Tag: Manslaughter
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Denver sees 41% homicide rate drop in 2025, largest of major U.S. cities
Denver saw the largest homicide rate decrease of any major U.S. city in 2025, according to a new report from the Council on Criminal Justice. The city’s 41% drop in reported homicides from 2024-2025 ranked No. 1 among data collected from 35 American cities in the report, far ahead of other major cities such as…
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Man convicted of manslaughter in Denver hot sauce stabbing
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A jury convicted a man of manslaughter on Monday for stabbing his uncle to death during an argument that began over a bottle of hot sauce. George Vigil, 22, faces up to six years in prison for stabbing his uncle, Robert Vigil, at a home…
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Arapahoe County sees first fentanyl-overdose homicide arrest
The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office arrested two suspects in connection to a fentanyl overdose death — the first in the county since the law was passed increasing penalties regarding drug distribution. Following a year-long investigation, an arrest warrant was issued on July 23 for Max Arsenault, 32 and Julia Weishaar, 26, on suspicion of manslaughter and…
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Colorado Supreme Court explores limits of ‘Make My Day’ defense
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There was no dispute that Justin Brendan Martinez shot and killed his friend, Ismael Huerta, inside Martinez’s house. Martinez and another witness described the shooting as a freak accident, one in which Martinez fired his gun at the floor but happened to fatally wound Huerta.…
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Greenwood Village man convicted of robbing 4 banks in 4 months
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An 18th Judicial District jury convicted a Greenwood Village man of robbing four different banks in the metro Denver area over four months in 2022, leading to nearly $85,000 stolen. Greenwood Village Police officers arrested 30-year-old Jonathan Martin Bell following an armed robbery on Dec.…
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Parents of Christian Glass allege coverup against Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office
Following a guilty plea from fmr. Sgt. Kyle Gould in the death of their son, Christian, Sally and Simon Glass alleged the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office did everything in their power to coverup and deflect blame in Christian’s death.
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Man sentenced to 24 years in prison following Broomfield shooting
Joseph Maestas-Sanchez shot and killed a 71-year-old man.
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Boulder man sentenced in fentanyl manslaughter case
Terrelle Lucero, 26, sentenced to 9 years in prison
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1 dead, 1 arrested in fight outside Denver bar
25-year-old Matthew Jackson arrested in the incident outside El Tejano Bar at 20th and Market streets
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Appeals court orders new trial after Arapahoe County judge failed to instruct jury on self-defense
A man serving 16 years for assault and attempted manslaughter will receive a new trial after Colorado’s second-highest court determined an Arapahoe County judge failed to give jurors a required instruction about self-defense. The law entitles a defendant to such an instruction when there is some credible evidence they acted in self-defense. District Court Judge…