Brent Gall - USP Florence

[spikedcofee]

Wife accused of murdering her "hero"
The Cañon City woman is in jail, suspected of shooting her husband, a prison employee.
By Kirk Mitchell
The Denver Post

A Cañon City stay-at-home mother of three who called her husband her "hero" is in jail, accused of fatally shooting him in the chest, authorities said.

Robin Carole Gall was being held Tuesday on a $50,000 bond for investigation of second-degree murder in the death of Brent Thomas Gall, 40, authorities said.

Fremont County sheriff's deputies went to the Gall home at 9:52 p.m. Monday in answer to a domestic violence call, said Andrea Cooper, sheriff's spokeswoman.

Brent Gall, a federal prison employee and bass guitar player in a local rock band, was found dead in the home with a gunshot wound to the chest.

Robin Gall is being held in the Fremont County Detention Center.

"I'm just your typical stay-at-home mom and housewife," Robin Gall said on her MySpace page. "I like to crochet a lot and I volunteer for the Warm the World Foundation. We make blankets for our troops and orphaned children."

On her site, she said that her husband and her three daughters were her heroes and that she loved to ride motorcycles.

Brent Gall had been a guard and computer programmer at ADX Maximum Security Facility, or Supermax, in Florence. In 2003, he was acquitted in federal court of participating with a group of correctional officers nicknamed the "cowboys," who were accused of beating up federal prisoners. Three of the guards were convicted.

"He was a pretty mild-mannered guy," said Dan Sears, Brent Gall's defense attorney in the federal case.

Brent Gall was in a Cañon City rock band called the Side Project that had just recorded a live CD Friday. The band, which often rehearsed in the garage of the Galls' house, played at motorcycle rallies and in bars.

"The whole thing is shocking to me," said Rich Bosisio, a band member. "I didn't see this coming."

Nan Sullivan, founder of Warm the World, said Robin Gall crocheted beautiful blankets but would never come to a warehouse where other volunteers met because she didn't think her husband would approve.

"She seemed very controlled by him," Sullivan said. "She wouldn't do anything without the approval of her husband."

On her site, Robin Gall wrote that she met her husband in Yokosuka, Japan, when both of them were enlisted in the Navy during the Persian Gulf War.

"I have profound respect for anyone in the military," she wrote on her Web page.

According to Cooper, there had not been any previous calls to the Sheriff's Office from the home.

Wife accused of murdering her "hero"

[Okiebones]

wow...all I can say.

[spikedcofee]

Canon City Domestic Dispute Turns Deadly

by Josh Poland
j.poland@krdo.com

CANON CITY - The Fremont County Sheriff's Office is investigating an apparent argument between a husband and wife that escalated into a deadly shooting. Authorities arrived on the scene just before 10 Monday night at 901 Kentucky Street in Canon City.

Neighbors tell NEWSCHANNEL 13 police activity is rare in their quiet neighborhood and that what took place at the home was completely unexpected.

"They seemed like they were doing fine before," says neighbor Lacy Nish, whose family has known the Galls for years.

It came as quite the shock to Nish to see cops arrive at the Gall house, not only for a domestic disturbance, but even moreso for the arrest of 38-year-old Robin Gall on suspicion of second degree murder of her husband, 40-year-old Brent.

"You would never think anything like that of either one of them to do either thing like that," says Nish.

Nish says the screams of the Gall's three daughters, ages 10 to 17, and Robin's cries to the police made for a night that was all too surreal.

"It was just not reality at all," says Nish. "She said, 'I'm just tired...tired of being slapped around'."

Now all that remain are an empty house and a neighborhood left with questions.

"Just looking at it....now it looks like nothing ever happened," says Nish. "His motorcycle is there, her car is there. The only difference is the kids aren't out playing."

Neighbors say the Gall's three daughters are now staying with their grandparents. Robin Gall is being held at the Fremont County Detention Center on $50,000 bond.

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[Movementarian]

What a tragedy. Those poor children.

[SeaLom94]

Originally Posted by Okiebones

wow...all I can say.

Ditto. It takes your breath away.

[spikedcofee]

Brent was one of my fellow BOP Computer Services brothers. Many of us are currently in Denver for training, know him personally, and he was supposed to come up and see us this week... It came as a huge shock to all of us here...

[shakedownshorti]

Wow....what a tragedy!!! Thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends and co-workers of Brent Gall. RIP

If this is a case of domestic violence, how sad, it never has a good ending!

Those poor children have lost a Father and now a Mother too!

[leamas]

Wow!!! My heart goes out to the kids who now have no parents....one that will never come back and one, no matter the outcome will never be trustworthy. My prayers all of Brent's family and friends..

[KBCraig]

Terrible situation for everyone involved, especially the girls.

Have there been any claims that she was acting in self defense?

[Erik]

I had know Brent for 25+ years. I have not spoken to him in years but his friendship was always appreciated. When we were in high school together Prince was our favorite and we'd listen for hours.

He was a good man and even though we had lost touch I'll miss him dearly.

I would very much like to know if there will be a fund set up for his children and what we can do to help get them through this terrible time.

Erik