Tag: 17th Judicial District Attorney
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Former Aurora anti-violence activist will face first-degree murder charges
A judge decided against lowering the first-degree murder charge against 46-year-old Lumumba Sayers Sr. following a preliminary hearing in an Adams County courtroom on Friday. The former MMA fighter appeared significantly underweight compared to when he was arrested in connection to the fatal shooting August. He was also strapped with a sling on his right arm for an…
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Former Aurora anti-violence activist’s first-degree murder trial bond remains $5 million
A second bond hearing was held for 46-year-old Lumumba Sayers Sr. in an Adams County courtroom Tuesday following the first heated hearing that left family members from both side of the aisle in tears. Sayers Sr. first bond hearing on Aug. 15 eventually led to a $5 million cash-only bond, an increase from the $1 million bond…
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Aurora PD officers cleared in fatal shooting on RTD bus
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two Aurora police officers will not face criminal charges for fatally shooting an intoxicated man on an RTD bus Oct. 2 last year, 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office decided. The man had boarded an RTD…
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Aurora officer won’t face charges for firing weapon during standoff
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A member of the Aurora Police Department’s SWAT team won’t face charges for firing his weapon during a standoff last fall, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Aurora officers responded to a report of gunfire at 2 p.m. Sept. 26. The suspect fled the scene before police arrived,…