Tag: Michael Dougherty
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Boulder officers cleared in man’s shooting death in May
The Boulder County district attorney decided two officers who shot a man to death in May were legally justified in using deadly force. After a 20th Judicial District Attorney’s Critical Incident Team investigation, Officers Collin Keith and Nathaniel Taylor were cleared in the shooting death of domestic violence suspect Christopher Swanger, 36. He had two active…
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Law firms recruit Marshall fire survivors for civil lawsuits against Xcel
When Stephen Wenzel called his very pregnant wife in December 2021 to warn her about the oncoming wildfire that would later be known as the Marshall fire, she was sound asleep and oblivious to the danger. “When I got up and looked out the window, my neighborhood was on fire,” said Savannah Wenzel, 29. A…
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5 fentanyl overdoses reported in Boulder within 36-hour period: Is a new pill to blame?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save __tnt.youtube.players.register(‘youtube-player-96f4cf88-da57-11ed-8bc8-4fdb5d8017f4’); Boulder police want to know who is distributing unusually strong or tainted fentanyl, which they believe may have led to a concentrated string of overdoses this week. Starting Tuesday, five people overdosed on fentanyl in a 36-hour period. Police wonder if the pills originated…
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Man who shot at Longmont Police sentenced to 60 years in prison
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man who shot at Longmont Police in early 2022 while trying to flee was sentenced to 60 years in prison, according to a news release from Boulder County prosecutors Monday. On Jan. 13, 2022, Longmont Police came under fire as they attempted to arrest…
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Boulder County deputy sheriff charged with vehicular assault
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Boulder County district attorney charged a deputy sheriff with two felony counts of vehicular assault in connection with a crash in August, which seriously injured two people, according to a news release. Daniel Pratt, 45, has worked for the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office since…
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Man sentenced to 16 years in prison after bike theft, assault
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Boulder Police sentenced a 24-year-old man who stole a bike and assaulted the bike’s owner to 16 years in state prison on Wednesday. Boulder police officers arrested Sean Hyche in April 2022 after he stole a bike and, when the bike’s owner confronted him, punched…
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Status conference for Boulder shooting suspect’s case scheduled for May 25
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The man charged with the mass shooting attack last week at a Boulder-area King Soopers will have a status conference hearing in court May 25, two months to the day after his first court appearance, according to court papers. The hearings are routine in criminal…
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Man sentenced to more than 40 years in prison for assaulting 2-year-old, pregnant woman
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 23-year-old man was sentenced to more than 40 years in prison on Tuesday in the 20th Judicial District Court for severely injuring a 2-year-old and assaulting a pregnant woman in 2019. Cristian Hernandez previously…
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Boulder County DA program to dismiss cases for driver’s license, insurance issues
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