Corina "Cori" Yardley is also the mother of 16-year-old Brody Blu Kruckenberg, one of two teens charged as an adult with murder. The 44 year old Yardley was booked into Grand County Jail yesterday for investigation of obstruction of justice, according to Grand County Chief Deputy Darrel Mecham.
Investigators first learned of Campos' death on Saturday — 13 days after he was last seen by a family member — when someone informed them Charles Anthony "Tony" Nelson, also 16, "told a friend he had killed someone," according to charging documents. The document further say, that "Tony went on to say that the person was an illegal, so no one will miss him,"
According to the filings, Investigators interviewed Nelson. They said the teen told them Kruckenberg called him on March 25, and informed him that Campos was asleep in his mother's bed and invited Nelson over. Nelson told detectives that Kruckenberg suggested that they kill Campos, but wouldn't shoot the man. "Tony said it was not his deal, but was talked into doing it by his friend," officers charge.
Detectives say Nelson told them he pointed a gun through a crack in the bedroom door and fired a shot that struck Campos in the bottom of the jaw. "The victim started to regurgitate and Tony shot him two more times," according to the law documents. The second and third shots also struck Campos in the head, according to an autopsy.
The teens then used Yardley's truck to drive Campos to the banks of the Colorado River, where they tied his body to a metal bumper and threw it in the water, Investigators said the teens later led authorities to the site.
Forensic tests conducted in Yardley's bedroom showed evidence of blood in a "large area of the carpet and wall," according to police. Investigators said they also determined that the bed in Yardley's bedroom had been replaced after the shooting. It’s not clear from the documents whether Yardley, was at her trailer park home, 608 River Sands Road, when the killing occured.
Yardley is being held on a $10,000 cash-only bail, pending filing of formal charges, expected today. Kruckenberg and Nelson are both charged in 7th District Court with murder, a first-degree felony, and obstruction of justice, a second-degree felony. Their first court appearances are set for Tuesday, April 23rd.
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Business leaders say the current immigration laws hurt the local economy.
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