Tag: 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office
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Former Aurora anti-violence activist pleads not guilty to first-degree murder charge
Former MMA fighter and anti-violence activist, Lumumba Sayers Sr., pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder Wednesday morning. He also faces two counts of felony menacing and two counts of tampering with evidence. Sayers Sr. stood at the podium clutching his right arm — that of which had a sling on it due to an unidentified injury…
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Officers won’t face charges in fatal Commerce City shooting
Two local police officers will not face criminal charges in an officer-involved shooting that left a man dead last summer. 17th Judicial District Attorney Brian Mason wrote a letter to corresponding police chiefs Wednesday regarding the justified use of force from Brighton Police Department Ofc. Tyler Sandusky and Commerce City Police Department Sgt. Tyler Ahlem…
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Denver man sentenced to 4 years in prison after injuring 4 first responders in DUI crash
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An Adams County judge sentenced 24-year-old Benjamin Winters to four years in prison after a DUI crash that injured four first responders in December. District Judge Sean Finn sentenced Winters on Friday on charges of vehicular assault and third-degree assault on first responders. Winters will…
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Broomfield officer used justifiable amount of force in fatal shooting, DA rules
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The 17th Judicial District attorney ruled that a Broomfield Police Department officer who shot and killed a man who allegedly approached the officer with a sharp object used a justifiable amount of force. 17th Judicial District Attorney Brian Mason announced in a decision letter Tuesday…
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Westminster man receives life sentence for stabbing brother with sword
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Westminster man who swung a large sword, striking and killing his brother, will serve a life sentence in prison, authorities said. Adams County District Judge Brett Martin sentenced 62-year-old Kenneth Sargent to life in prison without parole for charges of first-degree murder on Tuesday,…
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Murder charges filed against Space Force sergeant accused of shooting Aurora teen car thieves
The district attorney’s office Wednesday filed a first-degree murder charge against the man who allegedly shot and killed a teen boy trying to steal his car, which means prosecutors believe the act was pre-meditated. Orest Schur, 27, was charged with first-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder related to the July 6 shooting that resulted in…
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DA’s office charges person who left death threat voicemail for Gov. Polis
The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that it charged a man who allegedly threatened Gov. Jared Polis. Jeromie James Rose, 41, was arrested Saturday by Colorado State Patrol troopers on suspicion of the felony charge retaliation against an elected official. On June 20, Rose allegedly left a voicemail threatening the governor’s life, according…
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DA files first distribution of fentanyl resulting in death charge in Brighton
The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office filed its first charge for distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, authorities announced Friday. The office charged Milo Gonzalez, 39, in relation to the death of a 24-year-old man in Aurora on Feb. 3, according to a news release. The office did not release the victim’s name. It’s the…
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Adams County deputies who shot, killed attempted murder suspect won’t face charges
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday the officers involved in the 2022 shooting of a murder suspect will not be charged. On Aug. 5, three Adams County Sheriff’s Office deputies — Lance Kestel, Isiah Acosta and Robert Bacigalupo — shot at and killed…