Tag: Assault
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38-year-old cold case murder tied to infamous Denver-area serial killer
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office announced a resolution to a 38-year-old cold case murder Tuesday. Using modern DNA and forensic analysis, investigators determined that the killer of Rhonda Marie Fisher — found dead in 1987 — was Vincent Groves, believed to be responsible for at least a dozen killings in the metro Denver area during…
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Castle Rock man sentenced to 30 years in prison for hitting elderly man on head with board
A Castle Rock man was sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday for hitting an 80-year-old on the head with a wooden two-by-four board during a 2024 argument. Daniel Fougner, 65, was found guilty of felony assault on an at-risk person and felony tampering with physical evidence by a jury in October, according to a…
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Adams County deputy hit twice by driver during chase
An Adams County Sheriff’s deputy was injured but not hospitalized after he was hit twice by an erratic driver who fled a traffic stop Thursday evening. The deputy was first hit in the leg by the suspect’s car while he was on foot, according to a news release from the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. He…
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Former Fort Collins school counselor arrested on suspicion of sexual assault on a child
Fort Collins police arrested a former school counselor Thursday on suspicion of sexually assaulting a child. Janell Edsall, 29, faces charges of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust, sexual assault on a client by a psychotherapist and false reporting to authorities, according to a news release from the City…
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20-year-old Telluride resident sentenced for attempted child sex assault, sex exploitation
A 20-year-old Telluride resident was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to several child sexual exploitation charges. Raef Buttars, 20, plead guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child, attempted internet exploitation of a child, possessing child sexual exploitation material, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and giving alcohol…
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Colorado Supreme Court signals intervention in 4 ongoing cases
The Colorado Supreme Court recently signaled that it may intervene in four cases from various trial courts, two criminal and two civil. At least four of the court’s seven members must agree to initiate the process of granting relief in a case outside the usual appellate procedure. The cases address an expert’s insight into child-parent…
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Englewood police officer fired, facing multiple assault charges after tasing, choking man during October traffic stop
An Englewood Police Department officer was fired and faces multiple assault charges after he allegedly tased and choked a man without probable cause during a traffic stop last month. Ryan Vasina, 30, is accused of second- and third-degree assault, as well as first-degree official misconduct, after he allegedly verbally and physically assaulted Carlos Rangel-Rincones, 20,…
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Appeals court orders new trial after Denver judge wrongly let defendant represent self
A Denver judge incorrectly found that a defendant understood what he was doing by giving up his constitutional right to counsel, Colorado’s second-highest court concluded on Thursday in overturning the man’s assault convictions. Criminal defendants are allowed to represent themselves at trial by waiving their right to counsel. However, such a waiver must be “voluntary,…
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Boulder police arrest suspect in hockey stick assault, seeking second person of interest
Boulder Police Department officers arrested a man who allegedly assaulted a bicyclist with a hockey stick on Baseline Road last week. Taylor James Rose, 36 of Arvada, faces charges of second-degree assault after he allegedly hit a male bicyclist with a hockey stick while on roller blades in the 2700 block of Baseline Road just…
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Denver man arrested after viral ‘No Kings’ rally tripping incident
Editor’s note: The Denver Police Department released a statement Tuesday that Jose Cardenas was not the man who allegedly tripped the screaming man. Cardenas was allegedly the suspect who stole the sunglasses and was arrested on suspicion of theft. The alleged tripper is still unidentified. The Denver Police Department arrested a man in connection to…