Tag: First Judicial District Attorney’s Office
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Man sentenced for killing Jefferson County K-9
A man who shot and killed a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office K-9 was sentenced Friday to 12 years in prison. Eduardo Armando Romero, 30, pleaded guilty to the following charges in February: • Aggravated cruelty to animals: 18 months in the Department of Corrections • Identity theft: 12 years in DOC • Menacing: 3 years in…
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Fort Collins man sentenced to jail after dog dies from heat exhaustion
A Jefferson County judge sentenced a Fort Collins man to 60 days in jail and two years of probation after he left his dog in a hot car while he played an 18-hole round of golf. Despite it being over 80 degrees outside, the man never checked on the dog — even as he made the…
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Fentanyl dealer charged in 25-year-old Lakewood woman’s death
Prosecutors charged a man with fentanyl distribution Thursday after a 25-year-old Lakewood woman died in late April. The First Judicial District Attorney’s Office charged Brock Troy Nieuwendorp, 37, with one count of fentanyl distribution resulting in death after a months-long investigation by the Lakewood Police Department, according to a news release. The charge comes after…
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16 members of JeffCo drug ring indicted after $5 million worth of narcotics seized
Sixteen suspects were indicted on 116 felony charges after a nine-month-long investigation by the West Metro Drug Task Force. The investigation began as a drug distribution case involving methamphetamine and counterfeit oxycodone pills with fentanyl, according to a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) news release Thursday. Further investigation led the task force to information about…
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Former Colorado city councilman sentenced to probation for child sex crimes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A former Craig city councilman will avoid jail time after he was caught trying to solicit sex from an underaged girl online. Brian MacKenzie, 50, was sentenced Friday to 10 years of probation in Colorado’s Sex Offender Intensive Supervision Program. He will register as a…