Tag: Courts
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Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper arrested on domestic violence charges
Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper was arrested and faces charges of domestic violence. Cooper, 28, was booked into the Douglas County Jail early Friday morning, according to jail records. He faces two charges of domestic violence and one charge of criminal mischief between $300 and $1,000. Cooper was scheduled to appear in court Friday morning.…
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Charges filed against suspect in fatal Highlands Ranch hit and run
The man accused of driving onto a Highlands Ranch sidewalk earlier this week and hitting three people, killing one, has been officially charged by the 23rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Adam Robert Bauserman, 28, appeared via video conference in Douglas County Court Friday morning to hear the charges filed against him. Bauserman appeared from jail,…
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Paramedics’ convictions tossed in Elijah McClain’s death
AURORA, Colo. — Two former Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics convicted in connection with the 2019 death of Elijah McClain will be retried following a ruling by the Colorado Court of Appeals. In September 2021, a statewide grand jury indicted Cooper and fellow paramedic Peter Cichuniec in McClain’s death. They went to trial together and were both convicted of…
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Arvada woman charged with murder after her teen daughter dies from alcohol abuse
An Arvada woman has been charged with murder after authorities said she supplied her 16-year-old daughter with alcohol for a prolonged period, leading up to her death. Arvada Police Department officers were called at about 8:15 a.m. on March 9 to the 6400 block of West 85th Avenue on reports of an unresponsive teenage girl,…
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DOJ joins challenge to Colorado U-Visa law
The U.S. Department of Justice has moved to challenge Colorado’s U-Visa law, arguing it conflicts with federal immigration rules by broadening who qualifies for law enforcement certifications used in visa applications. HB21-1060 was signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis in 2021. The law was designed to create uniformity and fairness for immigrant crime survivors.…
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Defendant in shooting of Jefferson County teen takes stand, says it was accidental
Former Mountain View Town Councilmember Brent Metz took the stand Friday and testified that he did not intend to shoot a teenager who came onto his property to ask permission to take homecoming photos. The trial began on Wednesday in Jefferson County court, in front of District Judge Russell Klein. Metz is charged with second-degree…
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Public defender: Boulder firebomber’s federal case in possible jeopardy if family is deported
DENVER — As one side of the federal government pushes for the deportation of the El Gamal family, its judicial branch is raising concerns of how that could impact the Boulder firebomber’s federal hate crime case. Attorneys on both sides of Mohamed Soliman’s federal case gathered at the Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse on Friday…
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‘I thought I was gonna die;’ JeffCo teen shot in face recounts shooting during trial
A Jefferson County teen who was shot in the face when he and his friend were seeking a spot to take homecoming photos said he believed he was going to die as he recounted the shooting during trial testimony on Thursday. The second-degree assault trial for Brent John Metz, 40, a former Mountain View council…
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How a CU Boulder law school program helped free a Denver man after 27 years in ‘shaken baby’ murder case
From the first time she looked at Stephen Martinez’s case, Boulder attorney Jeanne Segil knew she had a shot at getting him released from prison. Martinez, 58, spent 27 years behind bars for a crime he now says never happened. Four-month-old Heather Lynn Mares, the daughter of Martinez’s roommate, died Oct. 17, 1998 after she…
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Man accused of shooting 3 has court date, could be committed to mental health treatment center
State law requires that charges be dismissed because the defendant is incompetent to stand trial. AURORA, Colo — A man charged with shooting and wounding three people in June 2024 is due in court Wednesday for a hearing that could end a legal odyssey that’s been stalled since he was found incompetent to stand trial.…