Denver District Attorney's Office

Celena Hollis murder: Possible plea deal with suspect Rollin Oliver in death of Denver cop?

A plea deal in the case of Rollin Oliver, the 22-year-old charged with murder in the shooting death of Denver police officer Celena Hollis last June, may be in the works, according to a court document. "There is a possible disposition in this matter," notes the register of actions, which is a summ ... More >>

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Michael Burnette allegedly slit wife's throat after she threw a walker at him (48)

Last week, we told you about the arrest of Michael Burnette after a fatal stabbing in an East Leetsdale apartment. Now, in the wake of Burnette being formally charged with first-degree murder, we've got details via a probable cause statement on view below. According to one source, Burnette murdered ... More >>

Photos: Kevin Ryberg's police-shooting death deemed justified

Last week, protesters held a police brutality march in honor of Kevin Ryberg, who died in police custody last month. Now, the Denver District Attorney's Office has determined that the officer who killed him in what Occupy Denver described as a murder will face no criminal charges. Continue reading ... More >>

Corey Haveman skips sentencing after guilty plea for starving Irish Setter to death

Late last week, the Denver District Attorney's Office announced that 33-year-old Corey Haveman had been sentenced for animal cruelty after one of his two Irish Setters died from the affects of neglect and starvation; get details from the affidavit and see photos below. However, Haveman skipped the a ... More >>

Scott Kramer, dream husband, accused of burning wife's wedding dress, photos

Scott Kramer, husband of the year? Not if the accusations made against him in an arrest affidavit on view below prove true. According to the document, he not only threatened to kill his soon-to-be-former spouse's new boyfriend, but he also torched her wedding dress and photo albums.

Rollin Oliver, charged with murdering Celena Hollis, in court this morning

Gang violence is a hot topic in Denver this summer. This week's cover story, "Flash Point," details the city's plan for cooling it down. Denver has seen several high-profile shootings in the past few months, and there's been speculation that many are gang-related, including the death of Denver poli ... More >>

Rollin Oliver: First-degree murder/extreme indifference charge in Celena Hollis murder (12)

Update: Rollin Oliver, 21, was born on Christmas Day -- but what he just received from the Denver District Attorney's Office can't be considered an early gift. He's now been formally charged with first-degree murder/extreme indifference in the City Park slaying of Denver police officer Celena Holli ... More >>

Kirsten Hamling allegedly stole $243K raised by Firefighter Calendar

Last November, the Denver District Attorney's Office announced an investigation based on allegations that Kirsten Hamling had diverted funds raised by the Colorado Firefighters Calendar, one of the city's highest profile charity endeavors. Now, six-plus months later, that inquiry has led to multiple ... More >>

Carmen Tisch: Mental health probation for butt-rubbing Clyfford Still painting

It was one of the most bizarre stories of late 2011: The arrest of Carmen Tisch for rubbing her butt on, and urinating near, a Clyfford Still painting whose value was estimated in a police report on view below at $60 million -- although that figure was subsequently revised downward to a mere $30 mil ... More >>

Susan Cole accused of skipping jury duty after she brags about it on the radio

People aren't usually prosecuted for lying to get out of jury duty. If they were, the court system would have a mighty tough time finding enough jurors to determine the guilt or innocence of the non-jurors. Then again, most people who pull off this gambit don't concoct as elaborate a scheme as the ... More >>

James Bradley, charged in hammer attack on cop, likely paralyzed

Big photo below.​The Denver District Attorney's Office has now formally charged James Bradley, 32, with attempted first-degree assault for a bizarre incident involving a hammer attack on a police officer back on December 4. Why such a delay? No doubt due to Bradley's condition. The officer sh ... More >>

Darren Garcia: How has HIV-positive prostitute allegedly been able to offend again and again?

Most of the attention for Wednesday's fourteen arrests in a Colfax prostitution sweep has focused on Darren Garcia, who presents herself as a woman and is HIV-positive. Garcia's eight previous busts include two for the crime of prostitution with the knowledge of AIDS, and she was convicted of a felo ... More >>

Jennifer Gomes, PE teacher, allegedly left bomb threat because she didn't want to be at school

Bigger pic below.​Update below: It's a temptation pretty much every student has felt -- the urge to make a bomb threat because of an impending test or an awful assignment or the feeling that there was something more important to do than go to school. Of course, most of us are able to resist su ... More >>

Alonzo Ashley: Decision not to charge anyone for homicide at Denver Zoo leads to protest, arrest

Alonzo Ashley.​In July, Alonzo Ashley died at the Denver Zoo after being tased by police. The coroner's office subsequently ruled the death a homicide, but the Denver District Attorney's Office isn't charging anyone with a crime in relation to it; see the decision statement below. This turn of ... More >>

Jo Scott, abortion zealot, permanently enjoined from using threat of force at clinic protests

Jo Scott.​Jo Scott is the truest of believers when it comes the fight against abortion rights -- so much so that she's repeatedly violated both state and federal laws designed to protect clinic visitors. But the level of harassment will presumably be modified now that a settlement with the Jus ... More >>

Muriel Keer charged with child abuse resulting in death, baby found floating in overflowing tub

The Denver District Attorney's Office has formally charged Muriel Keer with child abuse resulting in death after the drowning of her ten-month-old son. The statement of probable cause in the case, on view below, provides even more details about the horrific incident.

Frances Garcia allegedly used blanket to quiet crying baby Adam Gonzales -- permanently (13)

Big pics below.​Update: In our earlier coverage about the death of ten-month-old Adam Gonzales, we noted that plenty of mysteries remained. Now, we're getting more information about Frances Garcia, who allegedly responded to the baby's crying in a way that adds up to murder, and Amanda Lujan, ... More >>

Eliu Montes-Garcia pleads guilty to helping Norma Vera-Nolasco in Jose Medina hit & run

Big pic below.​Four people were arrested following the hit-and-run death of Rockstar Lounge valet Jose Medina -- and last week, three of them, including Norma Vera-Nolasco, who was allegedly so drunk she didn't realize she'd run over someone, pleaded guilty. Now, the holdout, Eliu Montes-Garci ... More >>

Victoria Barry charged in wrong-way crash that killed Lilly Duncan, leaving daughter an orphan

Big pic below.​Victoria Barry, 26, has been formally charged with two counts of vehicular homicide and DUI in relation to a crash on I-25. Lilly Duncan, a 31-year-old Colorado Springs mom, died in the incident, leaving her daughter Dyrah, twelve, without a living parent. Her father died when ... More >>

Benjamin Janicki: 9 victims named in guilty plea for day care worker accused of child sex assault

Big pic below.​Benjamin Janicki is just twenty years old -- but he faces the prospect of spending decades behind bars after pleading guilty to multiple counts related to reported sexual assaults on children at Park Hill United Methodist Church's Children's Center. It's a case that attracted na ... More >>

Jo Scott, abortion protester, pleads guilty to violating clinic bubble law -- again

Jo Scott in 2008.​The 2008 feature "Planned Parenthood's Scheme to Bust Abortion Protesters" focused on longtime pro-life advocate Jo Scott. That August, she was convicted of violating the state's "bubble law," which prohibits anti-abortion types from coming within eight feet of anyone in a hu ... More >>

Erick Perez, seven others charged in case of juvenile set on fire at party on Valentine's Day

Big pics below.​A lot of us have suffered through rough starts to Valentine's Day over the years -- but an unnamed juvenile's experiences early on February 14 puts bad romance in perspective. Erick Perez, twenty, and seven others, many of them teenagers, face a potpourri of charges related to ... More >>

Darrell Kutchin: I did the right thing in make my day shooting that killed Marcus Duran

CBS4​Among the most controversial local stories of last spring involved the shooting of Marcus Duran, a seventeen-year old who died during at break-in on Gaylord Street. A decision about charges in the incident took time, with nearly a month passing before the Denver District Attorney's Office ... More >>

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Sean Mueller pleads guilty in Ponzi scheme that ripped off John Elway, others for $71 million

Large photo below.​Last month, we told you about Sean Mueller's alleged Ponzi scheme, which reportedly netted $71 million from 65 investors. Included among them: Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway, whose $15 million loss may have pushed Mueller toward a suicide attempt. Today, Mueller pleaded ... More >>

Hector Paez: Cop jailed for allegedly making woman perform sex act to avoid going to jail

Large photo below.​Denver cop Hector Paez allegedly made a woman he'd arrested an unpleasant offer: perform a sex act on him or go to jail. She presumably chose the former -- and as a result, he's experiencing the latter. He's been booked on a series of charges, including sexual assault. Page ... More >>

Louis Hampers: ER doctor accused of writing phony scripts also charged with harassment

Louis Hampers.​Louis Hampers, the doctor charged with writing 654 fake prescriptions, will be in court Monday on a different charge: harassment. Authorities have not named the victim, a woman. Two women, including 9News reporter Deborah Sherman, have restraining orders against Hampers, as det ... More >>

John Elway among investors who allegedly got screwed by accused Ponzi schemer Sean Mueller

Sean Mueller.​Yesterday, Sean Mueller was charged with racketeering and other counts in association with an alleged Ponzi scheme that he ran over the span of a decade. Denver Broncos legend John Elway was among 65 folks who invested a reported $71 million with Mueller, whose unmasking was pre ... More >>

Ricardo Sota pleads guilty in Halloween Club Posh killing of John McGaughy-Singleton

Club Posh.​The murder conviction of Douglas Taylor in the May 2009 arson death of Jose De Jesus Martinez Espinoza isn't the only recent resolution to a case from our Mile High Murder archives. Ricardo Soto has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of John McGaughy-Singleton. Details and ... More >>

Sarah Trujillo formally charged with vehicular homicide in death of scooter-rider Brian Hoyle

Sarah Trujillo.​Yesterday, we told you about the Facebook tribute to Brian Hoyle, the scooter rider killed in a hit-and-run accident late Friday. Now, the woman who was allegedly behind the wheel in the crash -- Sarah Trujillo, 23 -- has been formally charged with vehicular homicide and leavin ... More >>

Robert Walters, alleged Brittney Brashers killer, charged with soliciting to murder witness

Robert Walters.​Last month, we told you about the horrific death of 22-year-old Air Force vet Brittney Brashers, allegedly slain by Robert Walters following a topless photo shoot. Walters is also accused of faking a car crash to cover up his crime. Now, a new charge has been leveled against h ... More >>

Zachery Montoya & Francine Segura charged, Make My Day shooter cleared in home invasion

Zachary Montoya.​It was clear from the get-go that the shooting of Daniel Deleon at a South Williams Street home had all the earmarks of a Make My Day case, à la the incident in which Filberto Alderete was cleared in the killing of the death of Jesus Sifuentes Jr. And now it's official. The h ... More >>

Zona Moore: Zona's Tamales owner and son Saalim Muhammed busted on stolen goods beef

Zona Moore.​Zona's Tamales, 713 E. 26th Avenue, has won two Best of Denver awards, including a 2002 nod for Best Pig's Ears -- a "novel sandwich" in which the ears are "cooked until tender (except for that crunchy cartilage) and slathered with mustard and onions." Our staff found the results ... More >>

Darrent Williams trial: Mario Anderson, Kataina Jackson-Keeling skip court, warrants issued

A warranted man.​Update, 4:32 p.m.: DA's Office spokeswoman Lynn Kimbrough says today's scheduled hearing was continued to 12:45 p.m. on Thursday. Previous update and item below. Update, 12:13 p.m.: Mario Anderson and Kataina "Markie" Jackson-Keeling, who didn't show up on time for a sentenci ... More >>

Racial-attack suspects: Hearings, sentencings and Allen Ford's not guilty plea

Media reports have connected Allen Ford to Andrew Gelston Graham's murder.​Last week, we told you about reports again linking suspects in a series of racial attacks to the thus-far-unsolved murder of Andrew Gelston Graham. Among those mentioned as being part of a group that allegedly trailed ... More >>

Hae C. Park, No. 85: Man allegedly killed by business partner Joong Rhee -- but no body found

Joong Rhee: No body, but big problem.​An unusual announcement moments ago from the Denver District Attorney's Office and the Denver Police Department: A murder charge has been filed even though the body of the victim has yet to be located. Hae C. Park, 64, has been missing since March 27, whe ... More >>

Sandra Johnson accused of making New Year's Eve a little too happy for juvenile sex offenders -- by letting them drink in group home

The party's over for Sandra Johnson.​Plenty of adults will let teens below the legal drinking age sneak a sip on New Year's Eve, just as Sandra Johnson allegedly did. Problem is, Johnson was on the job -- as an overnight supervisor at Lampkin Group Center For Boys II, a privately run home for ... More >>

Isela Reyes-Talamantes gets twenty years for lying about "tortured death" of two-year-old son

Isela Reyes-Talamantes pleaded guilty to trying to cover up a horrible death.​Isela Reyes-Talamantes, 25, wasn't accused of personally killing her two-year-old son, Elijah, in 2008. But she's earned two decades in stir anyhow because, according to the Denver District Attorney's Office, she "ro ... More >>

Earl Ryan ends trial early by pleading guilty to killing two-year-old Noah Crookham

Earl Ryan apparently didn't like the direction his trial was heading.​As the Darrent Williams murder trial was winding down, another proceeding about an event with tragic consequences -- the trial of Earl Ryan, who allegedly shot and killed a two-year-old boy, Noah Crookham, in 2008 -- was get ... More >>

Read Mike Coffman's letter asking for a Justice Department investigation of Stephanie Villafuerte

Mike Coffman joins the GOP dogpile on Stephanie Villafuerte.​The surfacing of an internal Denver DA's office memo attacking KHOW's Peter Boyles and the Denver Post isn't the only fresh development in the matter of Stephanie Villafuerte's nomination as U.S. Attorney. On Wednesday, Representati ... More >>

Mile High Murder, No. 45. Chopsticks & Sushi owner Yan De Yang formally charged with murdering Lloyd Runningbear

Chopsticks & Sushi owner Yan De Yang won't want seconds of this.​On October 23, Chopsticks & Sushi owner Yan De Yang was arrested for investigation of first-degree murder in regard to a shooting that took place at his restaurant during the previous afternoon, causing areas near the busy 16th S ... More >>

Lottery winners: Beware of that scumbag in line behind you

Leonard Bedon.​Yay! You've just won some money playing the lottery -- and being as you're a 75-year-old woman, you can definitely use it. So you head to the nearest grocery store to cash out, feeling mighty fine about life in general. If only Leonard Bedon wasn't watching the whole thing over ... More >>

Colorado Crimes: Help bust Kedrick McDuffie, accused mortgage scumbag

Kedrick McDuffie.​At a time when U.S. foreclosures have just hit another record high, is there any person more loathsome than a mortgage scamster? Ask yourself that question after pondering the story of Kedrick McDuffie, the subject of a nine-count indictment just returned by a Denver grand ju ... More >>

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