Tag: Michael Rourke
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DNA scandal leads to plea deal that frees Colorado murder suspect from custody
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A suspect in a decades-old murder and rape in Weld County could be released from jail as early as Friday after the district attorney there “very reluctantly” agreed to a plea agreement because key DNA evidence in the case was compromised by an embattled Colorado…
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CBI DNA debacle hits Weld County in a 45-year-old cold case awaiting trial
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A hearing in Weld County called to shed light on the scope of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA science/testing debacle was postponed when only one of three parties showed up. That party was the district attorney who called the hearing in the first place. Michael Rourke, 19th Judicial District Attorney, subpoenaed the Colorado Attorney…
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Colorado appeals court issues rulings on drug money, Pueblo councilman’s vandalism
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday decided a pair of cases involving financial restitution to crime victims, finding defendants are not obligated to repay police departments for money used in drug purchases and also upholding a Pueblo council member’s duty to pay $3,800 for his vandalism. Under Colorado law, most convictions require judges to consider whether…
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Weld County grand jury to investigate fatal Greeley police shooting
A Weld County Grand Jury will investigate the shooting of a man who was killed by Greeley police after a three-hour standoff last fall, according to a news release. Benjamin Jackman Weise, 33, had active warrants when police went to arrest him at around 11 a.m. Nov. 8. Weld County District Attorney Michael Rourke announced…
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2 police officers criminally charged in horrific Weld County train collision
Two police officers face charges in a train collision debacle which went viral last month after shocking police body-worn camera video showed the locomotive crashing into a police car with a suspect inside. Weld County District Attorney Michael Rourke announced three charges Monday against Fort Lupton police officer Jordan Steinke including criminal attempt to commit…
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Corrections department bows to criticism and rescinds new no-crime charge policy for escapes from halfway houses
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Department of Corrections has rescinded a new policy barring parole officers from seeking criminal charges for escapes from community-corrections halfway houses after law enforcement officials, prosecutors and halfway house operators criticized the policy as jeopardizing public safety. State corrections officials reversed course at…
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Two law enforcement officials deemed justified in April officer-involved shooting in Weld County
Two law enforcement officials will not face charges after an investigation into an April officer-involved shooting was deemed justified, according to the Weld County District Attorney’s Office. District Attorney Michael Rourke wrote that he came to this conclusion after his office reviewed the investigation into the shooting by by the 19th Judicial District Critical Response…