When it comes to a series of incidents that took place in unincorporated Arapahoe County yesterday, tragedy followed tragedy followed tragedy. First, a woman was sexually assaulted at knife-point. Then, law enforcers speaking to the victim belated entered her apartment to find that a six-year-old boy had been stabbed to…
It’s a crime almost too shocking to be believed: A man accused of biting off his girlfriend’s eyelid. But it happened — and now, Jose Leyva-Estrada will have plenty of time to think about it. Leyva-Estrada has now been sentenced for the crime, which took place during the early months…
This charming photo of CU Boulder student Merissa Hirneisen seen above is from her Facebook page. The portrait snapped after her arrest for allegedly trying to steal text books and then using a stun gun on security guards merits different adjectives — “memorable” among them. Look below to see the grabbiest, most…
Thanks to Denver’s win in Super Bowl 50, and the parade and rally scheduled for today, all of Colorado seems to have Broncos fever. But not everyone appears to be thrilled about the way most folks are celebrating. Our item about post-game celebrations in downtown Denver that led to twelve…
What do Peyton Manning and Christopher Cox have in common? At first blush, nothing. Manning is a future Hall of Fame quarterback who’ll lead the Denver Broncos in this Sunday’s Super Bowl 50 — possibly his final game — while Cox is currently serving a 42-year sentence for offenses related to…
We’ve been reporting about the shooting at the Colorado Motorcycle Expo that killed Victor Mendoza, a member of the Mongols motorcycle club. Mendoza died after a clash between the Mongols and the Iron Order, another group branded as an Outlaw Motorcycle Gang, or OMG. The Iron Order is known for having law-enforcement…
A district attorney has dropped attempted murder charges against Victor Green for a very unusual reason. Green, a Grand Junction resident, attempted to kill himself while in custody — and very nearly succeeded. The motivation behind this move appears to be tied to Green’s victim: his father. According to KJCT,…
News that Broncos practice squad player Ryan Murphy had been sent home from the Super Bowl after being swept up in a Santa Clara prostitution sting made headlines nationwide. And even though Murphy was only questioned, not arrested or cited with a crime, during the incident, his case is being cited…
It’s been one of the biggest federal marijuana prosecutions in the Denver area since the passage of Amendment 64 — featuring a high-profile raid and more than two years’ worth of allegations involving weapons and $500,000 in Colombian cash said to have been dumped into the Colorado pot industry. But…
Earlier today, we told you about Broncos practice squad player Ryan Murphy being sent home from the Super Bowl after he was questioned in regard to the investigation of a prostitution sting. Although Murphy wasn’t cited for a crime, his name has now been linked with prostitution due to the Broncos/Super…
Stephen Moore is a reportedly a male stripper from Oklahoma. But this week, he found himself in Aspen, and he’ll be there for a while. He was jailed after allegedly shooting video up the skirts of two girls, ages fourteen and fifteen, and injuring a nine-year-old boy as he tried to…
The fallout continues from the biker brawl at the Colorado Motorcycle Expo on January 30 — a melee that killed a man now identified by the Denver coroner’s office as Victor Mendoza, 46, and injured several others. Mendoza is said to have been a member of a motorcycle club known…
A melee between two motorcycle clubs, the Mongols and the Iron Order, at the National Western Complex over the weekend ended with a stabbing and one death and plenty of blame being directed in opposite directions. We don’t yet know the identities of everyone involved, including the dead man. But…
In Denver, it’s extraordinarily rare for police officers to be accused of excessive force while on the job. Note our post yesterday about Denver police officer Choice Johnson, who has never been criminally charged despite an estimated eighteen complaints against him, with many involving alleged violence and profanities. Johnson is…
Early yesterday morning, an inmate at Larimer County jail bit off his own thumb. In response to this bizarre act, a jail spokesman spoke out about what is characterized as “the growing number of inmates housed in county jails who suffer from apparent or diagnosed mental illness” — a long-running…
News that a 94-year-old man had been accused of sexual assault against a 73-year-old victim was shocking enough. Even more startling, though, is the identity of the arrestee. retired Marine Colonel Robert C. Lehnert, a World War II hero who was a key figure in a documentary narrated by Greatest…
An off-duty Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputy is fighting for his life. He was transported to an area hospital in critical condition after being shot during what appears to have been a robbery attempt in Aurora. The deputy was able to shoot one juvenile suspect; he’s in custody. But his…
The 17th Judicial District DA’s office has announced the arrest of ten men in an Adams County sex trafficking sting that took place on January 21 and 22. All ten have been charged with at least one count related to child prostitution. The operation was conducted in conjunction with U.S…
Yesterday, we told you about a Craigslist-related shooting in Littleton; two men responding to an ad allegedly tried to rob a homeowner, who ultimately shot and killed one of the suspects. It’s one of numerous Colorado crimes related to Craigslist that we’ve reported about over the years. Now, two more join…
Tom Moore, a nurse who’s been employed by numerous medical facilities in northern Colorado (and a couple in other states), has been arrested for unlawful sexual contact. But the case against him is far from over. Police in Fort Collins note that multiple women say he touched them in a…
Thousands of prisoners across the country who were sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes committed when they were juveniles could soon have their sentences significantly reduced, thanks to a United States Supreme Court ruling on Monday. That group includes more than forty juvie lifers in Colorado, most of whom have…
This past July, we published a post detailing twenty Denver homicides during the first half of 2015. In it, we noted that the total, while disturbing, was also fairly typical. There were twenty Denver homicides during the first half of 2012 and 22 in the first six months of 2013…
