Tag: Downtown Detention Center
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Denver Sheriff’s deputy arrested for selling vape pen to detention center inmate
A Denver Sheriff’s Department deputy was arrested Wednesday for allegedly selling a vape pen to a detention center inmate. Aniel Martinez, 33, faces charges of official misconduct and introducing contraband after he sold a purple vape pen to an inmate in the department’s Downtown Detention Center for $60 on Jan. 2, according to court documents…
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Man dies in Denver sheriff’s custody at Downtown Detention Center
A man died in custody of the Denver Sheriff’s Department Tuesday morning while in a housing unit at the Downtown Detention Center. A medical team was first called to the unit around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday after the man was found to be non-responsive, according to a Tuesday news release from the department. The team performed…
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Man accused of killing jail cellmate had prior arrests for aggravated assault, attempted murder
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The man accused of killing his cellmate at the Downtown Detention Center this week has an extensive criminal history, including multiple previous arrests for assault, attempted murder and driving under the influence. And investigators in Aurora are also looking into whether the suspect is connected to two fatal stabbings on Sunday. Rick Roybal-Smith,…
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Denver police arrest Downtown Detention Center inmate accused of killing cellmate
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Denver police arrested a man for allegedly assaulting and killing a fellow Downtown Detention Center inmate early Monday morning. Rick Roybal-Smith, 38, faces a first-degree murder charge after Denver Sheriff’s Office deputies found a man unresponsive in a housing unit at around 2:48 a.m., according to a Denver Police Department news release. Authorities determined the…
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Man dies while in Denver Sheriff Department custody
The inmate passed away Tuesday afternoon, the department said
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Inmate dies in Denver Sheriff Department custody Friday
The second death at the Downtown Detention Center this month
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Inmate dies while in Denver Sheriff Department custody
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man in custody at Denver’s Downtown Detention Center died Thursday morning. His death is now being investigated by the Denver Police Department. Denver Sheriff Department deputies found the man unresponsive in a housing unit at the Downtown Detention Center — located near Civic Center Park —…
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Denver Police officer shot while booking suspect into jail
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__tnt.youtube.players.register(‘youtube-player-450c9fd6-6ffc-11ed-b36a-072a6f4d8e24’); 9News A Denver Police Department officer was shot late Monday in downtown while booking a suspect into the Downtown Detention Center, according to Denver Police and the Denver Gazette’s news partners 9News. Both the officer and the suspect were taken to the hospital. The officer, shot in the neck, suffered a non-life-threatening injury, according…