Custer County triple homicide suspect in court Thursday

(WESTCLIFFE, Colo.) — The Custer County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) said that triple homicide suspect Hanme Kim Clark has been extradited from New Mexico back to Colorado and will be facing a bond hearing on Thursday, Jan. 18.

Back on Nov. 20, 2023, CCSO was called to a shooting where three people were killed and one person was injured. The shooting was allegedly over a property dispute.

Clark was identified by CCSO as the suspect in the shooting and a manhunt for Clark and a woman accompanying him was initiated. Both were found on Nov. 21 in New Mexico and taken into custody.


Read about the arrest here: Custer County shooting suspect arrested

The victims were identified as 63-year-old Rob Geers, 73-year-old Beth Wade Geers, and 58-year-old James Daulton. Patty Daulton was injured in the shooting.

A member of the Custer County Sheriff’s Office works the scene of a shooting on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, near Westcliffe, Colo. Authorities say they have captured the man accused of fatally shooting a few people over a years-long property dispute in rural Colorado. The Custer County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday afternoon that Hanme K. Clark was arrested by New Mexico State police. (Parker Seibold/The Gazette via AP)Courtesy: FOX21 Reporter Maggy WolanskeCourtesy: FOX21 Reporter Maggy WolanskeCourtesy: FOX21 Photojournalist Jeff ZideCourtesy: FOX21 Photojournalist Jeff Zide

CCSO said on Thursday that on Wednesday, Jan. 17, an extradition team returned Clark to the Pueblo County Jail. Clark will have an advisement and bond hearing on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at the Custer County District Court.

Clark is facing the following charges, according to CCSO:

Three counts of First-Degree Murder

One count of Attempted First-Degree Murder

One count of First-Degree Assault with a Deadly Weapon

One Count of Attempted First-Degree Assault with a Deadly Weapon

The woman arrested along with Clark, identified as Nancy Rae Medina-Kockis, was brought back to Colorado on Monday, Jan. 15 to the El Paso County Jail.

Medina-Kochis was charged in November with Accessory to a Crime, pending investigation. CCSO has not specified how Medina-Kochis was involved in the homicide.

Medina-Kockis’ bond hearing was on Wednesday, and the judge set her bond for $100,000.

Both Clark and Medina-Kockis fought extradition back to Colorado but were unsuccessful.

FOX21 News will update this article as we learn more.

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