Tag: Courts
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Man who previously confessed to crashing into jogger in Colorado Springs pleads not guilty
A man who told police that he “woke up and smoked weed and just felt like killing someone” and then allegedly injured a 74-year-old jogger with his SUV in Colorado Springs pleaded not guilty Wednesday to attempted murder. “Thank you,” Christian Ortega said to 4th Judicial District Judge Eric Bentley after entering his plea. They…
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Guilty verdict closes 1996 Denver murder
Jurors closed a 30-year-old cold case when they convicted a man of first-degree murder on Tuesday for the 1996 death of Terri Turachak. Ricky Dawson was 35 years old at the time of the murder, according to a news release from the Denver District Attorney’s Office. He faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison…
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Utah woman, author of book on grief after husband’s death, found guilty of murdering him
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about coping with grief after her husband’s death was convicted Monday of aggravated murder in his death by poisoning him with fentanyl. Prosecutors say Kouri Richins slipped five times the lethal dose of the synthetic opioid into a cocktail that Eric Richins…
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Dacono resident files lawsuit against police alleging assault, tasing
A woman filed a lawsuit against the Dacono Police Department last week, as well as the Weld County Sheriff’s Office, after officers allegedly “unleashed an assault” on her. The Denver Legal Team, led by attorney Michael Meaux, filed a complaint against two Dacono Police Department officers and one Weld County Sheriff’s Office deputy on behalf…
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Brothers sentenced to decades in prison for Denver Aquarium drive-by shooting
Two brothers were each sentenced to multiple decades in prison Friday for a drive-by shooting that killed a teenager outside the Denver Aquarium in 2024. Antonio Vasquez and Jason Trujillo were sentenced to 40 and 20 years in prison, respectively, after each pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the Feb. 14, 2024 shooting that killed…
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Defendants sentenced in murder of Lakewood teen
Five suspects have now all been sentenced in connection to the 2024 murder of a 14-year-old boy in Lakewood, the last two men on Wednesday. Jefferson County District Judge Russell Klein sentenced both Anthony Allen and Philix Baca to 25 years in prison on Wednesday in connection to the murder of 14-year-old Francisco “Cisco” Laqui…
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DA asks judge to deny request for Suzanne Morphew’s remains
Barry Morphew attempted to obtain and cremate dead wife’s remains before trial Prosecutors objected Wednesday to a request from the daughters of Suzanne Morphew to turn over her remains as her husband awaits trial for her murder. 12th Judicial District Attorney Anne Kelly said in a motion that because Suzanne Morphew’s remains were lawfully obtained…
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Highlands Ranch man sentenced after assaulting woman holding his infant
A Highlands Ranch man was sentenced to 60 days in jail and five years of probation after assaulting the mother of his child while she held the infant. Kayahn Golgoon, 25, was convicted of second- and third-degree assault as well as child abuse by a Douglas County jury in late February after he choked the…
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WATCH: Sexual Assault, The System & Colorado
For many survivors of sexual assault in Colorado, their cases can get lost in a complex justice system, with alleged perpetrators unpunished. Several women detail their experiences, evidence and pursuit of justice.
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Colorado rape cases rarely result in an arrest and prosecution
Authorities say they are especially difficult cases. In Colorado, most go nowhere. Over the past decade, for every 10 reports of rape, there is only one arrest. Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual violence. Kiersten May remembered a fuzziness overtake her as Saturday night slid into Sunday morning at the remote Colorado mountain campsite…