Cañon City man arrested again after allegedly violating protection order – Canon City Daily Record

Booking photo by William Jacobs. (Cañon City Police Department)

The Cañon City man accused of killing a 10-month-old baby in 2023 has been arrested for a second time on other charges after his murder case was dropped six weeks ago.

William Jacobs, 22, was released from jail on bond Tuesday night after being arrested on July 10 on suspicion of second-degree assault and obstructing a peace officer. About an hour and a half after his release, he was arrested after he was caught walking to the home of 63-year-old David Farr, who is the alleged victim. His showing up at the home violated the mandatory protection order and his bail.

“Mr. Jacobs has demonstrated that he cannot and will not comply with the orders of this court,” Assistant District Attorney Wendy Owens said during Wednesday’s hearing. “This is a public safety issue, this is a public security issue. It is a blatant disregard for the orders of this court.”

On Tuesday around 7 p.m., Jacobs allegedly went to the victim’s home, knocked on the door, began screaming, demanding to see Brook Crawford, the mother of the ten-month-old baby, and calling the victim a liar.

The victim repeatedly reminded Jacobs that he was violating a protective order. Jacobs allegedly told the victim that he was allowed a civil standby, but that it was not listed in the protective order.

“The court cannot help but find that there was a breach of the bail conditions,” Judge Claire Colette LeBeau said on Wednesday. “The conditions were violated as soon as he was released from custody on bail.”

Jacobs has requested to move to Nebraska to live with his mother, but LeBeau said that will be addressed at his next hearing when she hears the victim’s testimony.

According to court documents, on July 9, Farr saw Jacobs lying on top of Crawford while he had her in a chokehold. He confronted Jacobs and ordered him to leave. Jacobs allegedly attacked Farr and began punching him in the face. When Farr hit the ground, Jacobs allegedly kicked him, breaking his face, which constituted aggravated assault.

When officers arrived, Jacobs fled the house through a rear window. According to the probable cause affidavit, Jacobs ignored an officer’s verbal commands to stop until the officer pointed his Taser at him. Crawford would not give officers an explanation.

Jacobs’ public defender Daniel Zettler said his client intends to claim self-defense and claim he was attacked and defended himself.

LeBeau originally set bail in the case at $10,000 cash and ordered him to comply with the protection order against Farr. After the arrest Wednesday morning, LeBeau revoked bail and set it at just $3,000 cash. A preliminary hearing and a bail hearing are scheduled for Aug. 7.

Jacobs also appeared in court Wednesday to formally enter charges in the July 9 assault case. He is charged with first-degree assault, a Class 3 felony, second-degree assault, a Class 4 felony, four counts of violent crime – each with enhanced penalties – and obstructing a peace officer, a Class 2 misdemeanor.

LeBeau set bail for the protection order violation at $1,000 and reminded Jacobs that he is prohibited from having any contact with Farr. He will return on July 23 to enter charges in the case.

Owens said the first-degree murder case was dismissed for reasons unrelated to the facts of the case.

Jacobs’ dismissed case, which is currently being appealed, involves the death of 10-month-old Edward Hayes on May 23, 2023. Jacobs was charged with first-degree murder because he was the baby’s last known caregiver. Jacobs lived with the baby’s mother, 21-year-old Brook Crawford, at the Motel 6, where she lived with her baby and worked at the front desk.

Edward died after being found unconscious in his motel room.

Edward died at Children’s Hospital in Colorado Springs. The final diagnosis of Edward’s death by the El Paso County Medical Examiner was blunt force trauma to the head.

According to testimony during a preliminary hearing in December, Edwards’ head trauma was not an accident due to the severity and pattern of injuries.

Jacobs’ public defenders filed a motion to dismiss the murder case, citing alleged actions by 11th District Attorney Linda Stanley, including outrageous government conduct and a violation of public disclosure requirements.

This request was granted.

Crawford’s motion to dismiss the child abuse and animal cruelty/neglect charges against her because of Stanley’s egregious government conduct was granted in April and is also pending review by the Colorado Court of Appeals.

Jacobs’ three previous assault convictions include harassment in 2021, third-degree assault in 2021, and a juvenile charge of second-degree assault on a correctional officer while in custody in 2019.