Tag: Nicholas Burkett
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16th Street stabbing suspect competent to stand trial, evaluators conclude
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An evaluation of a man accused of a string of stabbings in January in downtown Denver concluded he is competent to stand trial. The defense attorneys of Elijah Caudill, meanwhile, are seeking to prove otherwise. Denver District Judge Karen Brody scheduled a competency hearing for the…
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16th Street Mall stabbing suspect appears in court for first time
Nearly two weeks after a string of stabbings shocked downtown Denver’s tourist district, the suspect appeared in district court for the first time Friday. Elijah Caudill, 24, appeared cuffed, donning a gray jumpsuit provided by the jail and bangs covering his eyes. Throughout the advisement hearing, which lasted around an hour, Caudill continued to look…
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Defense attorneys: 16th Street Mall stabbing suspect suffering from ‘debilitating mental illness’
Defense attorneys for the 24-year-old suspect in the 16th Street Mall stabbings filed a motion to reduce pretrial publicity because of the suspect’s mental health. Colorado State public defender Ariana Burnette — the defense attorney appointed to Elijah Caudill — filed a supplemental motion in Denver District Court on Jan. 17 requesting that the court limit pre-trial…
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Victim stabbed in downtown Denver 4 days after 16th Street Mall stabbings
First responders transported yet another downtown Denver stabbing victim to the hospital early Thursday morning, just four days after a string of stabbings shook Denver. The Denver Police Department responded to a stabbing around 12 a.m. Thursday in the area of Larimer Street and 20th Street in the Ballpark District neighborhood, according to a social…
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Second victim in 16th Street Mall stabbing was a homeless man who used a wheelchair
The second victim killed in the 16th Street Mall stabbings has been identified by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner. Nicholas Burkett, 34, was attacked just after 8 p.m. on Jan. 12 near the intersection of 16th Street and Wynkoop Street — around a block from Union Station, according to the medical examiner. Several people…