Tag: Court
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Federal judges hear arguments over Colorado school district’s gender identity rooming policy
A panel of judges at the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging JeffCo Public School’s policy of assigning students to overnight accommodations on school trips based on gender identity. The lawsuit, filed in 2024, alleged that the policy infringes on parents’ religious freedom by denying them notice or…
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Appeals Court rules Douglas County violated open meeting laws
The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that Douglas County Commissioners violated Colorado open meeting laws in a series of closed meetings leading up to the county’s failed home rule special election. The Thursday ruling reversed a trial court’s denial of a preliminary injunction, finding the meetings were subject to open meeting laws and plaintiffs demonstrated…
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Jeffco counselor sentenced to probation on sexual assault charge
A former Jeffco Public Schools counselor will spend two decades on probation after admitting to sexually assaulting a student. Jefferson County District Judge Diego Hunt sentenced 29-year-old Chloe Castro to 20 years to life of Sex Offender Intensive Supervision Probation and three years of community corrections Thursday afternoon on one count of sexual assault on…
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Thornton man sentenced to 68 years for kidnapping, assaulting teen girl
A Thornton man was sentenced to nearly 70 years in prison Friday for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a teenage girl in 2023. Phillip Torres, 44, received 68 years-to-life in prison, the maximum allowable sentence under the law, for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in his home on June 20, 2023, according to a…
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Arvada woman sentenced after death of disabled abuse victim
An Arvada woman will spend more than a decade in prison after the death of an abused woman she was supposed to be taking care of. Jefferson County District Judge Jason Carrithers sentenced 55-year-old Laura Prats to 11 years in prison Thursday after she pleaded guilty to a count of negligent death of an at-risk…
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Littleton man sentenced after knife attack on officer
A Douglas County man will spend more than a decade in prison after attacking a police officer with a knife. A Douglas County District judge sentenced 31-year-old Corbin Klein to 12 years in prison Tuesday on charges of first-degree assault on a peace officer with a deadly weapon, according to a news release from the…
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Family files lawsuit over 2023 Jeffco inmate death
The family of 27-year-old Ashley Jo Raisbeck filed a lawsuit against the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office nearly two years after the woman died in custody. Jaime Raisbeck, Ashley’s mother, stood outside of the Alfred A. Arraj Courthouse Wednesday morning, a line of family holding memoriam signs behind her. “I don’t want another parent in my…
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Aurora officer involved in fatal shooting had credibility questioned by judge in 2019 burglary case
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An Aurora police officer who shot and killed a man after a confrontation in late August had his credibility questioned after a judge found his testimony “not credible” in a 2019 burglary case, 9NEWS Investigates has confirmed. In that case, the judge concluded the testimony of the officer and his partner was “inconsistent” with body camera video…
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Washington Park shooting suspect skips court hearing Friday morning
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The man accused of shooting at people in Washington Park, seriously injuring one, did not appear in court for his scheduled hearing Friday morning. Ryan Egelston, 28, accused of shooting at two people in Washington Park on Feb. 2, did not come over from the…
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Four men charged with attempted murder in July Commerce City shooting
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The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office charged four men with felonies in connection with a shooting that injured four people at a convenience store in July. The men have each been charged with several crimes, including attempted murder, in relation to a shooting that took place at a store near East 69th Avenue and Kearney…