Tag: District Of Columbia
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Colorado man pleads guilty to Jan. 6 charges for spraying officers with aerosol irritant
A Woodland Park man pleaded guilty Monday in the District of Columbia to a felony charge for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Robert Gieswein, 26, pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting, resisting or impeding officers by spraying an aerosol irritant during events that disrupted a joint…
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Metro Moves: OEDIT welcomes new executive director
The Office of Economic Development and International Trade this January welcomed a new executive director in Eve Lieberman, Gov. Jared Polis’ chief policy advisor and legislative counsel. Lieberman took over the role from Patrick Meyers on Jan. 1. Lieberman has served in legislative and policy departments, in addition to federal affairs work for Polis in…
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Time-delay safes added at more than 50 CVS and Target pharmacies in Colorado
CVS Health has added time-delay safes at more than 100 locations across five states in the Western part of the country in an attempt to prevent pharmacy robberies. Fifty-four CVS and Target pharmacy locations in Colorado are among the locations that received the security upgrade. Fifty-two locations in Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming also received…
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Colorado man faces federal charges in connection to Jan. 6 riot
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Federal prosecutors have charged a Colorado Springs man in connection with the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Prosecutors in the District of Columbia charged Tyler Ethridge, 33, with civil disorder, a felony, and related misdemeanor offenses. He was arrested Friday in Denver, and made an initial appearance in the District of Colorado,…
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Telluride man charged in Jan. 6 riots
A 68-year-old Telluride man is facing a slew of charges that occurred during his alleged participation in the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol. Avery MacCracken is charged with engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds; civil disorder; assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers; inflicting bodily injury, as well as other…