Tag: Jefferson County
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Wheat Ridge police officer found justified in fatal shooting
A Wheat Ridge police officer was found justified in a fatal shooting by both the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office and the department’s internal investigation. The Wheat Ridge Police Department provided an update and body camera footage Friday afternoon regarding a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred on July 10 in the area of West 32nd…
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Man set for plea deal in Evergreen shooting
A Lakewood man may be on his way to a plea deal after allegedly ramming police vehicles at the Evergreen Walmart just a day after the Evergreen High School shooting. Tyler Young, 33, waived his right to a preliminary hearing in a Jefferson County courtroom Monday morning, in which prosecutors present evidence and the judge…
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Family files lawsuit over 2023 Jeffco inmate death
The family of 27-year-old Ashley Jo Raisbeck filed a lawsuit against the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office nearly two years after the woman died in custody. Jaime Raisbeck, Ashley’s mother, stood outside of the Alfred A. Arraj Courthouse Wednesday morning, a line of family holding memoriam signs behind her. “I don’t want another parent in my…
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JeffCo road rage shooter court proceeding delayed 35 days for discovery
An attorney representing Matthew Impellitteri, a Jefferson County man accused of shooting a woman in the head during a November road rage incident, requested a 35-day continuance Wednesday to go through discovery. Impellitteri’s lawyer Doug Richards told First Judicial District Judge Keith Gorman that attorneys for both sides still needed time to make their way…
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JeffCo SWAT member resigns after drinking before Evergreen High School shooting response
A Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team leader resigned after admitting to being intoxicated during the Evergreen High School shooting in September. Sgt. Anthony Hamilton resigned from the department on Thursday after he admitted that he drank “the better part of a 12 pack” of beer starting around 6:30 a.m. Sept. 10, the day a…
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50 vehicles slide off single Colorado highway during first Front Range snow of season
Roads are slick around Colorado, and as might be expected, local law enforcement has responded to numerous accidents throughout the day on Wednesday, with dangerous driving conditions expected to persist throughout the night and into the Thursday morning commute. While many roads have proven hazardous, a certain road that gets notoriously slick during winter weather…
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Suspect who allegedly beat up man at Red Rocks concert sought
Jefferson County officials are asking the public for help in identifying a suspect who allegedly assaulted a man and left him with several broken bones at an October Red Rocks concert. The assault took place during the Martin Garrix concert on Oct. 22, when the suspect and victim got into an argument over general admission…
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JeffCo road rage shooting suspect charged with 10 counts
The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office filed 10 charges against the man who allegedly shot a woman in the head after a road rage incident earlier this month. Matthew Impellitteri, 56, appeared in court for the first time Thursday in front of First Judicial District Judge Mark Randall. He was represented by attorney Douglas Richards.…
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Colorado Supreme Court signals intervention in 4 ongoing cases
The Colorado Supreme Court recently signaled that it may intervene in four cases from various trial courts, two criminal and two civil. At least four of the court’s seven members must agree to initiate the process of granting relief in a case outside the usual appellate procedure. The cases address an expert’s insight into child-parent…
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In Jeffco’s Ken Caryl Valley, a custom main-floor master is wrapped in trails
Is there a neighborhood that’s the single-best setting for access to trails into the metro Denver area’s natural surroundings? That would be Ken Caryl Valley in South Jefferson County, tucked behind the Dakota Hogback and wrapped in 4,800 acres of scenic, private open space, a half hour from either downtown or the Denver Tech Center.…