Tag: 23rd Judicial District
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70-year-old Castle Rock woman serves jail time for voter fraud
The woman admitted forging the ballot of a dead landlord
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Venezuelan immigrant sentenced to 17 years in prison for role in retail theft ring
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A 20-year-old immigrant was found guilty for playing a key role in a large-scale Venezuelan theft ring based in Castle Rock, according to the 23rd Judicial District. Jaison Contreras-Rangel, 20, was sentenced Friday to 17 years in prison for his role in 12 separate theft incidents. His contributions resulted in more than $238,000 of goods…
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Parker man sentenced to 38 years to life for sexually assaulting own children
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A Douglas County judge sentenced a Parker man to 38 years in prison for sexually assaulting his own children in 2021, though prosecutors asked for a life sentence. Richard Lancellotti, 38, was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to 38 years to life in prison on Wednesday, including a possibility of parole after 26…
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Douglas County declares support for bill allowing Colorado law enforcement to work with ICE
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Douglas County law enforcement officials on Wednesday declared support for legislation to flip a state law that has barred local officials from working with federal immigration agents. If approved by the Democrat-controlled legislature, it would reinstate a bill allowing local law enforcement to work with federal immigration officials with a focus on those who commit…
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Man convicted in 23rd Judicial District’s first jury trial
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In just over two weeks since the agency went live, Colorado’s new 23rd Judicial District saw its first conviction in a felony jury trial. A jury found Bruno Gutierrez-Zorilla guilty of aggravated robbery, conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery, theft and violating the Colorado Organized Crime Act on Wednesday, according to a news release from the…
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Colorado’s newest judicial district in 62 years ready to seek justice
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s first new judicial district in 62 years is now open for business. One of the biggest judicial district transitions in Colorado history became official on Tuesday as the 18th Judicial District has split to form the new 23rd Judicial District. Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln…
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Colorado’s new judicial district attorney vows to be tough on criminals
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Officials representing Colorado’s first new judicial district in 60 years issued a stark warning to criminals in a public address on Wednesday. “If you come down here with the intent to victimize us or to steal from us, your expectation should be incarceration. And that is the approach that this district attorney’s office is going…
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Colorado’s new 23rd Judicial District office to open in Douglas County following residential concerns
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Colorado’s newest judicial district in 60 years has found an office in northern Douglas County following years of planning and residents’ pushback on some proposed sites. With a new judicial district comes the need for a new office. The office is intended to house the diversion unit from the Justice Center in Castle Rock. It…
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Douglas County withdraws proposal for 23rd Judicial District office in Lone Tree
The district office intended to offer pre-trial and probation services near Lone Tree’s Heritage Hills neighborhood, but Douglas County heard resident concerns of safety, economic impact.
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Lone Tree residents protest plans to locate new 23rd Judicial District office near Heritage Hills neighborhood
Douglas County Commissioners hold public hearing on issue Thursday night.