning or commission or attempted
Page 1 and 2: Centennial, Colorado 80112Plaintiff
Page 3 and 4: Mikel MewbournIATT 0801U1SERVANT,
Page 5 and 6: 1437 Bannock Street_____________1CO
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Page 9 and 10: On September 14, 2007, Mikel Mewbou
Page 11 and 12: On October 7, 2010, Mewbourn gained
Page 13: May 25, 2009. Mewbourn stated, thro
Page 17 and 18: CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT THEFT, C.R.S.
Page 19 and 20: COUNT TWENTY-ONECONSPIRACY TO COMMI
Page 21 and 22: VIOLATION OF BAIL BOND CONDITIONS,

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