Tag: 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office
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Man faces murder charges in connection with assistant fire chief’s death on I-70 in Aurora
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Prosecutors on Wednesday formally charged the man accused of fatally shooting a volunteer firefighter on Interstate 70 with first-degree murder. They also charged 20-year-old Jeremy Rocha with four counts of attempted first-degree murder and a crime of violence, which is a sentence enhancer, according to the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. John Jaros John Jaros,…
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Man sentenced to nearly 100 years in prison for multiple crimes
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A 33-year-old man was sentenced to 98 years in prison on Friday for trying to drown his girlfriend’s cousin in a bathtub and strangling and sexually assaulting her in 2020, according to the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Fermin Gonzalez-Flores was found guilty last August of multiple crimes including second-degree attempted murder, kidnapping, three counts…
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Man sentenced to two life terms in prison for double-murder outside Westminster bar
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A judge on Thursday sentenced a 40-year-old man to two life terms in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally shooting two people outside a Westminster bar in March. An Adams County jury found Steven Muniz guilty of four counts of first-degree murder on Dec. 23, following a nine-day trial. “The brutal murder of these…
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Former Adams County sheriff’s deputy convicted of sexual assault
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An Adams County jury found a former Adams County sheriff’s deputy guilty of sexual assaulting a co-worker in 2018, according to the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Michael Benson, 34, was convicted Monday of sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact following a six-day jury trial. He is scheduled to be sentenced April 7, according to…
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Aurora teenager sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing 16-year-old in 2019
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An Aurora teenager has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for fatally shooting a 16-year-old boy in 2019, the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Edgar Hernandez-Flores, 18, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in May for the killing of 16-year-old Jeremy Rudolph. Other charges against Hernandez-Flores, who was also 16 at the time…
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Aurora man sentenced to 80 years for killing two men, shooting child and cop
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An Aurora man who killed two men and shot a cop and an 8-year-old boy was sentenced to 80 years in prison, the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. D’Marcus Jones-Brown, 31, was convicted…
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Final charges dropped against organizers in Elijah McClain protests
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Prosecutors this week dropped the last charges brought against Aurora organizers of protests over the death of Elijah McClain, following nearly a year of legal battles. The final 12 charges against the three leaders – Joel Northam, Lillian House and Terrance Roberts – were dropped…
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Westminster man sentenced to life in prison for murdering his grandmother
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save John Swenson was sentenced to life in prison Monday after he was convicted of murdering his 75-year-old grandmother in December 2019. Swenson, 25 and a Westminster resident, was sentenced by an Adams County Court judge.…
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Man arrested for first-degree assault in connection to Aurora shooting
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Matthew Miller was arrested Wednesday in connection to a shooting in Aurora earlier this month, the Aurora Police Department announced. Miller, 34, has been charged with first-degree assault, possession of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. Police said the shooting happened on Saturday at 9:22 p.m. at 1905…