Overview
- The court accepted plea agreements setting prison ranges of 30–50 years for Jon Hallford and 25–35 years for Carie Hallford.
- State sentencings are scheduled for early 2026, with Jon Hallford set for Feb. 6 and Carie Hallford for April 24.
- Families urged a trial or sentences of 191 years, staging protests outside the El Paso County courthouse before the hearing.
- The couple faced more than 250 state felonies after investigators removed 189 bodies from their Penrose facility in 2023.
- Separate federal cases continue after admissions of defrauding the SBA of nearly $900,000 and taking payments for cremations never performed.