Tag: Arapahoe County District Court
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Aurora man sentenced 8 years probation for assisting in auto insurance fraud
An Aurora man was sentenced to eight years of probation for allegedly helping steal about $268,000 in auto insurance claims, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced. In addition, an Arapahoe County District Court judge ordered Shawn Brassfield, 55, to pay $23,300 and serve 80 hours of community service, according to a Tuesday news release. Brassfield…
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Aurora man sentenced to 37 years for brother’s murder
Jimmy Lee Churchill, 34, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of his brother
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Aurora faces lawsuit in ‘strong mayor’ ballot initiative debate
A former Aurora city council member filed a lawsuit Monday against the city and three residents who signed paperwork initiating a proposed ballot initiative to create a “strong mayor” form of government.
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Colorado parental evaluator accused of falsifying credentials sent child custody cases into turmoil — despite key warning
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A court-appointed psychologist who fixated on whether the nickname “Sleepy Melo” meant a father was a gang member unfit to parent his children turned in a child custody recommendation so flawed that a magistrate barred the psychologist in November from ever working again for his…
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81-year-old Englewood man accused of murdering wife, daughter with ax
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Englewood police arrested an 81-year-old man in connection with the murders of his wife and adult daughter Saturday. At 6:03 p.m. Saturday, 81-year-old Reginald Maclaren called the Englewood Police Department, saying his wife and adult daughter had been murdered using a hammer and that he knew who the suspect was, according to a Tuesday news…
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Suspect in fatal Cherry Hills Village hit-and-run surrenders to police
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A suspect wanted in connection to the fatal hit-and-run crash in Cherry Chills Village last month has turned himself in to authorities, the Cherry Hills Village Police Department announced. Evan Joslin, 28, was booked Sunday on charges including vehicular homicide, leaving the scene of an accident involving death and driving with a revoked license, police…
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Federal Heights man who seriously injured an Arapahoe County deputy sentenced
A 24-year-old Federal Heights man who “crushed” an Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office deputy between two vehicles in 2020 was sentenced to a decade behind bars Diego Gallegos Castorena, 24, was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday in Arapahoe County District Court by Judge Ben Leutwyler for second-degree assault. Castorena pleaded guilty to the charge…
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Court grants injunction in Coffman’s lawsuit against Aurora over campaign finance law
An Arapahoe County District Court judge has granted a preliminary injunction in Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman’s lawsuit against the city, claiming that a new campaign finance law violates his freedom of speech. The lawsuit alleges the law, passed by the City Council last year, prohibits former and future candidates from pushing for ballot issues or…
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Armed man who barricaded himself in Aurora on Thursday identified
A 36-year-old man has been identified as the person who barricaded himself in a residence in Aurora Thursday night. James Hollie, 36, is currently being held in the Arapahoe County Detention Center on an outstanding warrant. Additional charges could be added by the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s office in the coming days, said Matt Longshore,…
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Drunk driver who killed an Aurora couple sentenced to nearly 2 decades behind bars
A 28-year-old motorist who has been previously convicted of DWAI and reckless driving was sentenced nearly 2 decades in prison for killing an Aurora couple while driving drunk in 2019. Cameron M. Smith, 28, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on two counts of vehicular homicide by Judge Shay Whitaker in Arapahoe County District…