Colorado judge orders bond increase of $10M for Barry Morphew after arrest

Updated on: September 8, 2026 / 3:03 PM MDT / CBS Colorado

A Colorado judge ordered an increase in bond for murder suspect Barry Morphew on Tuesday after he was arrested by Boulder County Sheriff's deputies last week. Morphew's bond was increased from $3 million to $10 million cash only.

In court, the judge said that she decided to modify Morphew's bond because of his "capacity to commit new offenses while on bond."

She said that Morphew's actions made it clear that he didn't have any "respect for the court" and that "he isn't going to comply with it if it is inconvenient to the lifestyle he wishes to live while out on bond."

Morphew was arrested Sept. 3 in unincorporated Boulder County on an Alamosa County warrant for failure to comply. The Boulder County Sheriff's Office said deputies located and arrested him at approximately 9:11 p.m. He was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Boulder County Jail.

The arrest came just hours after prosecutors filed a verified application asking the court to issue a warrant and modify Morphew's bond.

In an order signed Sept. 3, the judge granted that request, writing that a bench warrant should…

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