A Denver judge was supposed to sentence a defendant for felony gun charges on Tuesday in connection with the 2022 LoDo shooting that left six bystanders injured. But the hearing was postponed at the request of defense attorneys. 

Jordan Waddy, 23, and his defense lawyers requested the sentence hearing set in a Denver District Court at 9 a.m. Tuesday to Feb. 8 at 1:30 p.m., according to the Denver District Attorney’s Office. The hearing date was changed online less than an hour before the hearing was set to start. 

The defense’s lawyers did not respond to a Denver Gazette request for comment by press time. 

Waddy — a convicted felon — is looking at 15-to-36 months in prison for a single count of conspiracy to commit possession of a weapon by a previous offender. The incident occurred on July 17, 2022 outside of bars in Lower Downtown. In the early morning, police officers fired at Waddy after he pulled a gun, injuring six bystanders in the background. Officers claimed Waddy pointed the gun at them, but video of the incident showed he was trying to throw it away.

According to a Denver Police Department officer, Waddy had been fighting outside of the Larimer Beer Hall. 

Police said they tried to stop Waddy. In bodycam footage, he takes his hands out of his pockets and puts them in the air as he walks back onto the sidewalk crowded with bar patrons after closing time. Waddy walks toward the crowd gathered outside Larimer Beer Hall and away from officers.

Waddy then pulled out a 10 mm Rock Island M1911 A2, according to the arrest affidavit, prompting three officers to fire. Police quickly claimed after that he “posed a significant threat.” Later released body-worn camera footage appeared to show Waddy throwing his gun away. Several shots hit him and injured six other bystanders.

One of the three officers who fired, Brandon Ramos, was indicted by a Denver grand jury on 14 counts in January of 2023. The indictments included two counts of reckless second-degree assault, three counts of third-degree knowing or reckless assault, three counts of third-degree assault with negligence using a deadly weapon, one count of prohibited use of a weapon and five counts of reckless endangerment.

Ramos went on to take a plea deal on Jan. 23. The prosecutors dropped all 14 of the original charges in exchange for Ramos’ guilty plea to a third-degree assault charge. He will serve probation with no jail time, but will not be allowed to be a peace officer in Colorado again.

“Of course, none of this would have happened had Jordan Waddy not been carrying an illegal weapon and, for that reason, I am pleased that Mr. Waddy has pleaded guilty to a felony charge and will be held accountable for his role in the events of that night,” Denver District Attorney Beth McCann said in a previous statement.

Colorado court records show that Waddy pleaded guilty to two counts of felony aggravated robbery on July 2, 2018. 18th Judicial District Judge Ben Leutwyler sentenced Waddy to 15 years in the Department of Corrections but suspended the sentence — meaning that if he met the terms of probation, the sentence could be dismissed. Leutwyler also sentenced Waddy to five years in the Youthful Offender System.

Waddy was arrested again by Pueblo County sheriff’s deputies in November 2019, in connection with a March 10, 2019, incident. He originally faced a felony charge of assault causing serious bodily injury, but he got another plea agreement and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of assault on July 14, 2020, court records show.

10th Judicial District Judge Amiel Markenson sentenced him to three years of unsupervised probation and two years in jail, but suspended the jail sentence.