Snider claims insanity, pleads not guilty in killing of father

RANGELY I Jerry Snider Jr., charged with killing his father over the Fourth of July weekend, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity Friday in district court.
Tina Fang, who heads up the public defenders’ office in Glenwood Springs, issued the plea on Snider’s behalf during Friday’s hearing at the Rio Blanco County Courthouse.
“I will accept that plea,” said the presiding judge, Gail Nichols.
As with his previous appearances, the courtroom was cleared Friday…