Tag: Trial
-
Aurora anti-violence activist Lumumba Sayers Sr. guilty of second-degree murder
Former MMA fighter and anti-violence activist Lumumba Sayers Sr. was found guilty of murder Monday afternoon after a two-week trial. The Adams County District Court jury deliberated for a day and a half before handing down the judgment to District Judge Jeffrey Ruff, finding the 47-year-old man from Aurora guilty of second-degree murder. Prosecutors had…
-
Closing arguments delivered in Lumumba Sayers Sr. murder trial
Witness credibility themes dominated the closing arguments of both sides in the murder trial of Lumumba Sayer’s Sr., who is alleged to have shot and killed a man out of revenge for his murdered son. Victim Malcolm Watson’s family members swiftly exited the Adams County District courtroom as defense attorney Megan Downing told the jury…
-
Lumumba Sayers Sr. testifies in his murder trial
A former Aurora anti-violence activist took the witness stand Wednesday afternoon to tell his side of the story after being charged in a murder prosecutors say is rooted in revenge. Both sides of the aisle were filled as 47-year-old Lumumba Sayers Sr. took the stand in an Adams County District courtroom, claiming innocence in the…
-
Defense points to missing ghost gun, another man in Lumumba Sayers Sr. murder trial
A 3D-printed gun and a man in a tan tracksuit were details that led the defense’s opening arguments in Lumumba Sayers Sr.’s murder trial. Sayers Sr., a former MMA fighter and Aurora anti-violence activist, appeared in the Adams County District Courtroom Tuesday morning in a gray suit. He looked frail, significantly smaller than the weight…
-
Aurora anti-violence activist’s murder trial begins
The murder trial of a former MMA fighter and Aurora-based anti-violence activist began with jury selection in an Adams County District courtroom Monday morning. There was a pool of around 100 residents for the trial of 47-year-old Lumumba Sayers Sr. By the afternoon, the defense and prosecution hadn’t even begun asking jurors questions. Opening arguments…
-
DA asks judge to deny request for Suzanne Morphew’s remains
Barry Morphew attempted to obtain and cremate dead wife’s remains before trial Prosecutors objected Wednesday to a request from the daughters of Suzanne Morphew to turn over her remains as her husband awaits trial for her murder. 12th Judicial District Attorney Anne Kelly said in a motion that because Suzanne Morphew’s remains were lawfully obtained…
-
Siblings recount sister’s final days in James Craig trial
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two of James Craig’s siblings-in-law recounted their sister’s final days during the Aurora dentist’s murder trial on Thursday. Craig, 47, faces six felony counts in connection with the death his wife, Angela Craig in March 2023, including first-degree murder, solicitation to tamper with physical evidence…
-
Man convicted of manslaughter in Denver hot sauce stabbing
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…
-
Colorado federal judges unveil new ‘civility code,’ share stories about bad behavior
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Four members of Colorado’s U.S. District Court introduced lawyers on Tuesday to a new, nonbinding “civility code” and expressed frustration about overly belligerent behavior they are seeing more frequently from attorneys. “It feeds on itself. One lawyer in a case starts with snarky comments in…
-
Jurors deliberating in trial over rock-throwing death of Alexa Bartell
Joseph Koenig, 20, is charged with the first-degree murder of Alexa Bartell, 20, in 2023.