Carol Gonzales thought she and her daughter were safe in room 112 at the Longmont Econo Lodge. They didn’t know that a man determined to hurt them was in the lobby asking for a key, according to a civil lawsuit complaint.
The Denver Gazette obtained police reports that showed that on Jan. 3, 2023, a man who was a stranger to front desk employees, was handed a key-card to Gonzales’ room even though he was not a registered guest of the hotel.
With the key, Cody Czichos easily entered room 112 and physically assaulted Gonzales, then 69 years old, who called 911 and was transferred by the hotel to a separate room, the complaint states…