Back in October 2010, Denver police officer Hector Paez was charged with sex assault after allegedly coercing an arrestee into orally pleasuring him in order to avoid going to jail. After a mistrial, numerous delays, a civil lawsuit and a media blitz by the accuser in the case, Paez has…
Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes “is considering entering” a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, according to motions filed by his attorneys. The motions — which are on view below — ask the court to clarify certain aspects of the state’s insanity defense laws, including the terms…
On a snowy morning last week, a significant slice of downtown Denver was shut down as a result of a gunfire-filled standoff near 12th and Grant; our original coverage is on view below. Shaun Tobelmann, 34, has now been formally accused in the incident, and there are charges aplenty, including…
In August, when David DeWild pleaded guilty in the 2003 murder of Heather DeWild, wife of his twin brother, Daniel DeWild, we speculated that David had agreed to testify against his sibling in exchange for a lesser sentence. Turns out, though, that he did more than that. Much more. David…
Update: As soon as we got a look at Erin Jackson, the thirty-year-old woman arrested for this week’s brutal hit-and-run that critically injured an East High School student — see our original coverage below — it was clear she didn’t fit the a typical criminal stereotype. Turns out, though, that…
Update: At a news conference that ended moments ago, the Denver Police Department identified the woman arrested for a brutal hit-and-run that critically injured an East High School student yesterday as Erin Jackson, 31. Jackson reportedly turned herself in amid waves of publicity generated by the crime, which was captured…
It’s been a rough patch for Wheat Ridge-based Gunsmoke Guns. First, American Guns, the Discovery Channel show set at the business, was cancelled in what some have interpreted as fallout from the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. And now, the arms-heavy shop has been burglarized, with…
The creepy school janitor is as much a stock character as the bitchy cheerleader or the obnoxious jock — and according to the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office, Michael Petramala fits the stereotype perfectly. Petramala, 53, has been formally accused of online luring aimed at underage girls he hoped would participate…
UPDATE 2: Gwen Devilbiss married Clifford Galley, who is currently serving a 169-year sentence, in November 2013. “This is the most hansome, amazing, sweet, loving and caring man in the entire world. And I am lucky enough to be his wife, through better or worse till death do us part,”…
Last week, we told you about a fatal assault on Darwin Brown outside a lovely boutique in the Santa Fe arts district; see our previous coverage below. Now, 48-year-old Martin Trusty has been arrested in relation to the crime, which has prompted a debate about the safety of the area…
Update: Last week, we told you about the sweeping search for Matthew Caulk, a sex offender who’d previously been the subject of a nationwide manhunt; see our previous coverage below. Yesterday, he was recaptured in Aurora. But the way he was being monitored when he walked away from a halfway…
At this writing, Britni Bunn’s Facebook page is down — which makes perfect sense under the circumstances. After all, Bunn has been arrested after allegedly driving drunk while going the wrong way on the Boulder Turnpike and causing a crash that killed one man and seriously injured two others. And…
In an unusual court hearing unfolding in Castle Rock, attorneys for Edward Montour Jr. are seeking to withdraw his guilty plea for the murder of a correctional officer in 2002, claiming that he was mentally ill at the time and seeking “court-assisted suicide” by firing his lawyers in a death-penalty…
No telling if the expression on Michael Grover’s face in the mug shot seen here has been stuck there since December 22, when he woke up to discover those Mayan prophecies about the world ending the day before were wrong. But the Aurora man may be wishing the predictions had…
As the Colorado legislature continues to debate gun-control proposals (and Republicans attempt to counter by attacking a Democratic rep for his comments about rape), we’re hearing about a mom’s decision to turn in Richard Lancaster, her mentally ill son, who allegedly managed to collect an arsenal of weapons online. And…
Last September, we shared photos of Colorado’s top twenty most wanted sex offenders. Since then, the list has been updated, and while there’s a new number one (Ronald Dean Stanley), many of them remain at large…and so do a slew of others, many with mug shots that are flat-out chilling…
A week after Globeville’s Mayra Nunez shot her three kids, killing two and severely injuring the third, before committing suicide, a horrifically similar crime has taken place near Colorado Springs. This time, however, the two children who died (ages one and three) were stabbed to death, and the person who…
After a huge cache of documents about child-sexual abusers went public last year, the Boy Scouts of America are under more scrutiny than ever to make sure adults working with kids don’t have pervy intentions. So the organization can’t be pleased about the arrest of Brian Robbins, a scout master…
Most physicians go through their entire careers without ever running afoul of state regulators. But two years after a 26-year-old inmate with chronic kidney problems died while under his care, prison doctor David M. Oba has received a sharply worded letter of admonition from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies…
Douglas County Deputy Robert “Mike” French is a longtime law enforcer who’s worked on some very high-profile investigations. His latest case is different, though — since the suspected perp is him. French was busted over the weekend for suspected sexual exploitation of a child — and the DougCo sheriff’s office…
After the passage of Amendment 64, and its signing by Governor John Hickenlooper, adults age 21 and over could legally have up to an ounce of marijuana. Possessing more than that remains illegal, however — and a recent arrest suggests that police officers will use all the tools at their…
The mug shot of Colorado Rockies all-star Todd Helton taken after his arrest for DUI speaks volumes about the most embarrassing incident of his career. But the police affidavit about the bust adds lots of wacky detail, about everything from chewing tobacco to the chalices from which Helton prefers to…
