Tag: Lakewood Crime
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Denver man shot, killed in Lakewood motel; 2 suspects arrested
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Two men are in custody after a Denver man was shot and killed inside of a Lakewood motel on Monday, according to the Lakewood Police Department. Officers found 29-year-old Angel Santibanez suffering from gunshot wounds shortly before noon in the Trails End Motel at 9025 W. Colfax Ave. Santibanez was taken to a hospital, where…
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Lakewood man sentenced to life in prison for killing girlfriend
A judge sentenced a Lakewood man to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing his girlfriend in 2020, the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. Karl Aaron Bemish, 52, pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree murder for the death of 45-year-old Hilary Engel. Engel, a nurse and mother to an 8-year-old son,…
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Michael Swinyard identified as 5th shooting rampage victim, killed near Cheesman Park
Michael Swinyard, 67, was the fifth and final victim killed in Monday’s shooting rampage in Denver and Lakewood, the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner announced Wednesday. He died of gunshot wounds and the medical examiner ruled his death a homicide. Swinyard lived in the One Cheesman Place apartment building at 1201 N. Williams St.,…
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Denver metro shooting spree suspect ID’d, police announce 5th victim death
Authorities on Tuesday identified 47-year-old Lyndon James McLeod as the gunman in Monday night’s shooting rampage in Denver and Lakewood that killed five people and wounded two others. McLeod was fatally shot by a Lakewood police officer who was wounded during a shootout with McLeod. The officer was in stable condition as of Tuesday afternoon and…
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Denver, Lakewood shooting spree victims include tattoo shop owner
At least four of the victims in Monday night’s shooting rampage in Denver and Lakewood were part of the local tattoo community, according to friends and family members, and it appears the gunman may have targeted tattoo shops. Six people were killed, including the shooter, and two others were injured in a series of shootings that…
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Lakewood man convicted of murdering his sister’s boyfriend in 2019
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Lakewood man is facing up to 48 years in prison after he was convicted of second-degree murder Monday for fatally shooting his sister’s boyfriend in 2019. Kenneth Hoschouer, 40, was found guilty Monday of…
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Colorado middle school teacher charged with sexual exploitation of a child
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A former teacher at Clear Creek Middle School in Idaho Springs has been charged with sexual exploitation of a child, the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Justin Paul Manter, 25, was charged Thursday with five counts of sexual exploitation of a child, in…
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Englewood man sentenced to life in prison for killing girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend
An Englewood man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday for fatally shooting his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend last year, the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office said. Michael Counterman, 41, was convicted of first-degree murder after deliberation for the killing of 50-year-old Lakewood resident Randi Ackerman. “Randi Ackerman was so well loved…
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Man gets life sentence for murdering 21-year-old in Lakewood in 2019
A man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Wednesday for murdering a 21-year-old man in Lakewood in 2019, the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office said. Christopher Pride, 32, was convicted of felony murder, four counts of aggravated robbery and four counts of conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery for the…
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Lakewood dog breeder sentenced to 5 years probation for animal cruelty
An unlicensed dog breeder in Lakewood has been sentenced to five years probation for driving with dogs unsecured in the back of a trailer, the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office said Thursday. Larysa Leuchanka, 61, pleaded guilty to animal cruelty neglect/mistreatment for the incident, which injured one of the dogs. Under her probation, Leuchanka will…