Colorado man pleads guilty to casting missing wife’s ballot

This undated file photo provided by the Chaffee County (Colo.) Sheriff’s Office shows Barry Morphew in Salida, Colo. Morphew, who had been charged in the presumed death of his missing wife, has pleaded guilty to forgery for casting her 2020 ...DENVER — A Colorado man who had been charged in the presumed death of his missing wife has pleaded guilty to forgery for casting her 2020 election ballot for then-President Donald Trump.

Barry Morphew pleaded guilty Thursday and was fined and assessed court costs of $600, The Denver Post reported. He avoids jail time as part of a plea agreement.

Suzanne Morphew was reported missing on Mother’s Day in 2020 after she did not return from a bike ride near…