Tag: Assault
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Commerce City teacher charged in sexual assault case from 2016
The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office charged a former Commerce City teacher with sexual assault on a child stemming from an incident in 2016. Prosecutors charged 44-year-old Michelle McMillan with one felony count of sexual assault by a person in a position of trust on a child under the age of 15, according to a news…
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Man accused of killing jail cellmate had prior arrests for aggravated assault, attempted murder
The man accused of killing his cellmate at the Downtown Detention Center this week has an extensive criminal history, including multiple previous arrests for assault, attempted murder and driving under the influence. And investigators in Aurora are also looking into whether the suspect is connected to two fatal stabbings on Sunday. Rick Roybal-Smith,…
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Denver police arrest man in connection with Friday shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Police Department officers arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting that took place Friday morning. Victor Rubio Pinerez, 26, was arrested Friday afternoon on suspicion of criminal attempt to commit murder in the first degree, first-degree assault and false imprisonment, according to a…
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Aurora Police Department seeks information regarding assault suspect
Aurora police are seeking any information from the public about a suspect involved in an assault earlier this month. Around 6:30 a.m. Thursday, May 8, police patrol officers received a report of a serious assault near Expo Park, 10955 E. Exposition Ave. When they arrived at the scene, the woman told officers said she was…
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Appeals court rules harsher sentence after appeal does not mean judge was ‘vindictive’
Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week that a Jefferson County judge subjected a man to a harsher sentence following a successful appeal because the parole eligibility date was pushed back by multiple years, but that fact alone did not mean the judge acted “vindictively.” In 2015, the state Supreme Court noted that when a criminal…
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Appeals court says no automatic cross-examination of witnesses whose probation ends by trial
If a person was serving a probationary sentence at the time they witnessed a crime, but their probation ended by the time they testified at trial, the defense does not have the right to let jurors hear about that witness’s connection to the prosecution, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday. A three-judge panel for the…
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Former Aurora soccer coach charged with child sexual assault over last year
A former youth soccer coach at Aurora West College Preparatory Academy (AWCPA) is facing charges regarding alleged sexual misconduct that occurred over the last year. The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office charged 67-year-old Ulrich Dahm of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust — a class 3 felony — after allegedly subjecting a…
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Man dies weeks after assault in Westminster
A man who was wounded in an assault in Westminster last month has died from his injuries, police said on Thursday. The victim, 34-year-old Jonathan George, was found with serious injuries on Oct. 20 in the area near 121st Avenue and Huron Street, according to police. He was pronounced brain dead on Nov. 7 and…