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Senior Law Day in Jeffco
The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office is hosting its 3rd Annual Senior Law Day on June 1, offering educational seminars for seniors and for adults who may be facing challenges with their aging parents. |
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156-count Indictment Returned in ID Theft Ring in Jeffco
District Attorney Pete Weir announced today that a Jefferson County grand jury has returned a 156-count indictment naming five women and eight men in an Identity Theft ring which operated in Jefferson County and the Denver metro area between April, 2012 and January, 2013. Members of the enterprise are accused of stealing almost $26,000. |
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DA Warns Parents to Beware of Free App called KeepSafe
The free app, once loaded onto a cell phone, Ipad or tablet, is a storage center, or a vault, for photos that users want to hide. |
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Five Years Community Corrections for Bank Officer in Theft of over $275,000
A former bank officer appeared in Gilpin County Court where she was sentenced for stealing over $275,000 from the Black Hawk branch of the Credit Union of the Rockies. |
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Investigation into Fatal Shooting in Hot Sulphur Springs Presented to DA
District Attorney Peter Weir announced today that he is reviewing the investigation of the fatal shooting in Hot Sulphur Springs involving a Grand County Sheriff’s Lieutenant and a Chief Deputy District Attorney. |
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Juvenile Charged with First Degree Murder
District Attorney Peter Weir announced that a petition alleging delinquency has been filed accusing 15-year-old Miguel Angel Ita of First Degree Murder in the death of Jose Barrera-Mendoza, 22. The DA is seeking to have Ita prosecuted as an adult. |
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DA Warns Consumers of Charity Solicitation Scams
In the aftermath of the recent attack in Boston and the disaster in West, Texas, First Judicial District Attorney Peter Weir is warning citizens to be alert to possible charitable fraud. |
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Eakins Sentenced for Theft from her 92-year-old Mother
Judith Marie Eakins, 53, of Wheat Ridge, was sentenced for stealing over $32,000 from her 92-year-old mother, Dorothy Morvay, who was living in a nursing home. |
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Man Suspected of Assault on Littleton Teen in Court Today
Xavier Sebastian McDaniel, 21, of Littleton, had his first court appearance in Jefferson County. McDaniel was arrested by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office for suspicion of burglary and sexual assault. |
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David Reathman Charged with First Degree Murder of his 70-year-old Wife
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Phishing Scam Targeting Seniors in Jefferson County
District Attorney Peter Weir is warning consumers to be wary of callers who identify themselves as employees of the “Jefferson County Profits and Services Division”, the Clerk and Recorders Office or other governmental offices. While there is a Clerk and Recorder in Jefferson County, there is no such thing as a “County Profits and Services Division. |
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Husband and Wife Plead Guilty toTheft from Elderly Grandparents
Husband and wife William and Karen Young entered guilty pleas to stealing $227,000 from William “Bill” Young’s grandparents.
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Warren Watson Indicted in Murder of Lakewood Attorney Claudia Miller
First Judicial District Attorney Peter Weir announced that a grand jury has returned an 18-count indictment against Warren Dale Watson, DOB: 11-16-60, for the murder of Lakewood attorney Claudia Miller. |
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Thirty-six Years Prison for Tina Moya in Death of Richard Limon
Tina Louise Moya, 40, was sentenced today to 36 years in prison for her role in the murder of 60 year-old Richard Limon. |
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Twenty-two Years Prison for Armed Robbery of Sprint Retail Store
Spencer Brewer was sentenced to 22 years in prison for armed robbery of an electronics store in Lakewood. |
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District Attorney’s Office to Host First Citizens Academy
District Attorney Peter Weir is announcing the inaugural First Judicial District Attorney’s Citizens Academy. This Academy is open to residents of Jefferson and Gilpin counties and is designed to help create a better understanding of the criminal justice system. |
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Sixteen Years Prison for Adam Laham - Negligent Child Abuse Causing Death
Adam Dean Laham, sentenced to 16 years in prison for negligent child abuse causing the death of 5-year old Rolyn Javier. Rolyn was accidentally shot to death by his young sibling who was playing with Laham’s gun. |
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Arvada Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murdering his Father
David Paul Arledge was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing his father, Floyd Carl Arledge, II in 2010. |
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Bank Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft
Autumn Rene Guillot, 30, pled guilty to stealing over $250,000 from the Black Hawk branch of the Credit Union of the Rockies. |
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Daniel DeWild Sentenced to 74 Years Prison
Daniel Donald DeWild, was sentenced to 74 years in prison for murdering his 30-year-old wife Heather in 2003. |
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Jail and Probation for Faking Cancer and Accepting Contributions
A 35-year-old Wheat Ridge woman was sentenced to 90 days in jail and six years probation for taking thousands of dollars from unsuspecting donors under the pretense that she had cancer. |
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Britni Bunn Charged with Vehicular Homicide
Jefferson County District Attorney Peter Weir announced the formal filing of charges against 23-year-old Britni June Bunn, of Broomfield, for causing the death of Vincent Gibson, 25, while driving under the influence of alcohol on February 20. |
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Thirty Years Prison for String of Armed Robberies in Jeffco
Jacob Rocke was sentence to 30 years prison for 7 armed robberies in Jeffco, culminating with two at Arvada Starbucks in October 2011. He has been charged with over 20 similar robberies in the metro area. |
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Fifteen Years In Prison for Fraud Scheme Spanning 22 States
Brent Evan Widdifield, DOB: 02-04-1970, of Centennial, was sentenced for defrauding consumers in 22 states out of over $300,000. |
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Former Golden High School Secretary Charged with Embezzlement
A 53-year old Wheat Ridge woman has been charged with embezzling money from Golden High School where she was employed as a financial secretary. |
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David DeWild Sentenced to 12 Years Prison
David DeWild was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in the murder of 30-year-old Heather DeWild, the estranged wife of his identical twin brother, Daniel DeWild. |
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New Jersey Man Arrested by DA’s Internet Investigations Unit
A 38-year-old New Jersey man was arrested today by Jefferson County District Attorney investigators after he flew to Colorado, allegedly to meet an under-aged teen for sexual purposes. |
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DA Warns Instagram Users to Consider Safety Issues
The First Judicial District Attorney’s Child Sex Offender Internet Investigations (CHEEZO) Unit is warning children and adults about safety issues when using Instagram and other social networking sites. |
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Keith Ruiz Pleds Guilty to Child Abuse Death
Keith Nick Ruiz, 26, was in Jefferson County Court today where he pled guilty to causing the death of two-year-old Dolci Gryshayeva in September 2011. |
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Brent Widdifield convicted
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Daniel DeWild pled guilty to Second Degree Murder of his estranged wife Heather DeWild.
Daniel Norman DeWild, 40, was in Jefferson County Court today where he pled guilty to Second Degree Murder of his estranged wife, Heather Jean DeWild, in 2003. |
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FBI’s Most Wanted Sentenced to 48 Years Prison in Jeffco
Robert Otilio Montoya,was sentenced to 48 years in prison for the execution-style shooting of two men in Evergreen in 2004. |
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Interstate Methamphetamine and Cocaine Trafficking Enterprise Charged
A Jefferson County grand jury returned a 49-count indictment naming 13 men and three women. The are accused of violations of the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act (COCCA), distribution of a controlled substance, conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, and money laundering. |
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Daniel Dewild Guilty of Conspiracy; Jury Hung on Murder 1
A Jefferson County jury found Daniel Norman DeWild, 40, was guilty of Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Murder, F2, and Accessory after the Fact to First Degree Murder, F4, for his role in the death of his estranged wife in 2003. The jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision on one count of First Degree Murder. |
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Marijuana Dispensary Owner Plus Two Plead Guilty in Drug Bust
The owner of a medical marijuana dispensary and two men associated with him have entered guilty pleas for their roles in the sale of almost $400,000 worth of marijuana. |
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Wheat Ridge Woman Indicted for Theft from Credit Union
A Wheat Ridge woman has been indicted for stealing almost $80,000 from the Green Mountain Westerra Credit Union where she was employed. |
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Thirty-four Years in Prison for Pandering and Pimping of a Child
Victor Sanders, Aurora, was sentenced to 34 years in prison, plus five years of parole, for forcing a 16-year-old girl to prostitute herself for him. |
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Bump-n-Run Bandit gets 32 Years
Ronald Davis, 44, was sentenced to 32 years in prison, plus five years parole after he pled guilty to aggravated robbery and one violent crime count. |
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David DeWild Pleads Guilty
David Norman DeWild pled guilty to conspiracy to commit second degree murder on August 2, 2012, in the death of his sister-in-law Heather Dewild. |
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Arvada Man Charged with Animal Cruelty for Killing Girlfriend’s Dog
A 35-year-old Arvada man has been charged with Aggravated Animal Cruelty and Criminal Mischief for killing his girlfriend’s dog. |
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Lakewood Woman gets Prison for Embezzling $325,000
A Lakewood woman was sentenced to 8 years in prison for embezzling $327,000 from two Jefferson County businesses where she was employed as a bookkeeper. |
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Golf Tournament to benefit crime victims in Jefferson County
Victim Outreach Information (VOI) is hosting the 8th Annual Fairways to Fairness Golf Tournament on Friday, July 27, at Fossil Trace Golf Club in Golden. |
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Prison for Robbery of Veteran on Veteran’s Day
Jose Luis Pizarro, 33, of Greeley, was sentenced to eight years in prison for robbing a 91-year-old Westminster man in his driveway. |
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Felony Animal Cruelty charged for Abuse of Stolen Animals
A 19-year-old Denver man has been arrested and charged with aggravated animal cruelty for causing injury and death to hamsters stolen from a pet store. |
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Harvey Guilty of First Degree Murder of 3-year-old Elijah
A Jefferson County jury found Lysander Benjamin Harvey, 22, guilty in the death of three-year-old Elijah Carpenter. |
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Prison for Brothers in Theft of Copper Wire from RTD Fast Tracks
Frankie Reynolds, 40, was sentenced to five years in prison, plus three years parole, for stealing and selling copper from RTD Fast Tracks construction sites. |
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Former High School Basketball Coach Guilty of Sex Assault of a Child
A Jefferson County jury has found a former high school girls basketball coach guilty of sexually assaulting a female student and for possessing sexually graphic photos of teens at the school. |
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Lakewood Man Convicted of Securities Fraud
A Lakewood man was convicted by a Jefferson County jury of four counts of violation of the Colorado Securities Act for fraudulent activities involving an investment club he organized in 2006. |
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Prison for Theft of Copper Wire from RTD Fast Tracks
Steven Anthony Reynolds, 42, was sentenced to five years in prison, plus three years parole, for stealing and selling copper from RTD Fast Tracks construction sites. |
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Prison for Kingpins in Drug Trafficking Ring
Jefferson County District Attorney Scott Storey announced that two men who were kingpins of a major multi-level drug trafficking ring operating in the metro area have been sentenced to prison. |
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Credit Union Employee Charged with Theft of $250,000
A Central City woman has been arrested and charged with stealing over $250,000 from the Black Hawk branch of the Credit Union of the Rockies where she was employed. |
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Prison for Dixon in Cold Case Murder of Sabrina Stevens in 1998
The man who murdered Sabrina Nicole Stevens in 1998 was sentenced for her murder to 15 years in prison and five years of parole. |
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Five Years Probation for Debe Bell’s Animal Cruelty Convictions
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Two men indicted in Jefferson County for operating an illegal sports gambling operation entered guilty pleas
The illegal enterprise, headed by Dinner and Elick, solicited and took bets on sporting events, recorded the bets, and transacted winnings or losses based on the outcome of the sporting event. |
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Lupo Solazzo was sentenced for firing over 350 rounds from a semi-automatic from his house
A 27-year-old Edgewater man was in court today to be sentenced for firing over 350 rounds from a semi-automatic pistol from his house as law enforcement officers moved into the area. |
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Juvenile Mental Health Court Graduation Honors Kids
Since 2008 Jefferson County has provided a Mental Health Court designed to keep certain kids with mental health issues out of the delinquency system and provide them and their families with the help and resources they need. |
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Man Sentenced for Sex Assault of Children at Home Daycare
Cody Ryan Charlton, 31, was was sentenced for sexual assault of children who attended the daycare run by his mother. |
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James Craig Bird Sentenced 24 Years to Life in Prison
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Substitute Teacher Arrested on Suspicion of Sexual Contact
A substitute teacher at an Edgewater elementary school has been arrested on suspicion of unlawful sexual contact of a student at the school. |
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DA Seeing Dangerous Trend in Cell Phone Apps
The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Child Sex Offender Internet Investigations (CHEEZO) Unit is seeing an alarming trend with teenagers using free apps. |
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Lupo Solazzo Pleads Guilty after Firing at Police
Lupo Wolf Solazzo, appeared in Jefferson County Court and pled guilty for firing over 350 rounds from a semi-automatic pistol. |
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Debe Bell Guilty - 35 counts of Animal Cruelty
A Jefferson County jury found Debe Bell, 59, guilty of 35 counts of animal cruelty for the treatment of rabbits on her property, Six Bells Farm, in Arvada. Following a five-day trial, the jury began deliberation at 2:30 on January 27th and deliberated until 5:30 p.m. before they returned their verdicts. |
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Massage Therapist Arrested for Unlawful Sexual Contact
Lakewood police have arrested a 27-year-old Lakewood man on suspicion of unlawfully touching a massage client at the massage school where he worked. |
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Pomona Youth Wrestling Treasurer Sentenced for Theft
The former treasurer of Pomona Youth Wrestling has been sentenced to 30 months probation and 30 days in jail for stealing almost $12,000 from the organization. |
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Three Indicted in 2003 Death of Heather DeWild in 2003
A Jefferson County grand jury has indicted two men and a woman in the death of 30-year-old Heather Jean DeWild in 2003. |
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327 ½ years to life Prison Sentence for Serial Rapist
Serial rapist Marc Patrick O’Leary, 33, appeared in court today and was sentenced to prison for 327 ½ years to life for sexually assaulting three women and attempted to sexually assault a fourth woman who managed to escape by diving through a window. |
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Lakewood Man given 8 Years Prison for Securities Fraud
A Lakewood man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for defrauding his friends, acquaintances and coworkers of $1.7 million. |
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Guilty for Attempted Murder Police Officer and Casino Robbery
A Gilpin County jury found 45-year-old Randy Steven Keesee guilty of attempted first degree murder of a police officer and seven additional counts for a crime spree that began with an armed robbery of a Central City casino. |
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Guilty verdicts for man who opened fire on police officers
A Lakewood man has been found guilty of 84 counts for shooting at Lakewood police agents during a standoff at his home in January, 2011. |
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Man charged in Sex Assault of Child he met at Water World
A 40 year-old Denver man has been charged with the sexual assault of child he met at Water World in Federal Heights in the summer of 2009. |
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Moose Hill Cantina Raises $1,625 to Help Keep Kids Safe On-line
The Moose Hill Cantina’s fund raiser for the District Attorney’s Child Sex Offender Internet Investigations (CSOII) on September 13th Unit raised $1,625. |
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Final ID Theft Ring Member goes to Prison
The fifth and final member of an identity theft ring that operated across the Denver metro area has been convicted and sentenced to eight years in prison. Michael Eugene West, 47, of Aurora, was sentenced on September 26. |
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Knouse Guilty of Assault on 81 year old Man at Movie Theater
Jefferson County jury found Jeffrey Sang Knouse, guilty of attacking an elderly man in a restroom at a movie theater in Westminster. |
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Moose Hill Cantina Joins DA’s Office to Keep Kids Safe Online
The Moose Hill Cantina is joining with the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office to help keep kids safe from sexual predators on the Internet. |
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Zachariah Dobler Charged with First Degree Murder – Extreme Indifference
Dobler is accused of causing the death of Alan Eugene Dilley, 41, of Wheat Ridge. Dilley, a tow truck driver, was preparing to tow a vehicle involved in a DUI collision at W. 58th Avenue and Wadsworth, in Arvada, when he was hit by the SUV alleged to have been driven by Dobler. |
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Arizona Man Arrested for Internet Sexual Exploitation of a Child
Arizona Man Arrested for Internet Sexual Exploitation of a Child |
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Two Men Indicted for Illegal Bookmaking Operation
Jefferson County grand jury returned a 29-count indictment naming two men alleged to have been operating an illegal sports gambling operation in the Denver metro area. |
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Jeffco Grand Jury Indicts 23 in $36M Drug Trafficking Ring
A Jefferson County Grand Jury returned a 96-count indictment against 23 people suspected of being involved in a major drug trafficking ring in the Denver metropolitan area. |
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Travelers Come for a Visit - Asphalt Paving Scams
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Life in Prison for Murder and Arson in Lakewood
Britt Alan Cox, 42, was sentenced last week to life in prison for the murder of 49-year-old Bonni Gilbert Bergen in July, 2009. |
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Ann Crall Sentenced
Crall was sentenced for taking over $58,000 from unsuspecting donors under the pretense that she had cancer. |
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Volunteers and Vendors Needed for Community Safety Fair
There are still openings for safety oriented vendors and exhibitors. There is no fee for non-profit organizations. |
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Sex Offender Probation for Former Corrections Officer
Arthur Frank Stafford, was sentenced to three years Intensive Supervision Sex Offender Probation for Attempted Sexual Assault of a Child.
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Son of Day Care Provider Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Child
A 31-year-old Lakewood man has been charged with possessing child pornography, distribution of child pornography and attempted sexual exploitation of a child. Cody Ryan Charlton, DOB: 052879, lives with his parents at 1958 S. Van Gordon Street in Lakewood where his mother runs a home daycare facility. |
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Man Indicted on Securities Fraud and Theft
A Jefferson County Grand Jury has returned a 28 count indictment against Israel S. Mursuli, 58, alleging that he solicited over $1M from investors in two scams that violated the Colorado Securities Act. |
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University Volleyball Coach Arrested for Internet Luring
A 30 year-old head coach at Concordia University Irvine in California has been arrested in Jefferson County on suspicion of Internet Luring of a Child. |
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Cemetery Thieves Indicted
A Jefferson County Grand Jury indicted four men for stealing decorative brass vases from cemeteries and selling them at recycling centers for cash. |
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Twelve Years Prison for Branden Winters
Branden Kyle Winters, 23, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for stealing an SUV, ramming several police cruisers and leading police on a high speed chase in Wheat Ridge. |
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Ann Crall Pleads Guilty to Theft and Charitable Fraud
Ann Crall, 31, appeared in Jefferson County court and pled guilty to Theft, a class three felony, and Charitable Fraud, a class five felony.
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Lakewood Man Indicted on 51 Counts of Security Fraud
A Jefferson County grand jury has indicted a 51-year-old Lakewood man on 51 counts of Securities Fraud and four counts of Theft. Each count is a class three felony. |
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Marc O’Leary Arrested in Lakewood
Marc Patrick O’Leary, 32, was arrested by law enforcement on Sunday, February 13. He was arrested on suspicion of First Degree Sexual Assault; Second Degree Kidnapping; First Degree Burglary; and Felony Menacing. Each count names two victims. |
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Man Sentenced for “Boxer Shorts Burglary” and Other Felonies
A 26-year-old Golden man was sentenced yesterday to 28 years in prison for five felony convictions dating back to 2003. |
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Cafeteria Manager at Jefferson High School Arrested
Jefferson County District Attorney investigators arrested Michelle Lynn Whitmire, Golden, on January 13 on suspicion of distribution of marijuana and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. |
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Thirty Years Prison for Evergreen House Cleaner
Joel Michael Herrin was sentenced to 30 years in prison for
kidnapping and sexually assaulting an Evergreen woman in December 2009.
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Child Internet Sex Offender Unit Arrests 59-year-old Man
The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Child Sex Offender Internet Investigations Unit has arrested a 59-year-old corrections officer on suspicion of attempted sexual assault of a child, Internet luring of a child, and enticement of a child. |
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ID Theft Ring Indicted on 87 Counts
A Jefferson County Grand Jury has returned an 87-count indictment naming four women and one man in a metro-wide Identity Theft ring. The indictment accuses the group of stealing more than $100,000 from individuals and businesses between October 2009 and August 2010. |
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Edgewater Man Sentenced for Sex Assault at Nursing Home
A 41-year-old Edgewater man was sentenced for sexually touching an 89-year-old female resident of Brighton Gardens Assisted Living in Lakewood. He was sentenced to one year in jail and five years probation. |
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Prison for Robbery and Assault Duo
Alfonzo Anastacio Portugal and his girlfriend, Pamela Rene Tolbert, both pled guilty to Aggravated Robbery. |
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32 Years Prison for Videotaped Sexual Assaults
A 32-year-old Lakewood man was sentenced yesterday to 32 years in prison for sexually assaulting two women as they slept, or were unconscious, and videotaping the degrading, abusive assaults. One of the victims was his intimate partner at the time and the other was her sister. |
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Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault on Green Mountain
Convicted felon Arthur Louis Martinez, 44, pled guilty today to sexually assaulting a young woman in Lakewood in the summer of 2009. |
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Lakewood Man Guilty in Death of 9-week-old Daughter
Late yesterday a Jefferson County jury found 25-year-old Marcus Anthony Leyba guilty of causing the death of his infant daughter on Thanksgiving Day 2009. |
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Thirty-six Years Prison for Man who Stabbed and Killed his Wife
James Keith Sack, was sentenced to 36 years in prison for the murder of his wife, Yesenai Avila, on November 1, 2009. |
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12 Years Prison for Man in Child Abuse Death
A 24-year-old Golden man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for causing the death of his infant son on January 20, 2010. |
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Unsupervised Probation for Robert Wallace
Robert Wallace pled to one count of attempted reckless manslaughter and one count of illegal discharge of a firearm into an occupied motor vehicle. |
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Littleton Man goes to Prison for Shaking Baby
A Littleton man was sentenced to five years in prison for shaking his infant daughter because she wouldn’t stop crying. |
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Boy Scout Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Theft from Troop Account
A Pine woman pled guilty to attempted theft, a class five felony, for stealing money from an Evergreen Boy Scout troop in 2008. |
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Evergreen House Cleaner Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping
Joel M. Herrin pled guilty to kidnapping an Evergreen woman. Herrin had been cleaning the family’s house for four years |
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Woman Indicted for Charitable Fraud
A Jefferson County Grand Jury has indicted a 31-year-old Highlands Ranch woman on six counts of theft, one count of charitable fraud and one count of forgery for taking almost $60,000 from unsuspecting donors under the pretense that she had cancer. |
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3 ½ Years Jail for Man who Sold Liquor to Teens
Van Thien Pham, was sentenced in two cases for selling liquor to under-aged teens. |
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District Attorney’s 2nd Annual Safety Fair is this Weekend!
The second annual safety fair is this Saturday, August 28 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds from 9:00AM to 1:00PM |
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DA Announces Free Community Safety Fair and Shred-a-thon!
The District Attorney’s Office is holding their second annual Community Safety
Fair on Saturday, August 28 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds from 9:00 to 1:00.
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One Hundred Ninety-two Years to Life in Prison for Edgewater Man
An Edgewater man was sentenced to 192 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in June 2009. |
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Former Executive Director of Children's Alliance gets Jail
The former executive director of the Jefferson County Childrens’ Alliance (JCCA) was sentenced stealing funds from the organization she managed.
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Former Assistant Pastor at Red Rocks Sentenced to Jail
A former assistant pastor at Red Rocks Baptist Church in Morrison has been ordered to seven days in jail and one year probation for Neglect of an At-risk Adult. |
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Bruco Eastwood Enters Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity Plea
Eastwood was arrested by Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office following the February 2010 shooting at Deer Creek Middle School. |
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Trailer Theft Hearing
Torres-Ochoa and Cardona-De Lorea were arrested on Wheat Ridge Police Department probable cause warrants for Class 3 Felony Theft and other charges in connection with a trailer theft. |
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Van Pham enters Guilty Plea in Lakewood Liquor Store Sting
Van Thien Pham, 47, entered a plea of guilty today for illegally selling alcohol to under-aged teens. |
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Woman Indicted for Identity Theft
Andrea Harris-Frazier, 54, was indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury in February 2010 on 43 counts of Theft of over $15,000, Forgery and Attempted Theft. |
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Former Executive Director of Children’s Alliance Guilty of Theft
The former executive director of the Jefferson County Children’s Alliance (JCCA) was convicted of eight felony counts of Theft and two counts of Forgery. |
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Thirty-Two Years Prison for Sexual Assault Committed while on Parole
Carlos Delfin Maes, Denver, received 32 years in prison for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman he met on a telephone chat line. |
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DA Warns of Rise in Automated Phone Phishing Schemes
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Lakewood Man Guilty of 2nd Degree Murder of his Roommate
A Jefferson County jury found Kalani Opana, guilty of second degree murder in the death of Roy Michael “Mike” Canavan. |
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Couple Sentenced for Theft of Youth Sports Association Funds
William and Kelli Hilborne have pled guilty and been sentenced for stealing money from a nonprofit organization that sponsors a youth football program in Jefferson County |
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Teacher Sentenced for Sex Assault of Student
Former teacher, Linda Lewis Trabucco, was sentenced for sexually assaulting a male student from 2003 to 2005. |
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Probation Violation Alleged for Van Pham Caught in Lakewood Liquor Store Sting
A Westminster man, on probation for illegally selling alcohol to under-aged teens, is accused of doing it again. |
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Keesee Charged with Attempted Murder of Police Officer
Keesee was arrested following an alleged crime spree that began with armed robbery at a Central City casino April 6. |
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Warrant issued for Randy Keesee
An arrest warrant was issued for Randy Steven Keesee. Keesee is the suspect in the Famous Bonanza Casino robbery that occurred in Central City on April 3. |
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Soccer Coach Sentenced for Sexual Assault Child
A 41-year-old former soccer coach was in court today to be sentenced for sexually assaulting a young teen whose parents had hired him to help her with her soccer skills. |
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Guilty Plea for Ringleader of “Enfamil Bandits"
Tam Huynh and Thuy (Tien) Nguyen were indicted in August 2009 along with seven others for operating a criminal enterprise in which they stole over $20,000 worth of baby formula from merchants in the Denver metropolitan area and Colorado Springs and then sold it at a discount price. |
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Man Charged In Sexual Assault on Green Mountain
Arthur Louis Martinez was charged with second degree kidnapping with sexual assault, a class two felony; sexual assault using force, a class three felony; sexual assault using threat, a class four felony; robbery, a class four felony; and third degree assault, a class one misdemeanor for a sexual assault that occurred in Lakewood in the summer of 2009. |
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DA Warns Parents of the Online Dangers of "ChatRoulette"
Jefferson County District Attorney Scott Storey warns parents about ChatRoulette |
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Boys & Girls Club for Jefferson County
Jefferson County getting its first Boys & Girls Club as a part of the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Denver |
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Bruco Eastwood Charged
Eastwood was arrested by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office last week following the shooting at Deer Creek Middle School in Littleton. |
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Two Hundred Twenty-eight Years in Prison for Sexual Assault
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Forty Years Prison for 23 year-old Littleton Man in South Jeffco Rape
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Woman Indicted for Identity Theft
Jefferson County District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that a grand jury has indicted 54-year-old Andrea Harris-Frazier for identity theft involving 28 victims in the Denver metro area. |
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Twenty Years Community Corrections for Littleton Man Convicted of Embezzling $1.46 Million
The former chief financial officer of International Risk Group (IRG) John R. Jackson, 50, was sentenced to Community Corrections for 20 years for embezzling $1.46 million from the company’s coffers. |
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Golden Teens Sentenced for Molotov Cocktail Explosion
The two Golden High School teens have been sentenced for throwing a Molotov cocktail into a car in the school parking lot in May 2009. They pled guilty and have been sentenced according to their roles in the crime. |
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Life in Prison for Rodricke Shari in Domestic Violence Murder
A Jefferson County Jury has found Rodricke Shari, 39, of Aurora, guilty of the murder of his wife in May 2008. |
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Prison for Man who Hit Police Officer with Car in Getaway
Daniel Soto, 23, Commerce City, was sentenced to five years in prison on January 13 for hitting a Broomfield Police Officer with his car as he tried to escape from police during the commission of a crime. |
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George Madrid Guilty of First Degree Murder
Jefferson County District Attorney announced that a jury convicted George Madrid, 40, of the First Degree Murder of James Martinez. |
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Man Charged with Soliciting Naked Photos of 13-year-old
District Attorney Scott Storey has formally charged a man for trying to get a 12-year-old girl to send him naked photos of herself over the Internet. |
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Owner of Massage Business Found Guilty of Sexual Assault
Following three days of trial, a Jefferson County jury found the owner of a Westminster massage business guilty of sexual assault. |
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18 Years Prison for Assault and Attempt to Escape Lookout Mountain
Two inmates at the Lookout Mountain Youth Detention Facility in Golden have been sentenced to 18 years in prison for attacking a guard |
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Investigators Need Your Help
Timothy Layne Martinez, a 32-year-old Lakewood man, has been charged with 19 counts of sexual assault against two women. |
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Jury Finds Bronco Impersonator Guilty of Identity Theft
Amadeus Harlan, aka Johnny Harlan, a Denver Bronco impersonator, was convicted Thursday of Identity Theft and Aggravated Motor Vehicle Theft in Jefferson County |
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Prison for Three in Death of Saloman Mendoza
The last of the three people arrested in the death of 19-year-old Saloman Adolfo Mendoza were sentenced. |
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Prison for Man who Bilked Investors out of $400,000
A 34-year-old Wheat Ridge man was sentenced yesterday to five years in prison for bilking investors out of over $400,000 as a result of fraudulent business ventures. |
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Cell Phone Sales Person Arrested for Internet Luring of a Child
District Attorney investigators arrested a 32-year-old cell phone salesperson, Timothy Robert Shea, for Internet Luring of a Child. |
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Nederland Man Sentenced to Prison for Sex Assault on Child
A 54-year-old Nederland man was sentenced to prison on Friday November 20 for sexually assaulting two boys. |
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Johnny's New York Pizza Donates 15% of Sales to Protect Kids from Online Predators
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Littleton Soccer Coach Gets Twenty-four Years in Prison for Sex Assault on a Child
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Nine in ID Theft Ring Indicted in Jefferson County
District Attorney Scott Storey announced that nine people alleged to be in an identity theft and forgery ring operating in Jefferson County have been indicted by a grand jury for racketeering under Colorado's Organized Crime Control Act (COCCA). |
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Three Indicted for Theft of Youth Sport’s Association Funds
District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that a grand jury has indicted two women and a man for stealing funds from a nonprofit organization that sponsors a youth football program in Jefferson County. William Edward Hilborne, 45, Kelli Marie Hilborne, 41, and Cheryl Wyckoff, 37, are each accused of one count of felony theft (a class four felony) and one count of conspiracy to commit theft (a class five felony). |
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Volunteer Diversion Officers Needed
The Jefferson and Gilpin Counties’ District Attorney's Office is seeking volunteers to work with domestic violence offenders in their Misdemeanor Diversion Program. The Diversion Services Program provides supervision and services for felony and misdemeanor offenders. |
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Census 2010 Is Coming
Since the last census in 2000, con artists and ID thieves have come a long way: “phishing” for your personal and financial information. |
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Colorado Springs Man Sentenced for Attempted Sexual Assault Child
Juan Alberto Ovalle, Colorado Springs, was arrested by Jefferson County District Attorney investigators for attempting to lure an underage teen for sexual purposes. |
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Lakewood Man Guilty of Sexual Assault of Church Choir Director
Jefferson County jury convicted a Lakewood man of two burglaries and the sexual assault of a 53-year-old church choir director. |
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DA Announces New Family Violence Unit
First Judicial District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that he has created a Family Violence Unit in the District Attorney’s Office. |
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Twenty-two Years Prison for Child Abuse
A 28-year-old Evergreen man was sentenced to 22 years in prison for abuse of his girlfriend’s baby |
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Van Sentenced Prison for Theft from Old Age Pension Program
First Judicial District Attorney Scott Storey announced that a Lakewood man has been sentenced to six years in prison for bilking the State coffers out of an estimated one million dollars. |
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Detlefs Charged
The Evergreen man who was arrested for hitting a bicyclist on the ramp from Evergreen Parkway to eastbound I-70 last Sunday was formally charged Friday. |
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DA Warns Consumers about Text Messaging Scams
For years scammers have tried various methods to get your personal and financial information. First Judicial District Attorney Scott Storey is warning consumers to be wary of a new approach to an old scam. Phishers have discovered text messaging. |
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Enfamil Bandits Indicted
District Attorney Scott Storey announced that the Jefferson County Grand Jury has indicted five men and four women for racketeering. Working as an organized criminal enterprise the participants are alleged to have stolen over $20,000 worth of baby formula from merchants in the Denver metropolitan area and Colorado Springs and then sold it at a discount price to consumers either by word of mouth or through the Internet. |
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Littleton Man Indicted for Embezzling $1.46 Million
Jefferson County District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that the District Grand Jury has indicted the 49-year-old former chief financial officer (CFO) of International Risk Group (IRG) for embezzling $1.46 million. At the grand jury’s weekly session on Thursday July 27, John R. Jackson, Littleton, was indicted on eight counts of felony Theft. |
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Eighty-four Years in Prison for Killer Michael Muniz
Michael Joseph Muniz, 42, was sentenced to 84 years in prison for the murder of a Wheat Ridge woman in 1996. |
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Leader in Statewide Crime Spree Gets 25 Years Prison
Michael Robert Chard committed a string of crimes in the Denver Metro area, Colorado Springs, Grand Junction and Glenwood Springs during the final months of 2008. |
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Colorado Springs Man is 56th Arrest for DA’s CSOII Unit in 2009
A Colorado Springs man is suspected of engaging in sexually explicit online communication with someone he believed to be an under-aged teen. |
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Twenty Years Prison for Woman Posing as Tax Accountant
The third felony conviction for Denise Smith who posed as a CPA and tax attorney earned her a 20 year prison sentence. |
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Skitching Dangers
Skitching has been around for decades in one form or another. In today’s version, skateboarders, roller bladers, bicyclists and even snowboarders hitch rides on cars, trucks or trains to gain speed. This faster, more high-tech skitching is extremely dangerous and it’s also illegal. |
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Michael Muniz Pleads Guilty
Michael Joseph Muniz entered a guilty plea a month away from his third trial for the 1996 murder of a Wheat Ridge woman. |
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Arvada Man Sentenced for Killing Dog with Bow and Arrow
Zackary Scott Ruszka, 20, was in court today to be sentenced for shooting and killing his girlfriend’s dog with a bow and arrow in December 2008. |
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Crime Spree Nets 55 Year Prison Sentence
Garry Wendall Martin’s six-month crime spree in early 2008 earned him a 55 year prison sentence in the first of seven felony cases. |
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Tanya Martin Sentenced to Jail and 10 Years Probation
District Judge Tamara Russell sentenced Tanya Marie Martin, 38, to ten years probation and 45 days in jail for setting the fire that caused the death of her dog in October, 2008. |
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Teens Charged for Throwing Molotov Cocktail into Car
The District Attorney’s Office has filed charges against two Golden High School teens suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail into a car in the school parking lot on May 21. |
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Golden Woman gets 19 Years Prison for Stabbing Husband
Nancy Ruth Bautista was sentenced to 19 years in prison for stabbing her husband in the back with a butcher’s knife in April, 2007. |
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Pantera Sentenced to 24 Years Prison
Michael John Pantera, 28, was sentenced today to 24 years in prison for a series of residential burglaries and mailbox thefts in unincorporated Jefferson and Park Counties. |
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Arvada Woman Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity in Mother’s Murder
An Arvada woman who killed her 87-year-old mother was found not guilty by reason of insanity at a trial to the court today. In the early morning hours of January 17, 2008, Louise Jekowski strangled her mother to death and then called 911 and reported it to the police. |
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Arvada Teen Pleads Guilty in Skitching Death
An Arvada teen accused in the skitching death of 16-year-old Ryan Bailey was in court today. The teen, who is now 17 and not being named, pled guilty to one count of criminally negligent homicide. |
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16 Years in Prison for Major Drug Trafficking Ringleader
The ringleader of a major multi-level drug trafficking ring was sentenced yesterday to 16 years in prison. Martin Vega-Beleta, 36, pled guilty to a class three felony distribution of a controlled substance. |
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Probation for Man Convicted of Shooting Neighbor’s Dog
Ryan Cullen Hayes, 51, Lakewood, was in Jefferson County District Court to be sentenced on four misdemeanor counts for shooting and killing his neighbor’s miniature Jack Russell Terrier. |
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Former Lakewood High School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sex Assault
A Lakewood High School substitute teacher pled guilty today to one count of sexual assault of a child in a pattern of conduct and three counts of stalking. |
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Arvada Man Pleads Guilty to Felony for Killing Dog
A 20-year-old Arvada man pled guilty this week to aggravated animal cruelty for shooting and killing his girlfriend’s dog with a bow and arrow. |
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Arvada Woman Pleads Guilty
One of two people charged in a statewide crime entered a guilty plea for her role in the illegal activity. Brandy P. Dippel, 32, pled guilty to theft receiving and possession of a controlled substance – second offense. |
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Tanya Martin Pleads Guilty to Felony Animal Cruelty
Tanya Marie Martin, 38, pled guilty to aggravated animal cruelty, a class six felony. |
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Former Director of Children’s Alliance Charged with Theft
The former executive director of the Jefferson County Children’s Alliance has been charged with theft and forgery. Cheryl Fugett, 58, of Denver, is alleged to have stolen over $20,000 from the organization between December 2003 and February 28, 2007. |
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Principal at Christian School Arrested for Sex Assault of Child
A principal at a Christian school in Morrison was arrested today on suspicion of sexual assault of a child. |
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Colorado Springs Man Arrested for Internet Luring of a Child
Jefferson County District Attorney investigators have arrested a 42-year-old Colorado Springs man on suspicion of attempting to lure an underage teen for sexual purposes. |
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20-Year-Old Sentenced for 2006 Murder
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Owner of Massage Business Charged with Sexual Assault
The owner of a Westminster massage business has been charged with sexually assaulting two women who came in for a therapeutic massage. |
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Fourteen Years in Prison for Woman in Domestic Violence Assault
A 47-year-old Golden woman was sentenced yesterday to 14 years in prison for running over her boyfriend and his dog. |
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Arvada Teen Charged in Skitching Death
The District Attorney?s Office has filed one count of criminally negligent homicide against a 16-year-old Ralston Valley High School student. |
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DA Warns of Scam Using TTY Operator Relay System
District Attorney Scott Storey is warning small business owners of a new approach to an old scam. |
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Ex-wife of Prosecutor Arrested for Solicitation to Commit Murder
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Cold Case Sexual Assault Charged
District Attorney Scott Storey formally charged man for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl picked up at a convenience store in September, 1995. |
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Last of Thong Bandits Sentenced to Prison
The last of the men dubbed the ?Thong Bandits? was in court to be sentenced. |
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Jury Convicts Man of Neighbor’s Shooting Dog
A 51-year-old Lakewood man was found guilty on February 19 of four misdemeanor counts for shooting and killing his neighbor?s miniature Jack Russell Terrier |
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High School Soccer Coach Arrested on Suspicion of Internet Luring of a Child
Jefferson County District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that his Child Sex Offender Internet Investigation Unit (CSOII) has made its 19th arrest for 2009. |
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Three Charged in Death of 19-year-old Soloman Mendoza
The three people accused in the death of 19-year-old Soloman Adolfo Mendoza on February 11 were in Jefferson County Court today. |
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Thong Bandit Goes to Prison
One of the two men dubbed the ?Thong Bandits? was in court today to be sentenced. Joaquin Rico, 20, of Lakewood, was sentenced to 12 years in prison. |
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Whitlock Sentenced for DV and Injury to Sid the Cat
A Wheat Ridge man convicted of domestic violence, that included serious injury to his girlfriend?s pet, was sentenced on February 6 to 60 days jail and three years Intensive Supervision Probation. James Ian Whitlock, 26, was on probation for domestic violence when he committed this offense. The court ordered that as conditions of probation he undergo substance abuse evaluation and treatment, domestic violence treatment and mental health treatment. |
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eAgency CEO in Golden to Award $25,000 to District Attorney
District Attorney Scott Storey and Senior District Attorney Investigator Mike Harris were awarded a $25,000 donation from Bob Lotter, CEO of eAgency Mobile Solutions, for use in their Child Sex Offender Internet Investigations (CSOII) Unit. Lotter?s company has developed cutting edge software, My Mobile Watchdog?, designed to help protect children from online sexual predators. |
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Crime Spree Ends for Lakewood Man
A 24-year-old Lakewood man faces 20 years in prison when he is sentenced in February for a crime spree in Jefferson County last spring. Justin Kyle Kautz pled guilty to First Degree Burglary, Vehicular Eluding with Injury, First Degree Aggravated Motor Vehicle Theft and Escape. |
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Denise Smith Pleads Guilty for Posing as Tax Accountant
The 51-year-old Arvada woman indicted for posing as a CPA and filing fraudulent tax returns on behalf of unsuspecting clients pled guilty to six felony counts. |
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Bent County Sheriff?s Deputy Arrested
Jefferson County District Attorney Investigators arrested a 34-year-old Bent County Sheriff?s Officer on January 23 for Attempted Internet Sexual Expolitation of a Child, a class five felony. |
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DA Announces 2009 Law Enforcement Legislative Agenda
District Attorneys from across the state and 30 uniformed officers stood united on the steps of the State Capitol to deliver their message, ?The safety of our communities cannot be sacrificed regardless of the economic challenges and budget deficit we face.? |
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Jail for Littleton Woman in Theft from Sports Association
A 45-year-old Littleton woman was sentenced to nine months in jail and four years probation for stealing over $100,000 from the South Jeffco Sports Association. |
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Bennett Man Sentenced to 60 Years Prison
A 20-year-old Bennett man was sentenced to 60 years in prison for burglary and attempted murder. |
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Pantera Pleads Guilty in Mail Theft Case in Jeffco and Pine
The last of the boy/girl duo arrested and charged with stealing mail out of mailboxes in unincorporated Jefferson and Park Counties was in court today. |
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$10,000 Fine for Fourth Man in Violation of ?Samson?s Law?
An Idaho Springs man was sentenced for his role in illegally killing bull elk in Evergreen. |
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Two Life Sentences for Serial Killer
A man prosecutors call a serial killer was in Jefferson County court to be sentenced for two 20-year-old murders in Jefferson County. |
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Golden Doctor Pleads Guilty to Possession of a Controlled Substance
A Golden doctor pled guilty yesterday to Possession of a Controlled Substance, a class six felony, for writing prescriptions for oxycodone |
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Teen Sentenced for Arson at Bear Creek High School
The 15-year-old Bear Creek High School student who was convicted of setting a fire in the school?s gymnasium was in court for sentencing. |
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Guilty plea entered in South Jeffco Sports Association Theft
Carrie Ann Smith, DOB 12-31-63, of Littleton, Colorado plead guilty to a charge of Theft, a Class 4 Felony. |
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Life in Prison for Adam Zamora in Murder of Dylan Newman
Adam Joseph Zamora, 22, and Aaron Michael Zamora, 21, were in court today to be sentenced for the shooting death of 21-year-old Dylan Newman in April 2007. |
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Thirty Years Prison for Ringleader in Major Drug Trafficking Ring
District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that the ringleader in a major drug trafficking ring operating in the Denver metro area has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. |
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Tanya Martin Charged
District Attorney Scott Storey announced that Tanya Marie Martin, 38, has been formally charged today with one count of fourth degree arson, a class four felony; and aggravated animal cruelty, a class six felony. |
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Wheat Ridge Man Injures Family Cat in Domestic Violence
James Ian Whitlock was arrested by Wheat Ridge Police on October 22 for domestic violence that included a serious injury to his girlfriend?s cat. |
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Gregory Leon Sentenced to 23 Years for Arson, Theft
Gregory Allen Leon was sentenced to 23 years in prison today in Jefferson County District Court for robbing the home of an Evergreen couple, stealing their car and their personal property. |
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Eric Rooney Sentenced 18 Years Prison
Eric Rooney, 19, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the shooting death of 21-year-old Dylan Newman in April 2007. |
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Twenty-eight Years in Prison for Floyd Nuss
A Lakewood man was sentenced to 28 years in prison for shooting and killing his roommate at their Lakewood home. |
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Woman Sentenced to 4 Years Prison for Robbery
An Evergreen couple was in court yesterday to be sentenced for robbing a house, stealing the owners? car and setting the house on fire. Summer Lynn Baker, 24, was sentenced to four years in prison. |
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36-Year Prison Sentence for Man Causing Collision from Back Seat
A 35-year-old father of two was sentenced today to 36 years in prison for causing a traffic collision in which his two sons were injured. |
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Gilpin County Man Arrested on Suspicion of Sex Assault on a Child
The Central City Police Department arrested 49-year-old Frederick Allan Griechen on September 5 for investigation of sexual assault of a child. |
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Former Treasurer of Golden Quarterback Club gets Jail
The former treasurer of the Golden High School Quarterback Club was sentenced today to 20 days in jail and three years probation for stealing money from the club with which she had been entrusted |
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Pine Woman Pleads Guilty in Mail Box Theft Case
Sophie Rose Shafer, who was arrested and charged with burglarizing homes and stealing mail in the Conifer and unincorporated Jefferson County area, pled guilty to Burglary, a class three felony. |
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Lakewood Man Guilty of Second Degree Murder of Roommate
A Jefferson County jury today found a Lakewood man guilty of Second Degree Murder and False Reporting for shooting and killing his roommate at their Lakewood home in November 2006. |
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Fifteen Years to Life in Prison for Band Teacher
A former high school band teacher was sentenced today to prison for 15 years to life for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old female student. |
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Paschall Decision
District Scott Storey announced today his decision not to go to trial again against former Jefferson County Treasurer Mark Paschall. |
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Jeffco Serial Burglar Sentenced to 144 Years Prison
A serial burglar who broke into 23 homes in south Jefferson County was sentenced today to 144 years in prison. Between March and April 2007, David John Heckman, 32, broke into 23 homes in the Littleton area. |
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School Employee Sentenced for Internet Luring of a Child
Frank Pierce, 31, a teacher?s aide at a Jefferson County elementary school, was sentenced today to three years Sex Offender Intensive Supervision Probation. He will also be required to register as a sex offender. |
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Getaway Driver Sentenced Today in Burger King Murder
The last of the four men convicted of first degree murder at a fast food restaurant in Arvada last summer was in court today for sentencing. The driver of the getaway car, Lindell Mark Sample, 19, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. |
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ID Theft Ring Indicted--Ringleader Claimed to be Victim of ID Theft
District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that a Jefferson County grand jury indicted two men and four women for operating an identity theft ring in Jefferson County and the Denver metro area. |
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Prison for Former Music Teacher for Sexual Assault of a Child
A former Jefferson County music instructor and color guard coach at five Jefferson County schools was sentenced today to 12 years in prison, followed by Intensive Supervision Sex Offender Probation for 10 years to life. William Samuel Paxton, 43, was arrested and charged in October 2007 for having sexual contact with a 17-year-old female student who was in the marching school band. |
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Zamora Brothers Convicted in Shooting Death of Dylan Newman
After three weeks of trial a Jefferson County jury earlier this week returned guilty verdicts against two Lakewood brothers charged in the shooting death of 20-year-old Dylan Newman in April 2007. |
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Prison for Lakewood Woman who Gives Birth in Toilet
A Lakewood woman was sentenced today to 19 years in prison for giving birth to a baby in a toilet and cutting the cord allowing the baby to drown. |
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Amber Torrez Sentenced to 10 years Prison for Assault
A 23-year-old Denver woman who was found not guilty by reason of insanity, in two first degree murder cases in Denver, was in court today for sentencing on a Jefferson County felony conviction. |
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Two Men Sentenced in Burger King Murder
Two of the men convicted of first degree murder at a fast food restaurant in Arvada last summer were in court today for sentencing. |
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Three Plead Guilty to Transporting Fighting Fowl
Three of the four Minnesota men arrested for transporting fighting chickens and roosters were in court on July 7. Sieng Vang, 24; Ma Vang, 24; and Dang Vang, 23, each pled guilty to the class five felony Animal Fighting. |
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Teen Sentenced in Lakewood Vehicular Homicide
The Lakewood teen that caused the collision that killed 17-year-old Samara Strickland and injured 20 year-old Seth Mutscher was in court today for sentencing. |
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Arvada Man Sentenced for Repeated Indecent Exposure
An Arvada man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for his sixth indecent exposure conviction, as well as possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, and public indecency. Following four days of trial, Timothy Eduard Schreiber, 48, was found guilty by a Jefferson County jury in April 2008. |
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Jeffco School Board Member Pleads Guilty
A Jefferson County school board member was in court today and pled guilty to Third Degree Assault, a class one misdemeanor. Vincent Ali Chowdhury, 48, of Littleton, was arrested by the Jefferson County Sheriff?s Department on June 17 after responding to a call from Chowdhury?s wife about a family disturbance |
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Third of Four Men Pleads Guilty for Violation of Samson?s Law
The third of the four men arrested September 14, 2007 for illegally taking a 6 x 6 bull elk in Evergreen pled guilty on June 26. John Keith Johnson, 23, a resident of Idaho Springs, pled guilty to Aggravated Illegal Possession of Wildlife, Illegal Possession of Wildlife and Illegal Taking of Wildlife. |
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Major Metro Area Drug Trafficking Ring Broken Up 34 Indicted
First Judicial District Attorney Scott Storey joined by Jeffrey D. Sweetin, Special Agent in Charge of the Denver Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and Jefferson County Sheriff Ted Mink today announced that a grand jury has returned an indictment naming 34 men and women believed to be part of a major drug trafficking ring in the Denver metro area. |
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Band Teacher Guilty of Sexual Assault of a Child
A Jefferson County jury was out just over an hour today before finding a former high school band teacher, and the father of a small child, guilty of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old female student |
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Lakewood Woman Sentenced to 24 years in Shooting
A 26-year-old Lakewood woman was sentenced today to 24 years in prison for shooting Paul Martinez in the back of the head causing a spinal cord injury that left him a quadriplegic. |
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Undercover Denver Cop Acquitted
Five women and one man on a Jefferson County jury acquitted an undercover Denver Detective on charges that he ran through a stop sign and hit the car driven by an elementary school teacher in August, 2007. |
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Conifer Man Sentenced for Shooting Family Pet
A 36-year-old Conifer man was in court today to be sentenced for shooting the family?s dog last August. Devin Shane Calhoun pled guilty to Cruelty to Animals, a class one misdemeanor, and Prohibited Use of a Weapon - Drunk, a class two misdemeanor, on January 14, 2008. |
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Cheri Kostur Pleads Guilty
Following a week of trial, a Jefferson County jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the case against 31-year-old Cheri Marie Kostur. |
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Former Music Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault of a Child
A former Jefferson County music instructor and color guard coach at five Jefferson County schools was in court today and entered a guilty plea to two counts of Sexual Assault of a Child by one in a Position of Trust, each a class four felony, and one count of Sexual Exploitation of a Child, a class three felony. William Samuel Paxton, 43, was arrested and charged in October 2007 for having sexual contact with a 17-year-old female student. |
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48 Years Prison for Attempted Murder of Three at Café Prague
A Lakewood man was sentenced today to 48 years in prison for the attempted murder of three men at the Café Prague in Morrison in March, 2007. |
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School Employee Pleads Guilty to Internet Luring of a Child
Frank Pierce, 31, a teacher?s aide at a Jefferson County elementary school, was in court today and pled guilty to one count of Internet Luring of a Child, a class four felony. |
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Warning: Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You...Travelers Are Back!
District Attorney Scott Storey warns homeowners of the return of the Travelers. Storey says, ?Every year around this time these professional thieves show up offering home repair bargains to unsuspecting consumers. |
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Two Plead Guilty of Violation of Samson?s Law
Two of the four men arrested September 14, 2007 for illegally taking a 6 x 6 bull elk in Evergreen pled guilty today in Jefferson County Court. |
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Teen Pleads Guilty in Lakewood Vehicular Homicide
The Lakewood teen that caused the collision that killed 17-year-old Samara Strickland and injured 20 year-old Seth Mutscher pled guilty today to Vehicular Homicide, a class three felony, and Vehicular Assault, a class four felony. |
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Ringleader in Drug Trafficking Group Sentenced to 37½ Years Prison
The ringleader of a major drug trafficking group in the metro area was sentenced earlier this week to 37½ years in prison. |
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Four Years Prison for Human Smuggling
A man convicted of Human Smuggling was sentenced today to four years in prison. |
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Timothy Schreiber Guilty of Indecent Exposure
A Jefferson County Jury found Timothy Eduard Schreiber, 48, guilty of Indecent Exposure, Public Indecency, Possession of Marijuana and Drug Paraphernalia. |
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Six Year Prison Sentence in Arson of Elementary School
A 20-year-old Arvada man accused of starting a fire at an elementary school was sentenced today to six years at the Department of Corrections. |
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Two Sentenced to Prison for Human Smuggling
Two men convicted of Smuggling Humans were in court today for sentencing. Exal Sanchez-Figueroa, 25, and Luis Contreras-Ferreira, 25, were each sentenced today to two years in prison. |
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Michael DiPalma Sentenced
Michael David DiPalma appeared today in Jefferson County Court and was sentenced to Intensive Supervision Sex Offender Probation for a period of ten years to life and two years in the county jail. |
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Two in Theft Ring Plead Guilty
A second participant in a Theft Ring dubbed the ?Cigarette Bandits? appeared today in court and pled guilty. |
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Denise Smith Indicted for Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns
Arvada woman indicted for posing as a CPA and filing fraudulent tax returns on behalf of unsuspecting clients turned herself into to the Glendale Police Department last night. |
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Jury Convicts Man of Smuggling Humans
A Jefferson County jury returned a guilty verdict yesterday in the first human smuggling case to go to trial in Colorado. |
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Twenty-four Years Prison for Stockdale in Death of Baby
A 36-year-old Westminster man was sentenced today to 24 years in prison after being convicted of Child Abuse Resulting in the Death of his girlfriend?s seven-month-old baby. |
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Jeffco Serial Burglar Found Guilty
David John Heckman, DOB: 8-27-75, was found guilty yesterday of 17 counts of Residential Burglary, Theft Series over $15,000, 7 counts of Aggravated Motor Vehicle Theft, 2 counts of Criminal Trespass of an Auto, and 3 counts of Theft Receiving $500-$15,000. |
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Nancy Jewett Sentenced to 48 years
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District Attorney Scott Storey Announces $2.6M Restitution Milestone in Bad Check Restitution Program
District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that the Bad Check Restitution Program in Jefferson and Gilpin counties has returned over $2.6 million to local merchants who?ve been victimized by bad check losses. |
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Two Plead Guilty to Human Smuggling
Two men accused of human smuggling pled guilty this week in the Jefferson County District Court. Exal Sanchez-Figueroa, 25, and Luis Contreras-Ferreira, 25, each pled guilty to a class three felony, Smuggling of Humans. |
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ID Theft Ring Indicted in Jefferson County
District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that the First Judicial District Grand Jury has returned an indictment against eight members of an identity theft ring that had been operating in Jefferson County and in the Denver metro area. |
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Eighth-graders in Possession of Drugs at Middle School
Two girls and a boy from a Lakewood middle school have been charged with possession of the drug Dilaudid at their school in early February. |
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Jury Returns Verdicts on Former Jeffco Treasurer
A Jefferson County jury today found former Jefferson County Treasurer Mark Paschall not guilty of Attempted Theft, a class five felony, and was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on the charge of Compensation for Past Official Behavior, a class six felony. |
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Arvada Man Pleads Guilty to Arson of Elementary School
A 20-year-old Arvada man accused of starting a fire at an elementary school pled guilty today. |
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Cameron Sentenced for Hitting Motorcycle Officer
A Boulder man was sentenced to 100 hours of useful public service after pleading guilty to Careless Driving causing Injury and Failure to Yield to an Emergency Vehicle. |
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20 Years Prison in Attempted Murder
Michael Lee Montoya, 23, of Lakewood, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for attempting to murder his roommate. |
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Sixty-six Years Prison for Death of 19-year-old Brian Kapko
A Fort Collins man was sentenced today to 66 years in prison for a series of crimes that culminated in the death of 19?year-old Brian Kapko in August, 2005. |
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Caregiver at Assisted Living Facility Sentenced in Theft from At-Risk Adult
A former worker at an assisted living facility in Wheat Ridge appeared in Jefferson County Court today and was sentenced for stealing a ring from the hand of an 80-year-old, disabled resident of the facility. |
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Golden Women Gets 18 Years Prison for Shooting her Husband
A 46-year-old Golden woman appeared today in court and was sentenced to 18 years in prison for shooting her husband at their home in Coal Creek Canyon in May 2007. |
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Seventeen Years Prison for Career Criminal and Identity Thief
A 21-year-old career criminal was sentenced today to 17 years in prison. Casey James Henni had been on a fast but furious, metro-wide crime spree when the Fugitive Location and Apprehensive Group, FLAG, determined that he was living in different motels in Wheat Ridge, on the run from police. |
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Scott Storey Honored as Elected Official of the Year by West Chamber
First Judicial District Attorney Scott Storey was honored as Elected Official of the Year by the West Chamber at their annual Chairman?s Inaugural Celebration on Friday, January 25, before a sold-out crowd of almost 300. |
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Man Pleads Guilty to Hitting Motorcycle Officer
A Boulder man pled guilty today to colliding with an Arvada Police Motorcycle Officer who was responding to an emergency last summer. |
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Guilty Plea Entered by Michael DiPalma
A former day camp teacher who was scheduled to start trial today has pled guilty to one count of Sexual Assault of a Child, a class four felony. |
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Man Arrested for Sex with 12-year-old He Met on Internet
Jefferson County District Attorney investigators have arrested a 20-year-old man who is alleged to have had sexual contact with a 12-year-old girl he met on the Internet. |
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Teen Pleads Guilty in Arvada Traffic Fatality
An 18-year-old Lakewood man appeared today in Jefferson County court and pled guilty to causing the death of three teens in a traffic fatality in Arvada late last year. |
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Sean Daniels Pleads Guilty to with Leaving the Scene of Fatal Go-Cart Accident
Sean Christopher Daniels, 32, appeared today in Jefferson County District court and pled guilty two felony counts and two traffic offenses for having hit two boys in a go-cart, killing one of the boys. |
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District Attorney Investigators arrest Arvada Man for Internet Luring
Jefferson County District Attorney?s investigators arrested a 27-year-old Arvada man on suspicion of Internet Luring. |
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Herbert Beck Sentenced (Rattlesnake Case)
A Lakewood man was in court today and sentenced to five years probation for his role in a plot to kill a man who owed him money. |
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Vincent “Don Vito” Margera Picks up Second Felony Conviction
The man formerly known at Don Vito on MTV?s ?Viva la Bam? picked up his second felony conviction today. Vincent Roy Margera, 51, appeared in Jefferson County District Court and pled guilty to a class four felony, Possession of a Controlled Substance. |
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Jefferson County Target Stores Join DA’s Community Partnership
District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that Target Corporation stores in Jefferson County have come on-board as a community partner in their Communities Against Senior Exploitation (CASE) fraud prevention program. |
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Wheat Ridge Man Sentenced 55 Years Prison for Attempt Murder
Michael Christopher Lopez was sentenced yesterday to 55 years in prison for repeated attempts to kill a 21-year-old man in Lakewood. |
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Man Pleads Guilty to Human Smuggling
The second of two men arrested for illegally smuggling twelve people from Mexico through Colorado on their way to Chicago was in court today; Miguel Velasquez-Garcia, 27, pled guilty today to one count of Smuggling of Humans, a class three felony. |
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DA Investigator Arrests Saudi Man at DIA on Suspicion of Internet Luring of a Child
District Attorney Internet Investigator Mike Harris started out the new year with the arrest of a 23-year-old man from Saudi Arabia on suspicion of Internet Luring of a Child. |
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Anthony Stockdale Guilty of Child Abuse Death of Baby
A 36-year-old Westminster man was found guilty today of Child Abuse Resulting in the Death of his girlfriend?s seven-month-old baby. |
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Vincent Margera Sentenced to Intensive Probation - 10 to Life
The man formerly known at Don Vito on MTV?s ?Viva la Ban? was in court today in Jefferson County. Vincent Roy Margera, 51, was sentenced to Intensive Supervision Probation (ISP) for a minimum of 10 years and up to lifetime |
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Patrick Moore Sentenced to 5 Years Prison for Vehicular Homicide
A 46-year-old Arvada man was sentenced to five years in prison yesterday for running over Mario Draves Santiago-Bumbico, 22, in September, 2006. |
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Grand Jury Returns No True Bill in Shooting Death of David Rossiter
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UK Resident Sentenced Two Years Prison for Attempted Kidnapping of Teen he Met on the Internet
A 36-year-old man from the United Kingdom was in court today and pled guilty to a felony. He was immediately sentenced to two years in prison for arranging travel to England for a 16-year-old girl that he met on the Internet. |
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14 Years Prison for Participant in Theft Ring
One of three people indicted for stealing $80,000 worth of merchandise from convenient stores in the metro area has been sentenced to 14 years in prison. |
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Alison Bowen Pleads Guilty
One of the teens charged following a Lakewood traffic fatality appeared in court today and entered a guilty plea. |
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Man Pleads Guilty to Human Smuggling
One of two men arrested for illegally driving twelve people from Mexico through Colorado on their way to Chicago was in court today. Guadalupe Arce-Tellez, 21, pled guilty today to one count of Smuggling of Humans, a class three felony. |
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Christopher Steelman Pleads Guilty
Christopher Lee Steelman, 34, appeared in the Jefferson County court and pled guilty to one count of Extortion, a class four felony. |
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Nancy Jewett Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder
The Lakewood woman accused of setting fires in her home while her family was inside asleep pled guilty today to two counts of Attempted First Degree Murder, both class two felonies. |
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124th CHEEZO ARREST - Man Arrested for Internet Luring of a Child
District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that his Child Internet Sex Offender unit (CHEEZO) arrested 40-year-old Donald Joseph Cameron last night on suspicion of Internet Sexual Exploitation of a Child. |
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73-year-old Loveland Man Charged with Internet Luring of a Child
A 73-year-old Loveland man was charged today with one count of Internet Luring of a Child. |
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Herbert Beck Pleads Guilty
Beck and co-defendant Christopher Steelman have been accused of plotting to kill a business associate of Beck?s over $60,000 that Beck said the man owed him. |
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Investigation into Shooting of David Rossiter
District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that he will present the investigation into the shooting of David Rossiter to the Jefferson County Grand Jury. |
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DA Investigators Arrest School Employee for Alleged Internet Luring of a Child
District Attorney Investigators arrested a Golden man on November 13 for allegedly contacting a District Attorney Investigator posing as a juvenile female on the internet. |
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Former Jefferson County Courts Contract Worker Sentenced to Four Years Probation
Lori Salminen, a former contract worker for the Jefferson County Clerk of Combined Courts, was sentenced today to four years probation for forging restitution checks and issuing them to herself. She was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $7,912 and to complete 96 hours of useful community service |
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Michael Tate Sentenced for Murder of Steven Fitzgerald
Michael Quinn Tate appeared in court today and was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 41-year-old Steven Fitzgerald at his Westminster home in November, 2004. |
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Vincent Margera Found Guilty of Sexual Assault on a Child
A Jefferson County jury today found Vincent Roy Margera, 51, guilty of two counts of Sexual Assault of a Child, each a class four felony. |
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Aurora Man Pleads Guilty to Arson for Apartment Fire
Steven Christopher Valdez, DOB: 7-11-64, of Aurora, appeared today in the Jefferson County Court and pled guilty to Fourth Degree Arson, a class four felony. |
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Two Men Indicted in Fraudulent Investment Scheme
District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that the First Judicial District Grand Jury has returned an indictment against two men for bilking 21 Denver area investors out of almost $700,000 through a fraudulent investment scheme. |
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Patrick Moore Guilty of Vehicular Homicide
A 45-year-old Arvada man was found guilty today of Vehicular Homicide and Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Death for causing the death of 22-year-old Mario Draves Santiago-Bubico in September, 2006. |
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Bank Robbers Sentenced to Prison
Three men who robbed a TCF bank in Arvada have been convicted and sentenced to prison. Daniel Delao, 22, of Arvada, and Yimi Rocha-Rodriguez, 21, of Denver, were both in court today and sentenced to 22 years in prison. Jose Luiz Hernandez, 21, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on July 19, 2007. |
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Bikram Mishra Sentenced to 19 Years Prison for Murder
Bikram Mishra, 28, appeared today in Jefferson County Court and was sentenced to 19 years in prison for shooting and killing Richard (Rick) Ritter, Jr., in August 2006. |
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Armijo Found Guilty of Murder of Girlfriend
Midway through Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a Jefferson County jury found 36 year-old James Joseph Armijo guilty of the first degree murder of his girlfriend Jacklyn Oetker in September, 2004. |
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Prison for Man Smuggling Ten From Mexico through Colorado
A man arrested for attempting to smuggle ten people from Mexico through Colorado pled guilty and has been sentenced to a year in prison. |
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Petersimes Sentenced to Eight Years Prison
District Attorney Scott Storey announces that Mark Anthony Petersimes, DOB: 2-6-60, was sentenced today to eight years in prison. Petersimes had been featured on America?s Most Wanted for Escape and as a result of his Failure to Register as a Sex Offender in Texas. |
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Domestic Violence: Glen Worley Guilty of First Degree Murder
Today, at the beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a Jefferson County jury has returned guilty verdicts against a man accused of stabbing his estranged wife and killing her best friend. Both of the women were 22 years old. |
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Christopher Steelman and Herbert Beck in Court today
Herbert Beck and Christopher Steelman were in court today for their preliminary hearings. |
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Two Arrested for Smuggling of Humans
District Attorney Scott Storey today announced that two men have been arrested and charged with ten counts of Smuggling of Humans, each a class three felony. |
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Suspected Poachers Arrested on Violation of Samson?s Law
Four men have been arrested and charged for illegally taking a 6 x 6 bull elk in Evergreen last week. Officers from the Division of Wildlife received a call about a bull elk found dead at the corner of Hacienda and Soda Creek Drive on September 13. |
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Lakewood Woman Sentenced for Theft From High School Band
A 53-year-old Lakewood woman was in court today to be sentenced for embezzling over $50,000 from the music booster organization for Lakewood High School?s band and orchestra program. |
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Renander Sentenced to 16 Years Prison
A former daycare operator was in Jefferson County Court today and was sentenced to 16 years in prison for two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child. |
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Michael Tate Convicted of Murder of Steven Fitzgerald
Jefferson County jury found Michael Quinn Tate guilty of the murder of Steven Fitzgerald at his Westminster home in November, 2004. |
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UK Resident Arrested for Sexual Exploitation of a Child
District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that investigators from his office have arrested a 36-year-old resident of the United Kingdom on suspicion of Sexual Exploitation of a Child, Attempted Kidnapping and Promotion of Obscenity to a Minor. |
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Robert Peterson Sentenced to 5 Years Prison and 2 Years Parole
A 46-year-old Lakewood man was sentenced to five years in prison for breaking into the homes of two women in Littleton. |
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Former Jefferson County Courts Contract Worker Pleads Guilty to Attempted Forgery and Attempted Theft
A former contract worker for the Jefferson County Clerk of Combined Courts appeared today in the Jefferson County District Court and pled guilty to Attempted Theft and Attempted Forgery, both class five felonies. |
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Littleton Man Arrested by Child Internet Sex Offender Unit
Jefferson County District Attorney Investigators arrested a Littleton man on suspicion of Internet Sexual Exploitation of a Child. |
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Man Sentenced to Prison for Carjacking 80-year-old Woman
A 21-year-old man was sentenced today to 8 ½ years in prison for
carjacking an 80-year-old woman in Wheat Ridge in March 2007. Joseph Albert Ferguson, DOB: 5-9-86, of Denver, pled guilty to Aggravated Motor Vehicle Theft, Robbery, Third Degree Assault of an at-risk Adult and Driving Under Restraint on June 4. |
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Vincent Margera Accused of Violating Bond Conditions
Vincent Margera has been charged with 12 counts of Violation of Bail Bond Conditions, each a class six felony. The felony complaint was filed by the Jefferson County District Attorney?s Office on August 6. |
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Conifer Man Accused of Shooting Family Dog
A 35-year-old Conifer man has been charged with Aggravated Animal Cruelty and Prohibited Use of a Weapon for allegedly shooting the family dog. |
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Counselor Guilty of Theft from Disabled
A 46-year-old Denver woman was found guilty of stealing over $3,000 from the personal accounts of six women who lived at a residential facility for the developmentally disabled in Littleton. |
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Man Pleads Guilty For Chat in All-Spanish Speaking Chat Room
Rodrigo Feotan-Arellano, DOB: 7-28-83, appeared in the Jefferson County District Court yesterday, August 20, and pled guilty to Attempted Sexual Assault on a Child, a class four felony. |
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Probable Cause Found at Prelim for Suspected Serial Burglar
The man suspected of being a serial burglar in south Jefferson County was in court today for a preliminary hearing. In May 2007, David John Heckman, DOB: 8-27-75, of Lakewood, was charged with thirty felony counts for a series of residential burglaries in unincorporated Jefferson County. |
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Lakewood Woman Sentenced to 32 Years Prison for Identity Theft
A 28-year-old Lakewood woman was sentenced to 32 years in prison for identity theft. From 2004 through 2006, Sarah Lynne Putnam Weaver, DOB: 4-21-79, stole wallets and checkbooks from eight older women after she deceived them into helping her. |
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Ethics complaint against District Attorney Scott Storey dismissed
The Colorado Supreme Court Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel has dismissed an ethics complaint filed by a local lawyer against Jefferson County District Attorney Scott Storey following the death of former judge and Denver City Attorney Lawrence Manzanares. |
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Physical Therapist Sentenced to Prison 8 Years to Life
Physical therapist Raymond F. Armelino, DOB: 1-29-6, Lakewood, was sentenced today to prison for an indeterminate period of from eight years to life for sexually assaulting a young female patient. |
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Renander Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation of a Child
Former daycare operator, Joseph Keith Renander, DOB: 02-09-77, pled guilty to two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child, class three felonies. |
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Gilberto Cruz Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Amanda Duran
Gilberto Cruz, DOB: 1-23-80, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Cruz was convicted of First Degree Murder and Possession of a Dangerous Weapon in July. |
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Computer Users Beware!
District Attorney Scott Storey warns computer users to beware of malware, botnets, trojans, worms and zombies, ?This may seem like a foreign language to many computer users and while not exactly an invasion by aliens, as the names would suggest, we are indeed under attack.? |
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52-year-old Lakewood Man Sentenced for Attempted Sexual Assault on a Child from Internet Chat Room
Dorne Grady Butts, DOB: 12-16-54, was arrested in December 2006, after three days of chat with the 14-year-old who was actually an undercover District Attorney Investigator. |
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South Jeffco Man Guilty of Murder
A 28-year-old Jeffco man was found guilty of shooting and killing Richard (Rick) Ritter, Jr., a young man who was staying at his south Jeffco home while helping with a home repair project. |
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Fourth Man Charged in Arvada Homicide, Two Returned to Colorado
A fourth man has been arrested in connection with the homicide at the Burger King in Arvada on July 15. District Attorney Scott Storey said today that Lindell Mark Sample, DOB: 5-25-89, of Arvada, was arrested last night by Arvada Police. The 18-year-old Sample was also an employee at the Burger King at 64th and Ward Road. |
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Cortelyou Sentenced to 18 Months Probation
A former radio personality was sentenced today to 18 months Intensive Supervision Probation (ISP) for having engaged in sexually graphic Internet ?chat? with someone he believed to be a 12-year-old girl. |
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Anthony Cole Charged in Arvada Homicide
District Attorney Scott Storey said today that one of the three people arrested by Arvada Police in connection with the Burger King homicide on July 15 was charged today. |
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16-year-old Charged in Lakewood Homicide
Keegan Scott Redler, DOB: 12-5-90, Denver, appeared today in the Jefferson County Court and was charged with the murder of 21-year-old Chris Pacheco at his home on July 10. The District Attorney?s Office made the decision to charge Redler, 16, as an adult following an evaluation of the case as prepared by the Lakewood Police Department. |
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Lakewood Woman Sentenced to Prison after Marijuana Given to her 5-year-old Child
District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that the mother of a five-year-old, who was given marijuana to smoke at their home in Lakewood, was sentenced to five years in prison. |
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Last of Six People in ID Theft Ring Sentenced
District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that the last of six people indicted as part of an identity theft ring has been sentenced. Uriah Landon Behunin, of Lakewood, DOB: 7-11-81, was sentenced to three years probation with two years in jail, in the work release program, as a condition of probation. |
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DA Investigators Arrest Man following Cybertip about Uploading Child Pornograpy
District Attorney Investigators arrested a Golden man on July 12, following the execution of a search warrant at his house which uncovered thousands of images of child pornography. |
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Evergreen Man Sentenced to 20 Years Prison for Attack on Wife
An Evergreen man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for pushing his way into his soon-to-be ex-wife?s house, grabbing her around the neck and repeatedly punching her in the face. |
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Man Charged with Arson after Fireworks caused Apartment Fire
A 43-year-old Aurora man has been charged with starting a fire at an apartment complex in Lakewood on July 6. He is accused of setting off fireworks which ignited and spread to the apartment building. |
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Texas Man Charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender and Criminal Impersonation
District Attorney Scott Storey filed charges today against a Texas man arrested on July 7 after he contacted an 11-year-old girl who was on her way to a convenience store in Lakewood. |
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Wesminster Man Charged in Go-Cart Death
The Westminster man who is suspected of having hit two boys in a go-cart, killing one of the boys, appeared today in Jefferson County Court to be advised of the charges filed against him. |
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Liquor Store Clerk Sentenced for Selling to Underage Driver in Fatal Crash
A 25-year-old South Jefferson County liquor store clerk has been sentenced for his role in the sale of liquor to an underage driver who died later that night in a double-fatality traffic accident. |
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Alleged gang violence nets Eddie Berto Rodriguez life plus 64 years
A 23 year old Aurora man was sentenced today to life in prison plus 64 years for his role in a gang-related homicide and assault that occurred on Memorial Day in 2006. |
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100th Suspected Predator Caught – 25,000 Taught Internet Safety
Jefferson County DA Scott Storey today announced that the 100th suspected adult Internet predator has been arrested by the District Attorney's Child Internet Sex Offender Program.
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Former Denver City Attorney Lawrence Manzanares Charged
District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that charges have been filed against former Denver City Attorney Lawrence Anthony Manzanares. |
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Liquor Store Clerk Sentenced for Providing Liquor to Minor,Resulting in Double Traffic Fatality
A clerk in a Littleton liquor store pled guilty to selling liquor to 20-year-old Paul Ondrish on the night of July 13, 2006. At about 2:30 a.m. the next morning, Paul Ondrish, who was the driver, died in a one-car accident that also killed his friend, 20-year-old Brandon Nichols, who was a passenger in the car. |
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Teacher/Counselor at Jefferson Hills Sentenced for Attempted Sexual Assault of a Child
A twenty-seven year old English teacher and part-time counselor at a treatment center for teens appeared today in court and was sentenced for having sexual contact with a 16-year-old boy at the facility. |
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Arvada Man Charged in Arson of Elementary School
A 19-year-old Arvada man was charged today with three felony counts for starting a fire at an Arvada elementary school. Tyler John Newhart, DOB: 12-30-87, is accused of having started a fire at Weber Elementary School on June 1, 2007. According to court documents, the damage is estimated at between two and three millions dollars. |
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Arvada Man Arrested for Arson of Elementary School
A 19-year-old Arvada man is being held on $50,000 bond following his arrest on June 6. Tyler John Newhart, DOB: 12-30-87, is suspected of having started a fire at Weber Elementary School, in Arvada, in the early morning hours of June 1, 2007. |
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Lakewood Doctor Sentenced to Jail for Sexual Assault
A Lakewood doctor was sentenced today to ten days in jail and five years probation for having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl. |
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Man Pleads Guilty in Carjacking of 84-year-old Woman
Joseph Albert Ferguson, DOB: 5-9-86, of Denver, pled guilty to carjacking an 84-year-old woman in Wheat Ridge in March 2007. |
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Man Charged for Luring Two Teens to His Car in Golden
A 28-year-old man was arrested by Golden police on May 31 for allegedly luring two young girls to his vehicle, having inappropriate sexual conversation with them and offering to give them a ride home. |
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Man Sentenced to Prison for Giving Marijuana to 5-year-old
District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that the man accused of giving marijuana to a five-year-old boy at his home in Lakewood was sentenced today to three years in prison. Jason Jay Ladehoff, DOB: 7-13-85, was arrested by Lakewood police in January after they received a tip that he was giving marijuana cigarettes to the six-year-old son of his girlfriend. |
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Activist Sentenced for Threats Made Against Columbine Father
An admitted gun rights activist was sentenced today to one year supervised probation, five days in the county jail and 60 hours community service for making threats towards the father of one of the students killed at Columbine High School. |
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DA's Office Co-hosts Community Shred Day Saturday June 9
District Attorney Scott Storey joins the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators (IAFCI), law enforcement and Iron Mountain in stepping up to help consumers protect themselves from becoming victims of identity theft. |
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Jury Convicts Last of Six in Littleton Home Invasion Robbery
A Jefferson County jury today convicted a 26-year-old California man of 14 felony counts for a home invasion robbery in Littleton. The last of six codefendants to be convicted in this case, Man Loa Luong, Jr., DOB: 4-16-81, now faces from 77 to 240 years in prison. |
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Evergreen High School Teacher Charged with Sexual Assault of a Child
A music teacher at Evergreen High School has been charged with sexually assaulting a female student. William Robert Eisenman, DOB: 9-7-74, of Bailey, was charged today with twelve counts of Sexual Assault of a Child by a Person in a Position of Trust in a Pattern, each a class three felony, and one count of Sexual Assault of a Child by a Person in a Position of Trust, a class four felony. |
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Physical Therapist Faces 10-years to Life in Practice-Related Sex Assault Conviction
A 44-year-old physical therapist from Lakewood is being held without bond in the Jefferson County Jail following his conviction today on multiple counts of Sexual Assault of a Child (Position of Trust) and Unlawful Sexual Contact (Fake Medical Examination). |
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Former State Trooper Sentenced to 18 Months Probation and 8 Days Jail for Peeping Under Dressing Room Stall
A former state trooper was sentenced today to 18 months probation and ten days in jail for having used a special mirror to peep at a woman who was trying on clothes in a dressing room at a Golden department store. |
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ID Theft Ringleader Nicole Bailey Sentenced to 14 Years Prison
District Judge Stephen Munsinger today sentenced the ringleader in a forgery and ID theft ring to 14 years in prison. Between January 2004 and January 2005 Nicole Kathleen Bailey, DOB: 5-24-74, of Westminster, and three codefendants created and forged or cashed over 260 checks to merchants in the Denver metro area such as King Soopers, Best Buy, Sam's Club, COSTCO, Dominos, Hobby Lobby, Walmart and the Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital. Most of the checks were drawn on active accounts at Commercial Federal. The total losses were over $36,000. |
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Worker at Assisted Living Facility Pleads Not Guilty to Theft of At-Risk Adult Resident
A former worker at an assisted living facility in Wheat Ridge appeared in Jefferson County Court today and pled not guilty to stealing a ring from the hand of an 80-year-old, disabled resident of the facility. Ebony Michelle Butler, DOB: 2-11-85, of Arvada, has been charged with Theft from an At-Risk Adult ($500 or more) a class three felony, Theft ($500-$15,000), a class four felony, and Providing False Information to a Pawnbroker, a class six felony. |
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Serial Burglar Charged with 19 Residential Burglaries in Jeffco
David John Heckman, DOB: 8-27-75, of Lakewood, was charged today with thirty felony counts for a series of residential burglaries in unincorporated Jefferson County. In March and April 2007 Heckman is alleged to have committed 19 burglaries and six car thefts in the Littleton area. |
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Golden High School Student Pleads Guilty in School Break-in
A seventeen-year-old Golden High School student appeared in Juvenile Court on May 2 and pled guilty to hacking into computers at Golden High School in order to change his grades |
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DA Investigators Arrest Nine Internet Sex Offender in April
District Attorney Scott Storey warns parents, "With summer vacation around the corner, the danger on the Internet becomes greater. Children will spend more time unsupervised on the Internet. Sex offenders know that there will be more kids online during the day when they may have less supervision." |
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Former Middle School Teacher Sentenced to Prison for 24 Years to Life
Former middle school teacher Marshall Adam Walker, DOB: 3-29-73, of Thornton, appeared today in the Jefferson County District Court and was sentenced to prison for a period of 24 years to life. |
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Cortelyou Pleads Guilty to Internet Luring
Radio personality Scott Eller Cortelyou, DOB: 1-5-54, appeared in court today and pled guilty to Internet Luring, a class five felony, and Attempted Internet Sexual Exploitation of a Child, a class five felony. |
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First Man Arrested in All-Spanish-Speaking Chat Room
District Attorney Scott Storey announced that his Child Sex Offender Internet Investigations Unit made their first Internet sex offender arrest based on online chat in an all-Spanish speaking chat room on Friday, April 20. |
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Rodriguez Convicted of First Degree Murder in Lakewood
District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that a Jefferson County jury has returned guilty verdicts against Eddie Berto Rodriguez, DOB: 10-14-83, of Aurora, for the murder of 17-year-old Jesus Lares and injuries inflicted on two others. |
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Nancy Jewett Charged with Attempted Murder and Arson
The Lakewood woman accused of setting fires in her home while her husband and two adult children slept was charged today with eleven felony counts and one misdemeanor. Nancy Jean Jewett, DOB: 5-26-59, was arrested in Black Hawk on April 17. |
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Jeffco Prosecutor Takes Second in Masters Division at Boston Marathon
Prosecutor Bob Weiner finished second in the Elite Masters Division (40 and older) and finished 55th overall out of 22,000 runners with a time of 2:31:20. |
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Former Green Mountain Elementary School Teacher Sentenced for Attempted Sexual Assault on a Child
Dana Craig Glazier, Lakewood, appeared today in the Jefferson County District Court and was sentenced to two years Intensive Supervision Probation for engaging in an on-line conversation for sexual purposes with someone he believed to be a 13-year-old girl. |
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Man Charged with Smuggling Ten From Mexico through Colorado
District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that his office has filed ten counts of Smuggling Humans, each a class three felony, and one count of Criminal Impersonation, a class six felony, against Gopsalo Jose-Reyes, DOB; 11-10-70. |
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Nancy Bautista Charged with Attempted First Degree Murder of her Husband
Nancy Ruth Bautista, DOB: 1-18-54, Golden, was charged today with one count of Attempted First Degree Murder, a class two felony, and one count of First Degree Assault, a class three felony. |
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Virginia Tech Students Returning to CO Have Resources Available
The Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance (COVA) will provide assistance for Colorado students who are attending Virginia Tech return home. |
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Man Sentenced to 8 Years Prison for Stealing $46,000 Ring from 71-year-old Man
Nicholas Julian Naranjo, DOB: 10-5-85, of Denver, was sentenced today to eight years in prison for robbing a 71-year-old man of a $46,000 ring which was special made for his wife's 50th wedding anniversary. |
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Second in Identity Theft Team Sentenced to Six Years Community Corrections
Matthew Drake, DOB: 6-27-73, of Thornton, appeared today in the Jefferson County District Court and was sentenced to six years community corrections to be served in Peer One, a drug treatment center. Drake pled guilty to Theft, a class three felony, and Attempted Forgery, a class six felony, on February 20. |
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Identity Theft Ringleader Sentenced to 10 Years Prison
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Former Jefferson County Courts Contract Worker Wanted for Forging Restitution Checks
A former contract worker for the Jefferson County Clerk of Combined Courts has been accused of issuing seven restitution checks to herself in the amount of $7,912 during the six months that she worked there. |
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Four Charged in Death of Dylan Newman
District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that four men have been charged in the death of 20-year-old Dylan Newman at a house on W. Morraine Place in south Jefferson County on April 3.
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Catholic Priest Found Guilty of Sexual Assault of a Child
District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that a Jefferson County jury found Timothy Joseph Evans, DOB: 9-25-62, guilty of Sexual Assault on a Child by One in a Position of Trust, a class four felony. |
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Lakewood Traffic Fatality at Florida and Alameda to Grand Jury
First Judicial District Attorney Scott Storey has referred the investigation of the traffic fatality on March 13 that resulted in the death of 17-year-old Samara Stricklen, to the Jefferson County grand jury. |
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Former Vet Tech Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Animal Cruelty
Amy Lynn Kanzler, 26, of Denver, appeared Jefferson County District Court and was sentenced to three years probation. A former veterinarian technician, Kanzler diluted morphine that was given intravenously to animals undergoing surgical procedures. |
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Cortelyou Waives Preliminary Hearing, Arraignment Set
Radio personality Scott Eller Cortelyou, DOB: 1-5-54, appeared today at the Jefferson County Courthouse for preliminary hearing. He waived his right to a preliminary hearing and his case was bound over to the District Court for arraignment. His next hearing, arraignment, has been scheduled for April 23, at 1:00 in Division 9. |
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Former State Trooper Found Guilty of Attempted Sexual Contact
Former State Trooper Eric Leon Bufkin, DOB: 6-17-72, of Golden, was found guilty of Attempted Sexual Contact -- Peeping Tom, a class two misdemeanor, late on Tuesday, March 27. |
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Filing of Charges in Lakewood Traffic Fatality on 3/13 Continued
At the joint request of the defense and prosecution, a motion requesting a continuance of the filing date in this case has been granted. The District Attorney's Office now has until April 19 to file criminal charges. |
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Ladehoff Pleads Guilty to Giving Marijuana to 5-year-old
The man accused of giving marijuana to a five-year-old boy at his Lakewood home has entered a plea of guilty to Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor, a class 4 felony, and Child Abuse, a class two misdemeanor. |
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Lakewood Minister Accused of Sexual Assault on a Child
A Lakewood minister, Stephen J. Heese, DOB: 12-3-55, has been charged with two counts of Sexual Assault on a Child by a Person in a Position of Trust with a Victim under 15, and two counts of Sexual Assault on a Child in a Pattern of Conduct. |
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ID Theft Ringleader Sentenced to 20 Years Prison
District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that one of the ringleaders in an identity theft and forgery ring has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Sentencing District Court Judge Jane Tidball considered many things as she imposed sentence, including that this was twenty-six year-old Naomi Jo Behunin?s fourth felony conviction, all for the same type of behavior: theft, forgeries and drugs. |
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Former Vet Tech Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Animal Cruelty
The former veterinarian technician who was accused of having diluted morphine given intravenously to animals undergoing surgical procedures appeared today in the Jefferson County District Court and pled guilty to Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Fraud and Deceit, a class five felony, and Aggravated Animal Cruelty, a class six felony. |
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Michael Fitzgerald Sentenced to 62 Years in Prison in the Murder of his Father
Michael Ryan Fitzgerald, DOB: 3-9-87, appeared today in Jefferson County District Court and was sentenced to 62 years in prison for his role in the murder of his father, Steven Fitzgerald. |
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Gregory Ullrich Sentenced to 20 Years Prison for Death of Two Teens While Driving Drunk
Gregory Ullrich, DOB: 4/16/82, of Arvada, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for causing the deaths of Alexander Livesay and Chayce Miller. Livesay and Miller were both 16 years old when they were passengers in the car driven by Ullrich on May 13, 2006. |
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Vincent Margera Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Assault on a Child
Vincent Roy Margera, the man known as Don Vito on MTV?s ?Viva la Bam?, appeared in court today and pled not guilty to three counts of Sexual Assault on a Child. |
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?I?ll Be Back Bandit? Sentenced to 36 Years Prison
The man known to area police as the "I'll Be Back Bandit" was sentenced today to 36 years in prison by District Judge Jane Tidball, though most of that sentence will run at the same time as a sentence he received in Adams County. |
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Ortiz and Rios Each Sentenced to Life Plus 80 Years Prison for Murder of Angel Delgado
District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that Vincent Ortiz, DOB: 11-29-79, Denver, and Mario Rios, DOB: 1-28-79, of Westminster, were each sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 80 years, for the murder of twenty-five-year-old Angel Delgado. |
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DA Investigators Arrest Man for Internet Luring in 3D Chat Room
District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that his investigators have arrested Steven Wayne Wood, DOB: 6-27-80, of Denver, on suspicion of Internet Luring. |
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DA Warns of Dangerous New Chat Room ? IMVU.com
First there was MySpace.com, then Runescape, now prosecutors believe the chat room alternatives have taken an alarming turn for the worse. They have literally entered a new dimension. |
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District Attorney Requests CBI to Review Matter Involving Use of Public Monies by County Commissioner
District Attorney Scott Storey has requested the Colorado Bureau of investigation to review a matter involving a Jefferson County Commissioner and the alleged misuse of public monies. |
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Former Middle School Teacher Marshall Walker Convicted of 35 Counts for Sexual Activities with Students
Following two days of trial, former middle school teacher Marshall Adam Walker, DOB: 3-29-73, was found guilty of 30 counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child, a class three felony; three counts of Unlawful Sexual Contact, a class four felony; and two counts of Enticement of a child, a class four felony. |
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Susan Chambers Sentenced to 10 Years Prison for Death of Mary Mossman in DUI Vehicular Homicide
Susan Elaine Chambers, DOB: 12-10-66, of Golden appeared today in the Jefferson County District Court and was sentenced to 10 years in prison for driving under the influence of alcohol and causing the death of 64-year-old Mary Mossman on Thanksgiving, 2005. |
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Green Mountain Elementary School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Attempted Sexual Assault on a Child
Dana Craig Glazier, DOB: 10-9-57, of Lakewood, appeared today in the Jefferson County District Court and pled guilty to one count of Attempted Sexual Assault on a Child, a class five felony. |
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Michael Fitzgerald Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Murder of his Father
Michael Ryan Fitzgerald, DOB: 3-9-87, appeared today in Jefferson County District Court and pled guilty to Second Degree Murder, one Violent Crime count, and Second Degree Burglary in the death of his father, Steven Fitzgerald. Michael Fitzgerald and his friend, Michael Tate, were both charged with the death of Steven Fitzgerald at his Westminster home on November 8, 2004. |
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Matthew Varilek Sentenced to 36 Years Prison in Death of LydiaTracy
District Attorney Scott Storey said that Matthew Edward Varilek, DOB: 3-31-70, of Arvada, was sentenced today to 36 years in prison for the death of his girlfriend Lydia Tracy. |
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DA investigators request public's help in identifying additional Internet Luring victims
Jefferson County District Attorney investigators are asking for the public's help in identifying additional victims in an Internet Luring scam intended to make teenage girls believe they are "chatting" with another teenager. |
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Vincent Margera Prelim ? Probable Cause Found that He Committed Sexual Assault on a Child
Following a preliminary hearing today, Jefferson County Court Judge Tina Olsen found probable that Vincent Roy Margera had committed three counts of Sexual Assault on a Child in August, 2006 at a skate park at the Colorado Mills Mall in Lakewood. |
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Scott Cortelyou arrested a second time, but on an earlier case
Radio personality Scott Eller Cortelyou, age 53, has been arrested for suspected Internet Sexual Exploitation of a Child on a warrant filed Wednesday by District Attorney investigators in Jefferson County. |
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Ortiz and Rios Guilty of First Degree Murder of Angel Delgado
After only two hours of deliberation, a Jefferson County jury today found Vincent Ortiz, DOB: 11-29-79, Denver, and Mario Rios, DOB: 1-28-79, of Westminster, guilty of First Degree Murder in the shooting death of twenty-five-year-old Angel Delgado. |
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Former Treasurer Mark Paschall Indicted in Jeffco
A former Jefferson County Treasurer has been indicted by the Jefferson County Grand Jury for the alleged solicitation of a "kickback" from an employee. |
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Juvenile Detention Center Counselor Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault on a Child
Heather Rose Robbins, DOB: 02-22-77, of Englewood, appeared today in Jefferson County District Court and pled guilty to Sexual Assault on a Child, a class 4 felony, and Unlawful Sex in a Penal Institution, a class 5 felony. Robbins was a security officer at the Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center in Golden when she engaged in a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old boy who was incarcerated there, serving a juvenile sentence at the facility. |
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Ira Miner receives 48 years in "vicious" beating of senior citizen
A Lakewood man has received 48 years in prison for what Jefferson County DA Scott Storey termed "one of the most vicious beatings of a senior citizen I've ever seen." |
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Jeffco DA Internet investigators having a busy month
Crimes Against Children Internet investigators at the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office are having a busy month. |
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30 Years Prison for Sexual Assault Five Children and Images of Child Pornography
District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that twenty-nine-year-old Scott Allen Thompson, of Arvada, was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting five little girls in his Arvada home. |
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Grand Jury Indicts Three In Theft Ring--$80,000 in Stolen Merchandise from Convenience Stores
District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that three people have been indicted by the grand jury for being part of an organized theft ring that stole $80,000 worth of merchandise from convenience stores in the metro area. Warrants have been issued for the arrest of Anita Jean Duran, DOB: 7-10-60, Eugenia Isabel Duran, DOB: 7-17-83; and Kenneth Daniel Cortez, DOB: 6-11-63, all from Denver. |
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Gregory Ullrich Pleads Guilty Two Counts Vehicular Homicide
Gregory Ullrich, DOB: 4/16/82, Arvada, appeared today in Jefferson County District Court and pled guilty to two counts of Vehicular Homicide, both class three felonies, in the deaths of Alexander Livesay and Chayce Miller on May 13, 2006. |
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Professional Gambling and Racketeering Indictments
District Attorney Scott Storey today announced that the Jefferson County Grand Jury has indicted four local men for organized crime, professional gambling and conspiracy, including one man alleged to have engaged in "book-making" while on duty at an Arvada post office. |
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Last of “Mailboxing” Trio, Sean Montgomery, Sentenced to Eight Years In Prison
Sean Thomas Montgomery, 29, Lakewood, was sentenced to eight years in prison today for his role in an identity theft and forgery scheme that operated mostly in Lakewood, Morrison and Evergreen, between April and October 2005. |
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Mooney Sentenced to 20 Years Prison for High Speed Chase
John Thomas Mooney, DOB: 012869, Denver, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for stealing a car and leading police on a high speed chase from Gilpin County to Morrison on January 15, 2005. |
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Martin Betancourt and Jason Dubberly sentenced for death of fourteen year old.
Martin Carlos Betancourt, DOB: 06-07-86, Lakewood and Jason Roke Dubberly, DOB: 11-14-77, Denver appeared Friday in Jefferson County District Court to be sentenced in the shooting death of 14-year-old Ron Vigil in July 2005. Betancourt was sentenced to life in prison plus 48 years and Dubberly was sentenced to 50 years in prison. |
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Man Indicted in Theft Ring Stealing iPods from Target Stores
District Attorney Scott Storey announced that the Jefferson County District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that the Grand Jury in Jefferson County indicted a man suspected of being part of a theft ring stealing iPods from Target stores in California, Illinois and Colorado. |
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?I?ll be Back? Bandit Guilty on All Counts
A Jefferson County jury returned guilty verdicts on all counts against the, "I'll be back bandit," Julio Ontiveros-Perez, DOB: 2-24-79, Arvada. |
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DA Charges 51-year-old Lakewood Man with Internet Luring
District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that his Child Sex Offender Internet Investigations (CHEESO) unit has arrested another suspected sexual predator. Dorne Grady Butts, DOB: 12-16-54, Lakewood, was arrested for Internet Luring of a Child and as Enticement of a Child. |
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Gwizdalski Sentenced 11 Years Prison Vehicular Homicide
Black Hawk resident Robert Casimer Gwizdalski, DOB: 020465, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for the death of 36 year-old Anthony ?Tony? Brandolino in Coal Creek Canyon. Gwizdalski had been drinking and was driving westbound on Highway 72 in June, 2005 when he hit Brandolino who was riding his bicycle along the right shoulder. |
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DA Indicts Four in Identity Theft Ring
District Attorney Scott Storey announced today that four people have been indicted as part of an identity theft ring operating in the Denver metro area between July 2005 and August 2006. |
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Seven More Arrested
Jefferson County District Attorney Scott Storey announced that seven more suspects have been arrested in the continuing state and federal investigation of mortgage fraud. |
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Keason Cox convicted of two counts of Murder in the First Degree
Keason Burell Cox, DOB 10/22/1971, was today convicted by a Jefferson County District Court jury of two counts of Murder in the First Degree in the shooting deaths of two Lakewood women. Cox was immediately sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. |
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Renander Sentenced to 78 years To Life in Day Care Sexual Assault Cases
Joseph Keith Renander, DOB: 02/09/1977, was sentenced in Jefferson County District Court to an indeterminate sentence ranging from 78 years to life in prison following his conviction on 19 counts of Sexual Assault on a Child and Enticement of a Child.
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Ira Miner Guilty of Attempted Murder of 75-Year-Old
A Jefferson County jury found Ira Miner, DOB: 9-21-64, Lakewood, guilty on all counts. Miner was charged with Attempted First Degree Murder, First Degree Assault and Robbery of At-Risk Adult in February 2006 after he beat and stole money from 75-year-old woman in Lakewood. |
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Harris Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Identity Theft Ring
Nathaniel Harris, DOB: 3-1-77, was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in an identity theft ring that stole information from artists in 2004 and 2005. |
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Robert Hill Sentenced to Life in Prison plus 48 Years for Murder of Child
Robert Edward Hill, DOB; 10-29-82, of Lakewood, was sentenced to Life in Prison plus 48 years for the beating death of 21-month-old Tivian Petefish in December, 2004. Hill was charged as a habitual child abuser, having been previously convicted of shaking his own six-week-old daughter and causing a severe head injury in Broomfield County in 2003. |
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Eight Arrested for Purchasing Homes with Forged Citizenship Documents
District Attorney Scott Storey announced the arrests of eight individuals on suspicion of having provided forged documents to purchase FHA insured homes. |
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20 Year Prison Sentence for Defrauding Seniors
Andrew Paul Weis, DOB: 10-27-50, of Lakewood, was sentenced to 20 years in prison, plus five years mandatory parole, for securities fraud. Weis defrauded at least 25 people, most being older adults, out of almost $600,000. |
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Martin Betancourt Guilty of First Degree Murder
Jefferson County jury today finds Martin Carlos Betancourt, DOB: 6-7-86, guilty of First Degree Murder in the death of 14-year-old Ron Vigil. |
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DA Storey Indicts Seven in Identity Theft Ring
Five women and two men in an alleged identity theft and forgery ring were indicted by the Jefferson County Grand Jury for racketeering under Colorado's Organized Crime Control Act (COCCA). |
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Delene Hart Sentenced in Child Abuse – Animal Cruelty Case
Littleton woman sentenced to three years of probation, 45 days in jail, 120 hours of community service and counseling in connection with her role in the drowning deaths of two cats in October of 2005. |
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Robert Edward Hill Guilty in Child Abuse Homicide
Jury convicted Robert Edward Hill, DOB 10/29/1982, Lakewood, of Murder First Degree (Position of Trust), and Child Abuse Resulting in Death, in the death of the 21-month-old child of his former girlfriend. |
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Two Sentenced In Internet Sex Investigation
Two men who attempted to contact children on the Internet for sexual purposes were sentenced in the Jefferson County District Court in separate cases on Tuesday. |
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Grand Jury Returns Indictment on Sex Assault
District Attorney Scott Storey announced that the First Judicial District Grand Jury has returned an indictment accusing Timothy Joseph Evans, DOB: 9-25-62, of Sexual Assault on a Child by One in a Position of Trust. |
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Vincent Margera Allowed to Return to PA
The Court granted a defense motion to allow Vincent Roy Margera to return to his home in Pennsylvania. |
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Billy Reid Charged with Murder of Second Woman
Billy Edwin Reid, DOB: 4-9-59, was charged August 25, 2006 with First Degree Murder in the death of Lisa Marie Kelley. Kelley's body was found on Lookout Mountain in March, 1989, but she remained unidentified until October 2005. |
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Pete Coors Pleads Guilty to DWAI
Coors was cited with DUI May 28, 2006 after the Colorado State Patrol contacted him for failure to stop at a stop sign. |
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Vincent Margera Charged with Sexual Assault on a Child
Vincent Roy Margera, DOB: 7-3-56, was formally charged August 23, 2006, with two counts of sexual assault on a child, both are class four felonies. |
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Montoya and Duran Sentenced for Death of Mackenzie Kingry
Dominic Dale Duran, DOB: 11-3-84, and Angelo Emilio Montoya, DOB: 6-8-86, were sentenced in Jefferson County District Court for causing the death of 17-year-old Mackenzie Kingry in October, 2004. Duran and Montoya were convicted at trial in May, 2006. |
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War Protestors Sentenced.
Twelve war protestors appeared in Jefferson County Court for sentencing, July 26, 2006. The twelve were arrested November 18, 2005 outside a US Armed Forces Recruitment Office in Lakewood after they refused to stop blocking the front doors. |
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Arrest Made Under New Internet Luring of a Child statute
Jefferson County District Attorney Scott Storey announced the arrest of a 42-year-old man for Internet Luring of a Child under a new statute that took effect at midnight on July 1. |
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Delene Hart convicted on felony animal cruelty, child abuse involving cat deaths.
District Attorney Scott Storey announced that a Jefferson County jury found Delene Madison Hart of Littleton guilty in the drowning of two family pets.
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David Race Bannon sentenced in impersonation case
District Attorney Scott Storey announced that David Race Bannon of Charlotte, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 5 years of probation following his plea of guilty to the felony of Criminal Impersonation.
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Michael Mapps and Nick Savajian Sentenced in Death of Charles Repenning
The last two of the five people charged in the death of 82-year-old paleontologist Charles Repenning were sentenced. |
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Dennis White Sentenced to 48 Years Prison for role in death and shooting.
Dennis A. White, DOB: 4-3-89, of Westminster, was sentenced June 16, 2006 to 48 years in prison, plus five years parole, for his role in the series of events that killed one man and injured another. |
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Sheriff's Office Cold Case Unit Produces Murder Charges
Billy Edwin Reid, DOB: 4-9-59, of Denver, was advised that he has been charged in the previously unsolved murder of a 28-year-old woman, whose body was found October 14, 1989. |
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Two men convicted in the shooting death of MacKenzie Kingry
Jefferson County District Court Jury has returned guilty verdicts against two men charged in the shooting death of seventeen year-old MacKenzie Kingry on October 24, 2004. |
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Aurora Patrol Officer Charged
The Jefferson County District Attorney's Office requested the Court issue a felony summons to Rebecca Brewster, DOB: 3-16-69, of Aurora. Brewer is charged with one count of Attempting to Influence a Public Servant, a class four felony. |
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Silvia Johnson Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
Silvia Ann Johnson, DOB: 8-16-64, of Arvada, sentenced to 18 months in prison for violating bail bond conditions. The 18 months must be served consecutively to the 30 year prison sentence she received in November, 2005. |
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No Criminal Charges for Peggy Lamm
A complaint alleging voting and residency requirement violations committed by Peggy Lamm was presented to the District Attorney's Office in February, 2006 Following an exhaustive investigation, the District Attorney's Office has determined that based on the totality of the circumstances in the case, there is no reasonable likelihood that she would be convicted. |
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Denver Police Officer Michael Ryan Acquitted on all Counts
Ryan had been charged with three counts of felony menacing after alleged "road rage incident" in Jefferson County. |
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Michael Mapps Found Guilty in Death of Charles Repenning
After nine days of trial and a day and a half of deliberation, a Jefferson County jury finds Michael Scott Mapps, DOB: 1-13-53, Arvada, guilty for his role in the death of 82-year-old paleontologist Charles Repenning in January 2005. |
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Brian O'Connell Sentenced to 13 Years Prison
Brian Edward O'Connell, DOB: 2-29-68, appeared Monday, March 27, 2006, in Jefferson County District Court and was sentenced to 13 years in prison. On February 1, the second day of jury selection in his trial, O'Connell pled guilty to Theft; Perjury; Criminally Negligent Homicide; Illegal Practice of Medicine; and Third Degree Assault. |
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Matthew Goddard Sentenced to Two Life Sentences plus 48 years
Matthew Arthur Goddard, DOB: 12-22-60, appeared March 17, 2006, in Jefferson County District Court and was sentenced to two consecutive life in prison sentences, plus 48 years for the murder of Sigrid Matthews in June, 2005. |
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New Canadian Lottery Scams Hit Metro Area
"Fraudsters operating in Canada have improved their lottery scam," warns District Attorney Scott Storey. In the past two weeks the First Judicial District Attorney's Office has seen a sudden increase of calls to its Fraud Hotline reporting these scams. |
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Wheat Ridge Attorney Indicted on 20 Counts of Theft, Forgery
District Attorney Scott Storey announced that the First Judicial District Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Wheat Ridge attorney David W. Doyle, DOB: 3-3-53. Doyle is accused of taking over $250,000 from four families between 2003 and 2005. |
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DA Announces Two Identity Theft Indictments On Same Day ID Theft Bill Introduced to Legislature
District Attorney Scott Storey held a news conference Monday announcing the unsealing of two new indictments charging 13 people under the racketeering statute, in violation of Colorado's Organized Crime Control Act. |
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Wessel Sentenced in Death of Charles Repenning
Michael James Wessel, DOB: 8-31-64, of Thornton, was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole plus 54 years for the death of 82-year-old paleontologist Charles Repenning. |
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Three indicted in "mailboxing" identity theft scheme
First Judicial District Attorney Scott Storey announced grand jury indictments of three persons in an ongoing identity theft and forgery scheme affecting residents in Lakewood, Morrison and Evergreen. |
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O'Connell Pleads Guilty During Jury Selection
The second day of jury selection for the trial of Brian Edward O'Connell, DOB: 2-29-68, took a surprise change in course with O'Connell pleading guilty to Theft, Perjury, Criminally Negligent Homicide, Illegal Practice of Medicine, and Third Degree Assault. |
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Matthew Goddard Pleads Guilty to First Degree Murder
Matthew Arthur Goddard, DOB: 12-22-60, of Wheat Ridge, pled guilty today to the charges against him for the brutal sexual assault and murder of Sigrid Matthews. |
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Alleged Interpol Impostor Arrested
Agents of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation arrested 42 year-old David Race Bannon of Charlotte, North Carolina, following the issuance of an arrest warrant accusing him of Criminal Impersonation, Computer Crime and Criminal Attempt to Commit Theft.
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Green Mountain Students Appear on Charges Involving Drug Alleged to be Morphine
Five of the six Green Mountain High School students accused of being involved in the sale and possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance incident in December 2005, appeared for advisement in the Jefferson County Juvenile Court, January 25, 2006. |
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Denny Neagle Pleads Guilty to Patronizing Prostitute
Neagle not present in Jefferson County Court when his attorney entered the guilty plea on his behalf. |
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Juveniles Charged in Table Mountain Fire Plead Guilty
Two sixteen year-old males charged with starting fire on North Table Mountain last summer pled guilty to one count of Fourth Degree Arson and one count of Firing Woods and Prairies. |
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Michael Wessel Convicted in Murder of Charles Repenning
Jefferson County jury finds Michael James Wessel, DOB: 8-31-64,Thornton, guilty in the death of 82-year-old paleontologist Charles Repenning. |
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District Attorney Protects Community with Fraud Prevention Seminars
The popular seminars cover the most prominent areas of fraud and provides simple, but effective fraud prevention steps. |
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Silvia Johnson sentenced to thirty years
Silvia Ann Johnson, the self-styled Arvada "Cool Mom," was sentenced to 30 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections. |
