4th man arrested, accused of torturing roommate
The victim sustained injuries from being tied up, beaten, burned, whipped and having his neck stepped on, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
A fourth man is in custody and faces charges, including attempted murder, for his suspected role in the kidnapping and torturing of a roommate, the Jefferson County Sherriff’s Office said on Wednesday.
Jimmy Ray Smith II, 39, was tracked down at a Denver pizza shop on Monday where he was taken into custody by Denver Police without incident. He is being held on suspicion of charges including first-degree attempted murder, second-degree kidnapping, first- and second-degree assault, and crime of violence with a weapon.
Smith is the last of four suspects arrested in connection with an assault that occurred Sept. 15 in the 4700 block of South Oak Court, near South Simms Street and West Belleview Avenue.
The sheriff’s office was notified about the assault the next day when a hospital staff member reported that a patient claimed he had been tied up and tortured for 14 hours.
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