Tag: Alexis King
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Christopher Zenisek, trial judge experienced with high-profile cases | SUPREME COURT FINALISTS
After the Marshall fire burned through Boulder County in the final days of 2021 and wound up destroying more than 1,000 homes, the sprawling 4,000-plaintiff litigation was assigned to District Court Judge Christopher Zenisek of Jefferson County. Zenisek would go on to issue more than 100 orders, hold dozens of hearings and, ultimately, much of…
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Colorado justices clarify procedure for defendants to access DNA analyst’s criminal file
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that trial judges may order Jefferson County prosecutors to disclose information related to the criminal prosecution of a DNA analyst accused of misconduct, but defendants seeking those files cannot rely on the order alone to gain access. Yvonne “Missy” Woods is a former Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA…
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Man charged by Jefferson County DA following chase by Denver police in Clement Park
The Jefferson County District Attorney charged one man in connection with a series of suspected crimes between April 9 and 10 whose apprehension involved a chase by Denver Police and ended with officers shooting him. Matthew Lowderback, 34, faces 12 counts filed by prosecutors in District Attorney Alexis King’s office on April 27: Attempted first-degree…
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Former Denver Public Schools security guard charged in child sexual exploitation case
First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King charged a former Denver Public Schools security guard in a child sexual exploitation case, according to a news release. The felony charge stems from a March 10, 2021 incident in which Jeffrey James Blanchard, 27, of Lakewood, is alleged to have uploaded several images of a “child sexual assault” to…
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13 juveniles arrested in assault cases of two men pushed from RTD trains in Lakewood
Thirteen juveniles under the age of 17-years-old have been arrested and face assault charges in the case of a 45-year-old man who was pushed from an RTD train in Lakewood, suffering broken bones, according to a news release. First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King announced the arrests Friday. The juveniles, all between the ages of…
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Hearing dates set for man accused of killing Arvada police officer
The man accused of killing Arvada police officer Dillan Vakoff waived hearing a reading of the 11 formal charges levied against him in a Jefferson County Courtroom Tuesday morning and a District Court judge set two future court dates. Suspect Sonny Almanza, 31, appeared in court from Jefferson County jail via Webex in an orange…
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Jefferson County DA plans to ask to significantly reduce truck driver’s sentence
The district attorney’s office in Jefferson County will ask a judge to reduce a truck driver’s 110-year sentence by more than 70 years, the office announced Thursday. Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos, 26, was sentenced after being convicted of a number of charges in connection with a fatal crash on Interstate 70 that killed four people and…
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No charges will be filed against Arvada officer who killed ‘hero’ John Hurley
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save No criminal charges will be brought against the Arvada police officer who shot and killed John Hurley, a man who stopped a deadly mass shooting incident in Olde Town Arvada over the summer. District Attorney Alexis King announced her decision not to file charges Monday,…
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Warning triggered hunt for Arvada gunman minutes before shooting
Minutes before he was gunned down by Ronald Troyke, Arvada policeman Gordon Beesley had been at the shooter’s apartment after a family report that the 59-year-old was “going to do something crazy,” investigators revealed. Arvada police say they received the warning from Troyke’s brother at 12:49 p.m. Monday, about 45 minutes before the incident that…