Tag: 17th Judicial District Attorney
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Officers involved in Broomfield shooting justified in using deadly force
Three Broomfield Police Department officers were found justified in shooting and killing a man last summer. Seventeenth Judicial District Attorney Brian Mason sent a letter to the Broomfield Police Department on Tuesday, clearing officers Keith Hartman, Drew Fitch and Benjamin Mestdagh of any criminal charges following the shooting of 34-year-old Scott Hansen on June 5,…
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Colorado State Patrol trooper justified in shooting, killing man in Westminster
Cpl. Tye Simcox was ambushed by Victor De Santiago as he was parked by U.S. Highway 36.
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Former Aurora anti-violence activist will face first-degree murder charges
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A judge decided against lowering the first-degree murder charge against 46-year-old Lumumba Sayers Sr. following a preliminary hearing in an Adams County courtroom on Friday. The former MMA fighter appeared significantly underweight compared to when he was arrested in connection to the fatal shooting August. He was also strapped with a sling on his right arm for an…
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Former Aurora anti-violence activist’s first-degree murder trial bond remains $5 million
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A second bond hearing was held for 46-year-old Lumumba Sayers Sr. in an Adams County courtroom Tuesday following the first heated hearing that left family members from both side of the aisle in tears. Sayers Sr. first bond hearing on Aug. 15 eventually led to a $5 million cash-only bond, an increase from the $1 million bond…
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Second teenager charged in connection to Rotella Park fatal shooting
1 juvenile killed, another injured in the Oct. 12 shooting. Now, two teens have been arrested.
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‘This was a brutal killing’ | Broomfield man sentenced to life in prison without parole for murdering wife
In September 2022, John Ramos called 911 to report that he shot his wife inside their Broomfield apartment
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Commerce City man charged with murder in connection to triple shooting
Ethan Jennings, 21, allegedly shot and killed 20-year-old Makayla Lawrence on Sept. 6
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9 cartel members indicted on charges of bringing drugs into Adams County, other parts of Colorado
An Adams County grand jury indicted nine members of a Mexican cartel — the Sanudo-Rivera drug trafficking organization — that allegedly brought “large quantities” of drugs into Adams County and other parts of Colorado. The members have been charged on allegations of bringing fentanyl, methamphetamines and cocaine into Adams County as well as Oregon, Nevada and Arizona, according…
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Aurora PD officers cleared in fatal shooting on RTD bus
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two Aurora police officers will not face criminal charges for fatally shooting an intoxicated man on an RTD bus Oct. 2 last year, 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office decided. The man had boarded an RTD…
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Denver man convicted of murder in shooting death of Adams County girlfriend
The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office convicted a 34-year-old man of murder Thursday in the 2021 shooting death of his girlfriend, according to a news release. District Attorney Brian Mason announced the conviction of Jeffrey Aschenbrenner, 35, after a five-day jury trial in Adams County District Court, according to the release. On Nov. 27, 2021,…