Tag: Douglas County
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Douglas County set to open its ‘largest’ public artifacts display this week
A new exhibit at the Parker Water and Sanitation District headquarters slated to open later this week illustrates the history of Douglas County and the Palmer Divide. County officials, in a news release, called its newest showcase “the largest public display of Douglas County artifacts to date.” The display spotlights the Palmer Divide, the region…
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Douglas County police, DEA find record-breaking amount of fentanyl in storage unit
A Douglas County man got more than he bargained for when purchasing an abandoned storage unit last week — nearly 2 million fentanyl pills. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, along with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division (RMFD) and Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), seized a record-breaking amount of fake fentanyl pills…
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Colorado gym trainer sentenced to 76 years after assaulting underage athletes
A Douglas County judge sentenced a Sedalia man to 76 years in prison for sexually assaulting multiple underage athletes at gyms he coached at, according to the 23rd Judicial District. On Thursday, Douglas County district Judge Victoria Klingensmith sentenced Aaron Thomas Carrado, 51, to 76 years in department of corrections. He faced anywhere from eight…
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Littleton woman sentenced to 36 years in fentanyl death of 22-month-old son
A Douglas County judge Wednesday sentenced a 29-year-old Littleton woman to 36 years in prison in the fentanyl overdose death of her 22-month old son in 2022. Judge Ryan Stuart sentenced Hanna Gilmour, 29, on convictions of felony child abuse resulting in death and misdemeanor child abuse in the death of her late son, Layton…
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Douglas County judge sentences NYC man in licking, stabbing incident involving ‘Bachelor’ TV personality
A Douglas County judge sentenced a New York City man for his involvement in a fight after his girlfriend licked the face of a TV show personality in 2021. Douglas County District Judge Victoria Klingensmith sentenced Carlos Vega Jr., 42, to five years in the Colorado Department of Corrections on convictions of second-degree assault and…
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Prosecuter questions Castle Rock DUI vehicular homicide sentencing
The sentencing of a man in a Castle Rock DUI vehicular homicide case left a grieving family seeking more justice and prompted the 23rd Judicial District Attorney to call for stronger punishments for DUI-related fatal crashes. Douglas County District Judge Elizabeth Volz sentenced Samuel Robert Michael, 28, to four years in prison after a Feb.…
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Appeals court rules civil trial over Kendrick Castillo’s death not required if STEM School pays max damages
Colorado’s second-highest court determined on Thursday that a civil trial over the 2019 shooting death of Kendrick Castillo is not required after the defendant agreed to pay the maximum damages available to Castillo’s parents, without admitting liability. John and Maria Castillo, the parents of Kendrick, sued STEM School Highlands Ranch in 2021, two years after…
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Douglas County teacher arrested on child sexual assault, internet exploitation charges
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office detectives are looking for any more victims after authorities Monday arrested a middle school teacher on sexual assault charges. Teresa Whalin, 28, of Centennial, has been employed by the Douglas County School District since July 2021. She is currently placed on administrative leave as an integrated wellness teacher teacher at Ranch…
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Douglas County school board rejects charter school renewal proposal, tackles transgender policy
The outgoing members of the Douglas County School District board spent their final meeting on Tuesday debating a last-minute proposal to amend charter school contract renewal timelines. The current board also discussed – but took no action on a proposal dealing with transgender athletes. Progressive-leaning members are set to take over the conservative board in…
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Douglas County school board to discuss policy on transgender athletes
The Douglas County School District’s governing body, currently made up of a conservative majority, is discussing sports policy as it applies to transgender athletes right before four new progressive-leaning school board members are set to take over in about two weeks. The board plans only to discuss – not act – on any policy, according…