Boulder attempted murder trial delayed after positive COVID test
Oct. 13—A man accused of choking and beating a woman in Boulder had his trial pushed back after a witness tested positive for COVID-19.
Jack Ulrey, 38, pleaded not guilty in 2020 to attempted first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault and two crime of violence sentence enhancers.
Ulrey was set to stand trial this week, but Boulder County District Attorney's Office spokeswoman Shannon Carbone said Tuesday that a witness in the case had a positive coronavirus test.
As a result, the trial was delayed and will now take place March 7.
He is being held at the Boulder County Jail without bond.
According to an affidavit, Boulder police were called to Boulder Community Health's Foothills Hospital in February 2020 after a woman was transported with serious injuries resulting from an assault.
When officers arrived, the woman said she was at Ulrey's apartment in the 2600 block of Juniper Avenue when he suddenly took her to the ground as she was leaving. The woman said he began trying to pull on her tongue and choked her to the point of unconsciousness.
The woman said when she regained consciousness, Ulrey began to punch her and she was again knocked unconscious.
The woman told police she woke up with tape over her mouth, and saw Ulrey was no longer at the apartment. She was able to get to a gas station to call for help.
The woman said she was not in a romantic relationship with Ulrey, and said there was no argument before the sudden attack. The woman did say Ulrey had made previous comments about making people "look like the Joker by pulling their mouths apart" and pulling out their tongues so they could not scream.
Doctors told police the woman suffered a nasal fracture and injuries to her face, arms, hand, tongue, neck, chest and hip.
Ulrey was arrested later that month in Allentown, Pa., and then extradited back to Boulder County Jail.
