The trial of the suspect in the case of a fallen police officer in Fountain begins

Courtesy of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, photo shows fallen FPD Officer Julian Becerra

(COLORADO SPRINGS) – Opening statements began on Tuesday, May 7, in the trial of Devon Bobian, the suspect facing a second-degree murder charge in connection with the death of fallen Fountain Police Department K9 Officer Julian Becerra ( FPD) threatens.

On February 2, 2023, three suspects in a stolen vehicle were pursued by FPD officers, including Officer Becerra. The suspects were stopped on a bridge near Highway 85-87 and South Academy Boulevard after a high-speed chase.

After the vehicle was stopped and he attempted to arrest Bobian, Officer Becerra fell 40 feet from the bridge and later died of his injuries in the hospital on February 11, 2023.

In opening arguments Tuesday, prosecutors alleged that Bobian’s behavior led to Officer Becerra’s fall from the bridge and recounted the events leading up to the incident.

Bobian’s defense said Officer Becerra’s death was a tragedy but ultimately an accident and that Bobian was just trying to escape a chaotic scene on the bridge.

According to FPD, Officer Becerra had been with the department for four and a half years and was assigned to the patrol division as a K9 officer.