Boulder man suffers serious head injuries after alleged homeless attack
m-gucci/iStock.com
A Boulder man is being treated for serious head injuries after he was allegedly beaten with a stick by a homeless man on Saturday afternoon, city officials say.
At approximately 1:30 p.m., police responded to a call reporting a man badly beaten with a stick near Junction Place and Goose Creek Path, Boulder officials said in a news release.
Within two minutes, officers arrived at the scene where the man was bleeding from his head and the suspect was still there, Boulder officials said.
The suspect in custody, Derek Jordan, 43, is facing two felony charges: one count of first degree assault and first degree assault of an at-risk adult, Boulder officials say.
“First responders immediately administered medical care to the victim and transported him in an ambulance to Boulder Community Hospital where he is being treated for serious head injuries,” the city said.
Jordan does not have a permanent address and “is believed to have been living among Boulder’s unhoused community,” the city added. “Detectives are investigating whether the suspect had been using drugs, specifically methamphetamine, prior to the alleged attack.”
Boulder police ask anyone who witnessed anything related to this incident to call the non-emergency dispatch number at 303-441-3333.
Sign Up For Free: AM Update Newsletter
let pathVariable;
let pathVariable2;
function handleUrlPathSegment() {
const fullPath = window.location.pathname.toLowerCase();
if (fullPath.includes(‘/business/’)) {
pathVariable = ‘business’;
pathVariable2 = ‘Business Newsletter’;
} else if (fullPath.includes(‘/outdoors/’) || fullPath.includes(‘/outdoor/’)) {
pathVariable = ‘outdoors’;
pathVariable2 = ‘Outdoors Newsletter’;
} else if (fullPath.includes(‘/opinion/’)) {
pathVariable = ‘opinion’;
pathVariable2 = ‘Opinion Newsletter’;
} else if (fullPath.includes(‘politics’)) {
pathVariable = ‘politics’;
pathVariable2 = ‘Politics Newsletter’;
} else {
pathVariable = ‘am-update’;
pathVariable2 = ‘AM Update Newsletter’;
}
console.log(`Current path: ${fullPath}`);
console.log(`Path variable set to: ${pathVariable}`);
console.log(`Path variable 2 set to: ${pathVariable2}`);
applyNewsletterName(pathVariable2);
return { pathVariable, pathVariable2 };
}
function applyNewsletterName(newsletterName) {
if (document.readyState === ‘loading’) {
document.addEventListener(‘DOMContentLoaded’, function() {
updateNewsletterElement(newsletterName);
});
} else {
updateNewsletterElement(newsletterName);
}
}
function updateNewsletterElement(newsletterName) {
const newsletterElement = document.getElementById(‘newsletterName’);
if (newsletterElement) {
newsletterElement.textContent = newsletterName;
console.log(`Updated #newsletterName element with: ${newsletterName}`);
} else {
console.warn(‘Element with ID #newsletterName not found in the DOM’);
}
}
function setupFormSubmitListener() {
function getFormattedDate() {
const now = new Date();
const timestamp = now.getTime();
console.log(‘chris: Using Unix timestamp’);
console.log(‘chris: Current time:’, now);
console.log(‘chris: Unix timestamp (ms):’, timestamp);
return timestamp;
}
const formattedDate = getFormattedDate();
var profile = window.blueConicClient.profile.getProfile();
profile.setValues(‘newsletter_category’, pathVariable);
profile.setValue(‘newsletter_signup_date’, formattedDate);
window.blueConicClient.profile.updateProfile(this, function() {
});
}
handleUrlPathSegment();
Success! Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter.
function subscribeSuccess() {
var nsltrform = document.querySelector(“#nsltr”);
var nsltrSuccess = document.querySelector(“#successnsltr”);
nsltrform.classList.add(“hideblock”);
nsltrSuccess.classList.remove(“hideblock”);
}
function validateEmail(email) {
return String(email)
.toLowerCase()
.match(
/^(([^()[].,;:s@”]+(.[^()[].,;:s@”]+)*)|(“.+”))@(([[0-9]{1,3}.[0-9]{1,3}.[0-9]{1,3}.[0-9]{1,3}])|(([a-zA-Z-0-9]+.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,}))$/
);
}
function validateEmailAddress() {
const result = document.querySelector(“#result”);
const email = document.querySelector(“#email”).value;
result.innerText = “”;
if(validateEmail(email)) {
newsletterSubscribe(email);
} else {
result.innerText = ‘The email entered: ‘ + email + ‘ is not valid :(‘;
result.style.color = “red”;
}
return false;
}
function newsletterSubscribe(email) {
fetch(“https://services.gazette.com/mg2-newsletters.php?action=subscribe&site=denvergazette.com&emailPreferenceId=69&email=” + email, {
method: “POST”
}).then(res => {
console.log(“SUCCESSFUL POST”);
subscribeSuccess();
});
}
#nsltr {
min-width: 100%;
margin: 10px 0;
padding: 10px 20px;
background-color: #2076b3;
background-image: url(https://static.gazette.com/emails/circ/Audience%20Images/dg%20weekly%207.png);
background-size: cover;
}
#nsltr-header {
color: #fff4f4;
}
#nsltr-body {
text-align: center;
color: #ffffff;
}
#nsltr-button {
margin-top: 5px;
}
#successnsltr {
min-width: 100%;
margin: 10px 0;
padding: 10px 20px;
background-color: green;
text-align: center;
color: white;
}
#successnsltr a {
color: white;
}
.hideblock {
display:none;
}
h6 a {
color: black;
text-decoration: none;
padding: 5px;
background-color: #bbccdd;
font-weight: 600;
}
@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) {
#nsltr {
background-image: url(https://static.gazette.com/emails/circ/Audience%20Images/dg%20weekly%207.png);
background-size: cover;
}
}
EDITORIAL: Don’t subvert Colorado’s nonpartisan congressional map
The Gazette Editorial Board
thegazette-editorial-board@gazette.com
Updated 7 hours ago
An alarming effort is underway to throw out the nonpartisan guardrails voters placed around Colorado’s congressional map six years ago — just so the state can join a national, partisan war over congressional redistricting. The inaptly named group, Coloradans for...
The Gazette Editorial Board
Reporter
Major fire mitigation, trail work coming to popular ‘Backyard’ area of Colorado
Seth Boster
seth.boster@gazette.com
Updated 2 days ago
Major changes are coming to a major hub of outdoor recreation in Colorado. The U.S. Forest Service recently announced finalizing a plan for fire mitigation and trails around 3,026 acres surrounding Frisco — an area people around town and Summit...
Seth Boster
Reporter
Denver area events for March 12
Carlotta Olson
carlotta.olson@gazette.com
Updated 16 hours ago
If you have an event taking place in the Denver area, email information to carlotta.olson@gazette.com at least two weeks in advance. All events are listed in the calendar on space availability. Thursday Hawthorne Heights – 20th anniversary of If Only You Were...
Carlotta Olson
Reporter
Cam Johnson’s complete game help Nuggets cruise against Rockets
Vinny Benedetto
vinny.benedetto@gazette.com
Updated 6 hours ago
A close-to-perfect night from Cam Johnson was just what he and the Nuggets needed. “I think sometimes he’s trying to make perfect plays instead of just making the play that’s right there in front of you, (which is) usually the...
Vinny Benedetto
Reporter
Colorado State survives against Fresno State, advances to Mountain West tournament quarterfinals
Tyler King tyler.king@gazette.com
tyler.king@gazette.com
Updated 7 hours ago
Colorado State’s title defense at the Mountain West tournament rolls on to the quarterfinals. The No. 7 seed Rams held on for a 67-63 win over No. 10 seed Fresno State on Wednesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center...
Tyler King tyler.king@gazette.com
Reporter
Slim Cessna’s band says Amen after 33 years of fiery country rock
John Moore
john.moore@denvergazette.com
Updated 10 hours ago
Arts news: Since 1933, 26 band members sat in as members of one of Denver’s most beloved and least exclusive musical clubs One of my favorite concert reviews was chronicling the triumphant Denver reunion of Slim Cessna’s Auto Club 3½...
John Moore
Reporter
Elijah Wood will rave on at Cervantes’
John Moore
john.moore@denvergazette.com
Updated 12 hours ago
I am just going to preface this by saying: “I’m not entirely sure what all these words mean.” But, here goes: Actor and music enthusiast Elijah Wood’s “Wooden Wisdom” vinyl DJ project is coming to Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom on May...
John Moore
Reporter
This winter was Colorado’s warmest on record
Matt Kyle
matt.kyle@denvergazette.com
Updated 11 hours ago
Colorado just had its warmest winter on record, while the Denver metro area had its second-warmest, according to meteorologists and National Weather Service data. Data show the average temperature between December and February was 33.6 degrees, nearly 2 degrees warmer...
Matt Kyle
Reporter
Rangeview boys basketball heads to CHSAA Final 4 with clear mission: ‘Finish the job’
Tyler King tyler.king@gazette.com
tyler.king@gazette.com
Updated 12 hours ago
AURORA — Finish the job. It’s the message junior Archie Weatherspoon V has gotten from multiple members of last year’s Rangeview team. “Some of my teammates have been calling me this week like, ‘Yeah man, we haven’t been to a...
Tyler King tyler.king@gazette.com
Reporter
Colorado auditor finds serious issues with labor agency’s unemployment insurance accounting
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 hours ago
Colorado’s state auditors found serious issues with the accounting practices of the unemployment insurance division of the Department of Labor and Employment, concluding the agency underestimated and overestimated figures to the tune of billions of dollars. The auditors labeled the...
Marianne Goodland
Reporter




