Update: Earlier this week, we told you about the arrest of David Pineda on suspicion that he’d stabbed his wife to death; see our previous coverage below. The victim of this terrible crime has now been identified as Isabel Pineda, a professional housekeeper — and tonight at 8:30 p.m., her…
Two years ago, former Arapahoe County sheriff Pat Sullivan managed to chisel down a pack of squalid allegations involving methamphetamine, trading drugs for sex, exploiting a mentally challenged individual and even a sort-of admission of sex with minors into the world’s sweetest plea deal, copping to one felony and one…
Overnight, a man’s refusal to pay for a cab in Boulder turned into a hours-long SWAT team standoff in which he and a police officer were both injured. What happened? Here’s what we know thus far…
If you live in Arapahoe County, there is a .01 percent chance you will be called for jury selection in the case of accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes — odds far greater than winning the Colorado Powerball. Approximately 6,000 possible jurors will be summoned, the judge in the case…
Last August, we told you about the arrest of Matthew Burnett after a friend of his turned up dead. The initial speculation was that he’d killed the man after catching him with his wife. Now, Burnett has been sentenced in the slaying, as well as for possessing a slew of…
As you can tell by this photo, Gary Lee’s Motor Club & Grub boasts a rather large bar — which should indicate the sort of intoxicant in which the venue specializes. Nonetheless, Israel Perez, who’s racked up 48 charges, nineteen of them felonies, since 1993, allegedly chose this location to…
On May 17, 2009, The Latest Word launched the Mile High Murder archive. MHM recently marked its fifth anniversary — and while the homicide numbers are lower than they were last year, the total is nothing to celebrate. In year four of the archive, which encompassed the Aurora theater shooting,…
Update: Yesterday, we reported about Troubleshooter Tom Martino pleading guilty to disturbing the peace for a domestic incident involving his wife, Holly, last December; see our previous coverage below. After the piece was published, Martino conducted a wide-ranging interview with Westword, going into more detail than ever before about the…
Early Saturday morning, a spokesman for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says two gunmen invaded a home and kidnapped three people — a married couple and a male roommate. A subsequent car chase ended with a crash in Denver. At this writing, the suspects haven’t been captured or identified, and…
After more than thirty years of solitary confinement — including a quarter-century of good behavior, during which he committed no disciplinary infractions — convicted killer Thomas Silverstein still poses too great a threat to other inmates, staff or himself to be allowed to circulate in the general prison population, according…
Since December 2012, our Melanie Asmar has been reporting about efforts by attorneys representing accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes aimed at compelling Fox News reporter Jana Winter to reveal her sources regarding a story about a notebook Holmes allegedly sent to psychiatrist Lynne Fenton. Winter cited law-enforcement sources as…
Rebecca Maez was sentenced on Friday to ten years in prison for the death of cannabis advocate Jenny Kush. Maez, 28, was drunk and driving the wrong way in an HOV lane on I-25 last September when she collided head-on with a car being driven by Kush’s boyfriend, Jeremy DePinto,…
KREX-TV in Grand Junction, for which I interned many, many years ago, takes a highly unusual approach to its latest booking-photos roundup. The station doesn’t identify anyone or reveal why they were made to pose for a mug shot — which inspires the viewer to use his imagination. Here are…
Update with new photo below: If Gary Revis had simply remained cool, he probably wouldn’t be facing major charges following a long SWAT team standoff in Aurora. But cool he wasn’t. Revis’s actions after being mistaken for Anthony West, who’s suspected in a domestic violence incident, have landed him in…
Update: Last week, we told you about a Denver cop shooting Isaac Vigil after the latter pulled a gun outside a police station; see our previous coverage below. Vigil, seen in a new and highly unusual mug shot, has now been charged with attempted murder and more. Meanwhile, a police…
Last July, we told you about the decision by prosecutors at the Denver DA’s office to seek the death penalty against Dexter Lewis, charged with killing five people at Fero’s Bar & Grill in October 2012. Lewis’s attorneys are reportedly asking the judge in the case to take capital punishment…
When you think of the Highlands Mommies, the powerful northwest Denver parents group we profiled back in 2010, you don’t often think of hard drugs. But one vigilant mommy recently helped the Denver police bust three people for heroin and cocaine after observing what she suspected were drug deals going…
If police are right, shortchanging Kalie Kerr can have dangerous consequences. The nineteen-year-old has been accused of responding to a roommate who failed to pay her rent by opening fire…
Last month, Kristine Kirk was killed by her husband, Richard Kirk, while she was on the phone with a 911 operator. Afterward, the Manager of Safety launched an investigation into the 911 system’s response in the incident, and earlier this month, an office spokeswoman told us she’d recommended against releasing…
Abdu Latif Kazembe Abunantambu-el is said to have known Christine Kernan for less than a week when he showed up at her home. But his apparent obsession with her quickly led to the stabbing murder of Levi Johnson, a guest whose attempts to defend her ended in tragedy. Now, Abunantambu-el…
In recent months, we’ve been reporting about the shocking number of hit-and-runs in the area. Take yesterday’s report about the plea deal involving Theresa O’Connor, who’s admitted causing the death of cyclist Ernesto Wiedenburg. Given the volume of such offenses, the hit-and-run incident for which Adriene Garcia was arrested might…
Back in January, we told you about the tragic death of Ernesto Wiedenburg, a scientist who was killed by a hit-and-run driver while cycling near Windsor. Theresa O’Connor was eventually arrested and charged with causing Wiedenburg’s death. However, she reached a plea agreement that may not require her to serve…
