![]() The court documents said Karol-Chik told investigators the suspects felt “excited” when the rocks hit cars. When police asked why, Kwak replied that he thought “Joseph or Mitch would want it as a memento,” according to the affidavit. Karol-Chik also told police that, after striking Bartell’s car, Kwak – who allegedly threw the rock that killed the woman – said, “We have to go back and see that,” according to the affidavits.Īfter circling back, Karol-Chik told investigators Koenig slowed down so that Kwak could take a picture of the car. Karol-Chik allegedly told investigators that he felt “a hint of guilt” after seeing the victim’s car. They did not enter pleas and will be in court on May 3, according to the court docket.Īlexa Bartell Jefferson County Sheriff's Office The suspects appeared via Zoom before First Judicial District Judge Mark M. They are being held without bail.ĬNN has reached out to the public defender’s office to see if the three suspects have attorneys assigned to them.Īfter taking the photo of Bartell’s car, Koenig and Karol-Chik talked about being “blood brothers” and that “they could never speak of this incident again,” according to the affidavits, which were released Thursday, the same day the teens made their initial court appearance. The 18-year-old suspects – Joseph Koenig, Nicholas Karol-Chik and Zachary Kwak – were arrested Tuesday on charges of first-degree murder and extreme indifference, according to the sheriff’s office. Authorities believe at least seven vehicles were hit by large landscaping rocks. ![]() ![]() One of three teens accused of killing a 20-year-old Colorado woman after hurling a large rock through the windshield of her car snapped a photo “as a memento” of the crime, according to arrest affidavits released Thursday.Īlexa Bartell was killed April 19 after her vehicle and several others were struck by rocks, said Jacki Kelley, spokesperson for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
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