Tag: Courts
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Brighton officer faces no charges for giving man brain bleed in park bathroom
A Brighton Police Department officer was deemed to have used justifiable force in relation to a 2024 incident wherein he gave a man a brain bleed. Brian Mason, district attorney for the 17th Judicial District, found Officer Christopher Barfield did not use excessive force when beating up Adam Huerta in a bathroom while responding to…
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A murder trial, a wildfire and gnarly roads are among the most notable news stories of 2025
2025 brought a fair share of stories throughout Colorado, from the Eastern Plains to the Western Slope — none may have been more captivating than a murder trial in Centennial this summer. After three weeks of testimony, a jury found former Aurora dentist James Craig guilty of murdering his wife Angela in 2023 with lethal…
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Judge denies AstraZeneca’s bid to block Colorado drug discount law
A Colorado district court judge denied drug manufacturer AstraZeneca’s request for an injunction to block enforcement of a recent law barring drug manufacturers from imposing restrictions on covered entities to obtain drugs under a federal discount program. The law states that manufacturers and others may not directly or indirectly deny, restrict or limit the acquisition…
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Federal court issues injunction on Colorado gas stove labels law
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A federal judge in Denver has issued an injunction blocking enforcement of a newly enacted state law that would have required retailers to place labels on gas-fueled stoves with warnings about their potential effects on air quality. The law, House Bill 25-1161, was scheduled to take effect on Aug. 6 of this year. The day…
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Denver grand jury indicts 7 on 131 counts related to identity theft operation
A Denver grand jury returned a 131-count indictment against seven people in connection with a wide-scale identity theft operation, the Denver District Attorney’s Office announced Friday. The seven alleged racketeers — Jordan Ashley, Keiichi Hiramatsu, Ryan Jennings, Douglas Jump, Shawn McClintock, Kaisha Valentin and Brandon Clements — face charges including burglary, forgery, theft and attempting…
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6 victims of Denver rapist sue parent company of Tinder, Hinge
Six women who were drugged and sexually assaulted after matching with a Denver man on online dating apps are now suing the apps’ parent company. The plaintiffs, all victims of Stephen Matthews, a Denver cardiologist found guilty in 2024 of sexually assaulting 11 women, allege that IAC and its subsidiary Match Group Inc., which owns…
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Hallfords waive court appearances, March motions hearing set in Carie’s case
The owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home waived their appearances in state court at a hearing Friday that offered little new information but did set the table for a another hearing to go over the possibility of mental condition evidence being introduced in Carie Hallford’s case. Jon and Carie Hallford came under federal…
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JeffCo road rage shooter court proceeding delayed 35 days for discovery
An attorney representing Matthew Impellitteri, a Jefferson County man accused of shooting a woman in the head during a November road rage incident, requested a 35-day continuance Wednesday to go through discovery. Impellitteri’s lawyer Doug Richards told First Judicial District Judge Keith Gorman that attorneys for both sides still needed time to make their way…
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Colorado Springs man dies before sentencing hearing in child drowning case
A Colorado Springs man charged with negligence and child abuse resulting in death after a 6-year-old boy drowned at Prospect Lake in Memorial Park two years ago has died before sentencing, court records show. Joseph Camacho, 55, was arrested Sept. 30, 2023, when a woman who had been windsurfing at the park called 911 after…
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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…