Suspect in homicide called the victim a close friend, father says - Colorado Springs Gazette

Tyler Theis, who's been arrested in the death of a 22-year-old Colorado Springs man, was like a "brother" to the victim and was with him in his final hours at the hospital, Theis' father said Tuesday.

"Murder charges, I just don't get it," said Richard Theis.

Theis is in the El Paso County jail on a $ 200,000 bond and faces a possible reckless manslaughter charge in the death of Jacob Seabright. He was in court Tuesday to be advised of his rights.

Colorado Springs police say an unknown person took Seabright to Penrose Main Hospital about 12:10 a.m. Friday. Police didn't know at first if he had been involved in an accident or assaulted.

Seabright died about 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Police did not release details about how he died, but the El Paso County Coroner ruled his death a homicide. His death was the 28th homicide of the year in Colorado Springs, which ties the record of the most homicides ever in the city.

Richard Theis said that Seabright and Tyler Theis were close friends and were housemates at one point. On the night Seabright was injured, the two were alone together and both fell down a flight of stairs, Richard Theis said.

He wasn't sure why they fell, but said that Seabright was angry at his son.

"I don't know whether they had been drinking or not, there's always more to the story than you know," he said. "But it seemed to be an uncomfortable situation."

 After the fall, he said Seabright dind't want to go to the hospital, but his son insisted and took him there. His son told him that Seabright had a minor brain bleed, but was expected to be fine.

"Then 10 hours later, he was in emergency surgery for massive hemorrhaging."

 He said that he and his son visited Seabright in the hospital. He called Seabright a "good kid" who had a "mild-mannered" personality.

"In today's society, Jake was one of the kids I could say I really liked," he said. "Jake's mom, I just can't imagine what she's going through."

He said he doesn't know if his son is entirely innocent in the situation, but said that police were out of line in charging his son with such a serious crime.

"It was just a fall down stairs," he said. "Unfortunately it cost one person his life and the other one faces charges."

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