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Leon Kelly

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    April 11, 2012

    Gang violence escalating and not getting enough attention, activist says

    Last week, when we noted that the number of Denver homicides during the first quarter of 2012 was up from 2010 and 2011. But the nine Denver victims through the end of last month hardly encompass all the violence that's gone on in these parts of late -- including the death of Manuel Munoz, which esc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2012

    De'Quan Walker-Smith ID'd as 29th and Franklin homicide victim: Gang-related? (43)

    The victim of a shooting last week near 29th and Franklin has been identified as De'Quan Walker-Smith, eighteen -- and while the Denver Police Department hasn't specifically categorized the crime as gang-related, the dangers of this lifestyle hung over a weekend vigil in Walker-Smith's honor -- and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    Terrell Griswold: Mother questions inmate's "natural" death in private prison

    On October 28, 2010, a 26-year-old inmate named Terrell Griswold was found slumped over and unresponsive in his cell in the Bent County Correctional Facility, a private prison in southeastern Colorado. The official cause of death is listed as cardiac hypertrophy, or an enlarged heart. But Lagalia Af ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Donny Andrews & Andrew Matson: Two friends doing "dumb things," two different outcomes

    Donny Andrews.​"Hello, my name is Donny Andrews. I am a first-time, non-violent offender who has been in prison for 23 years on an 80-year sentence... I came to prison at 20 years of age in 1989, and I am now 43 years old." Thus begins a recent letter of appeal from Andrews, a former small-t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2010

    Bill Ritter plays it safe on pardons

    Governor Bill Ritter​In their last days in office, some governors have been known to make bold moves in the criminal justice arena, denouncing ruinous policies and commuting long sentences as a way of highlighting unfair biases in the system. As demonstrated by the modest set of pardons he d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    Governor Bill Ritter pardons Reverend Leon Kelly and nineteen others

    Leon Kelly.​Governor Bill Ritter today issued full pardons to twenty people around Colorado, including the Reverend Leon Kelly, who has been a well-known public figure and anti-gang crusader since 1986 when he founded the Open Door Youth Gang Alternatives. Kelly, whose late father was also a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    Tonight: Elvis Dumervil puts those long arms to use at 8 Rivers

    ​Elvis Dumervil, the Denver Broncos sacking machine who will be a starter in the 2010 Pro Bowl, puts those long arms to use from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight at 8 Rivers, where he'll be bartending to help raise money for Open Door Youth Gang Alternatives, a group he's been working with for the past eig ... More >>

  • Film

    April 2, 2009

    Skills Like This

    ​Elvis Dumervil, the Denver Broncos sacking machine who will be a starter in the 2010 Pro Bowl, puts those long arms to use from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight at 8 Rivers, where he'll be bartending to help raise money for Open Door Youth Gang Alternatives, a group he's been working with for the past eig ... More >>

  • News

    October 11, 2007

    Metro Denver Gang Coalition: Beyond Darrent Williams

    Members of the Metro Denver Gang Coalition are at a crossroads, hoping they can keep the peace through the rest of the year.

  • News

    July 12, 2007

    Whip It Good

    Vett Capone has steered his custom-car business from lowriders to a new high.

  • News

    February 22, 2007

    Crusade

    A sports columnist is risking the ire of readers by writing about gangs -- and criticizing local media for not adequately covering the topic.

  • News

    February 22, 2007

    The Transformers

    They created Denver's gang life. A generation later, can they break free?

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2007

    A Score for the Rev

    They created Denver's gang life. A generation later, can they break free?

  • News

    October 13, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of October 13, 2005

  • News

    September 29, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of September 29, 2005

  • News

    September 22, 2005

    The Gang's All Here

    A late-summer confrontation leaves two families grieving.

  • News

    September 22, 2005

    Last Chance

    Before Brad Braxton goes to a gangster's final destination, he has a choice to make.

  • Calendar

    July 21, 2005

    Vocal Folk

    Say Word! lets poets speak out.

  • Calendar

    November 18, 2004

    Rescuing a Samaritan

    Denver lends a hand to a hero who took a bullet.

  • News

    June 3, 2004

    Street Wise

    Robert Duran got jacked up. Then he grew up.

  • News

    May 20, 1999

    And the Award Goes to...

    Robert Duran got jacked up. Then he grew up.

  • News

    February 25, 1999

    Dealing With the Devil

    Brandy DuVall went through hell before she died. She left no angels as witnesses.

  • News

    November 19, 1998

    Letters

    Brandy DuVall went through hell before she died. She left no angels as witnesses.

  • News

    November 19, 1998

    The Whole Enchilada

    Brandy DuVall went through hell before she died. She left no angels as witnesses.

  • News

    November 5, 1998

    The Buddy System

    They met because they wanted to fight gangs. Ten years later, Leon Kelly and Lloyd Lewan are a gang of two.

  • News

    August 24, 1994

    QUEEN FOR A DAY

    PICKING A WINNER HAS BECOME A ROYAL PAIN FOR THE MISS BLACK COLORADO PAGEANT.RAGE BEFORE BEAUTY IT'S GETTING UGLY AT THE MISS BLACK COLORADO PAGEANT.

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