Tag: Weld County District Attorney
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Man arrested after Brighton pedestrian hit-and-run
Lazaro Maya, 35, was arrested on Monday, a month after the serious crash
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23-year-old Colorado man gets maximum prison sentence in 2020 riot murder
Michael Hernandez “has zero respect for human life or for the law,” Chief Deputy District Attorney says
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Weld County DA dismisses serious charge against officer in Platteville train crash
Prosecutors in Weld County dropped one of the most serious charges against a Ft. Lupton police officer who was involved in a train crash incident where a woman was hit while she was detained in a patrol car. Yareni Rios was first stopped by former Platteville police officer Pablo Vazquez for a reported road rage…
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Woman in Weld County train collision expected to be charged for road rage allegation
The woman who survived a violent train collision while being detained in the back seat of a police cruiser is expected be charged with felony menacing according to her civil attorney. Yarena Rios-Gonzalez, 20, of Greeley was involved in an alleged road rage incident which a witness said she started minutes before. Her attorney, Paul…
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‘I had a mishap’: Platteville officer tells supervisor in newly released body cam footage of train collision
A Platteville police officer whose cruiser with a handcuffed suspect in the back seat was struck by an oncoming train said that he didn’t know the woman was inside. That’s according to newly released body worn camera video. “I didn’t know she was in my car,” the officer told investigators on scene immediately after the…
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Mother charged in 12 year old’s fentanyl poisoning death
Another parent has been charged in connection with the death of her child related to the drug fentanyl — this time in Weld County. Mystique Sade Wadena was charged Thursday with child abuse resulting in death and distribution of a controlled substance in the death of her 12 year old daughter. Wadena was using and dealing…
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19-year-old gets 22 years in prison for drive-by shooting of Greeley home
A 19-year-old man was sentenced to 22 years in prison for shooting into a Greeley home last year, severely injuring one person inside, the Weld County District Attorney’s Office said. Mathais Valencia-Garza pleaded guilty in June to first-degree assault for the incident. Police said Valencia-Garza fired seven shots into the home on Oct. 22, 2020.…
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6 Greeley police officers won’t be charged for fatal shooting last month
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Six Greeley police officers won’t face criminal charges for shooting an armed gang member 18 times on Jan. 19, the Weld County District Attorney announced Wednesday. Christopher A Dockery, 32, was wanted for kidnapping, aggravated robbery and felony menacing at the time of the fatal shooting,…