Hearing set for man accused of shooting officer

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - A May 14 preliminary hearing has been set for a 23-year-old man accused of shooting a Loveland police officer.

The Fort Collins Coloradoan reports (https://noconow.co/1gfIUqS ) Cody Powell’s attorneys requested the hearing Thursday. Powell is accused of shooting officer Garret Osilka (oh-SIL’-kuh) during a traffic stop March 4. The officer survived the shooting and is recovering.

Besides attempted murder of a peace officer, Powell is charged with motor-vehicle theft, assault, using a weapon during a violent crime, possession of a dangerous weapon and possession of a weapon by a previous offender.

Judge Stephen Howard ordered that Powell be put on an “active GPS monitor” if he posts his $500,000 bond.

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Information from: Fort Collins Coloradoan, https://www.coloradoan.com