Tag: Courts
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Dismissal of Comey, James cases won’t be the final word
WASHINGTON — A federal judge’s dismissal of criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney Letitia James, two political foes of President Donald Trump, won’t be the final word on the matter. The Justice Department says it plans to immediately appeal a pair of rulings that held that Lindsey Halligan was…
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Colorado sex offender sentenced to 10 years in prison for child exploitation
A Colorado man was sentenced to 10 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release after he admitted to possessing thousands of child sexual abuse images. Steven Glenn Christiansen, 69, of Fort Collins, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography after he used a mobile messaging app with access to “invite only” group chats in…
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JeffCo deputies arrest man on suspicion of first-degree murder after victim shot in head during road rage incident
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly shot someone in the head on U.S. Hwy 285 earlier this week. Matthew Impellitteri, 56, faces two counts of criminal attempted first-degree murder after deliberation and two counts of criminal attempted first-degree murder — extreme indifference for allegedly shooting…
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Two charged with murder of woman in Westminster parking lot
Two men face murder charges after a fatal shooting in Westminster last month. The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office said it officially filed murder charges against 19-year-old Daniel Romero and 24-year-old Michael Fernandez, Jr. on Monday morning. The charges stem from an incident that occurred in a parking lot in the 8400 block of Decatur…
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Judicial discipline changes moving at a slow pace
Colorado’s judicial system is barely closer to fixing what some have called a broken process of disciplining judges a year after voters approved a new method of dealing with the issue and eight months after revelations the state fosters a private system of judges who fall outside of that oversight. The state’s Commission on Judicial…
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Judicial discipline changes moving at a slow pace
Colorado’s judicial system is barely closer to fixing what some have called a broken process of disciplining judges a year after voters approved a new method of dealing with the issue and eight months after revelations the state fosters a private system of judges who fall outside of that oversight. The state’s Commission on Judicial…
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Los Angeles man indicted for attempting to pimp Colorado women
A Colorado grand jury indicted a 36-year-old man on seven charges related to organized crime throughout the state in 2023. Andrew Dominguez was recently indicted on one count of violation of the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act (COCCA), two counts of attempted pimping, two counts of criminal impersonation, one count of extortion and one count of…
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Private judge agrees to hear arguments to unseal divorce
A journalist divorcing her husband – a Colorado deputy attorney general – said in court filings that she never asked that the private judge hired to handle their case seal it from public view and supports efforts to open it. Former Denver District Court Judge William Meyer, who now works as the top private judge…
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3 guilty verdicts in separate Denver murder cases last week
Three men were found guilty of first-degree murder in separate cases over the last week in Denver District Court. Three different juries found three defendants guilty of first-degree murder charges in relation to incidents in 2023, according to a news release from the Denver District Attorney’s Office. The first trial came to an end on…
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Denver man sentenced after being found with over 11 pounds of cocaine, guns
A Denver man was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison after being found with multiples pounds of cocaine and guns in a 2022 bust. Denver District Court Judge Andrew Luxen sentenced Isaiah Vigil to 18 years in prison on one count of possession with intent to distribute narcotics and one count of violating the…