Tag: Deputy District Attorney
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CBI finds more than 1,000 cases impacted by DNA mishandling during scientist investigation
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The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has now identified more than 1,000 criminal cases impacted by the mishandling of DNA evidence while the bureau investigated former forensic scientist Yvonne “Missy” Woods. The investigation into all of Woods’ cases began in September 2023 and, following the completion of the review, 1,003 cases were identified as “impacted” by…
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Denver man receives one of the longest human trafficking sentences in state history
Robert Hawkins, 44, received 448 years in prison on Thursday.
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Caretaker who sexually assaulted at-risk victims in Arvada sentenced
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An Arvada man will now spend at least eight years in prison for sexually assaulting at-risk victims while working as a caretaker. First Judicial District Judge Diego Hunt sentenced 72-year-old Eugene “Gene” Gillespie to eight years to life in prison on Wednesday on charges of…
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Aurora man convicted in DUI crash that killed mother, 6-year-old child
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An Arapahoe County jury found an Aurora man guilty of vehicular homicide in a DUI-related crash that killed a mother and a six-year-old daughter and seriously injured two others. 32-year-old Juan Pablo Pascual-Licea was found guilty after a three-day trial following the DUI crash that…
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Man sentenced to life in prison after shooting and killing Arvada officer
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An audible sigh of relief could be heard from the countless number of police officers stuffed into an overflow Jefferson County courtroom — Sonny Almanza will serve life in prison for shooting and killing their fellow officer. First Judicial District Court Judge Russell Klein sentenced 32-year-old Almanza…
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Man convicted in 2019 killing of ex-girlfriend’s teen boyfriend
An Aurora man was found guilty by a jury on Wednesday for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend in 2019. Joseph McCaughin, 20, was convicted of first-degree murder by a jury in the 18th Judicial courtroom for the slaying of Ryan Robertson, 16, on May 6, 2019, according to a release from the 18th Judicial…
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Colorado man gets 200-plus years prison after shooting at deputies
A man who shot at Weld County deputies and left one injured in 2018 was sentenced Wednesday to more than 200 years in prison. Ismeldo Junior Arredono, 43, was sentenced to 208 years in prison after a jury convicted him of 11 separate charges, including first-degree attempted murder of a police officer, after deliberation in…