Tag: Trial
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Siblings recount sister’s final days in James Craig trial
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two of James Craig’s siblings-in-law recounted their sister’s final days during the Aurora dentist’s murder trial on Thursday. Craig, 47, faces six felony counts in connection with the death his wife, Angela Craig in March 2023, including first-degree murder, solicitation to tamper with physical evidence…
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Man convicted of manslaughter in Denver hot sauce stabbing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A jury convicted a man of manslaughter on Monday for stabbing his uncle to death during an argument that began over a bottle of hot sauce. George Vigil, 22, faces up to six years in prison for stabbing his uncle, Robert Vigil, at a home…
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Colorado federal judges unveil new ‘civility code,’ share stories about bad behavior
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Four members of Colorado’s U.S. District Court introduced lawyers on Tuesday to a new, nonbinding “civility code” and expressed frustration about overly belligerent behavior they are seeing more frequently from attorneys. “It feeds on itself. One lawyer in a case starts with snarky comments in…
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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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Man sentenced to life in prison for murder of longtime Denver teacher
A 37-year-old man will spend life in prison after murdering a woman who worked for Denver Public Schools for more than 20 years. A Denver District Court jury found Donte Ellis guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 43-year-old Shayna Johnson Monday after a five-day trial, according to a news release from the Denver…
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Ex-Clear Creek County sheriff’s deputy Andrew Buen convicted of criminally negligent homicide
A jury found former Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Andrew Buen guilty of criminally negligent homicide — but not of second-degree murder — in the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Christian Glass on June 11, 2022 outside of Silver Plume. The charge is a lesser included offense in the second-degree murder charge. Buen stood at the podium…
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Trial begins after 2023 fatal shooting at Edgewater Tesla charging station
The trial of Jeremy Smith, the man suspected of shooting and killing another man in an Edgewater road-rage incident, began Tuesday morning in a Jefferson County courtroom. Smith, 40, was arrested on Dec. 12, 2023, in connection to the May 3, 2023, shooting death of Adam Fresquez. He was eventually charged with second-degree murder and…
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Man sentenced to 143 years for series of crimes in Aurora
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man has been sentenced to 143 years in prison for a series of shootings and other crimes in Aurora in 2022, prosecutors said. Eugene Robertson, 40, was found guilty in April of multiple charges, including eight counts of attempted murder, in connection with the…