Tag: Nikea Bland
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Denver man sentenced to 21 years for human trafficking
A Denver man will spend 21 years behind bars after sexually trafficking women between 2021 and 2024. Denver District Judge Nikea Bland sentenced William Galbreath to 21 years in prison and sex offender registration on Wednesday on one count of human trafficking, according to a news release from the Denver District Attorney’s Office. Galbreath had…
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‘A lot of bad things occurred:’ Denver man sentenced to prison in connection to LoDo shooting
A judge on Thursday sentenced to prison the man who started the chain of events in Denver’s Lower Downtown neighborhood that resulted in seven people being injured by gunfire. Second Judicial District Judge Nikea Bland sentenced Jordan Waddy, 23, to 30 months in a correctional facility, followed by a year of parole, for a single…
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February trial set for Denver officer charged in 2022 LoDo shooting
The Denver police officer facing criminal charges connected with a July 2022 shooting in Lower Downtown, which injured seven people, pleaded not guilty Friday morning. Denver District Court Judge Nikea Bland set a Feb. 20 trial date for Brandon Ramos, who faces a number of counts including assault charges. The shooting happened in the early-morning hours of…
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Judge rules Denver Police officer charged in LoDo shooting can be tried
A Denver judge has allowed the criminal charges against a police officer to move forward to trial in last summer’s shooting in Lower Downtown that injured seven people. District Court Judge Nikea Bland found probable cause from grand jury proceedings, she said in a brief hearing Monday morning. A Denver grand jury in January indicted…