Douglass Singleton, Mile High Murder No. 66: Isaiah Shaffer becomes second man charged with killing Denver man in controversial robbery

In early January, right after Douglass Singleton was shot and killed, the Denver Police Department characterized the slaying as a medical marijuana transaction gone awry — leading to speculation that the weed element was being trumped up for demonization purposes without adequate proof. The Denver District Attorney’s Office hasn’t played…

Thomas Bader, Colorado Springs pharmacist, made millions in illegal steriod distribution to docs and minors — until a jury popped the bubble

Thomas Bader, a Colorado Springs pharmacist, was found guilty today of 31 counts related to importing and distributing anabolic steroids and Chinese human growth hormones. Twenty-three of those counts were for distributing the juice to minors. Bader told physicians his illegal drugs were not subject to FDA approval due to…

Nic Gray, Iraq veteran, talks about the night he can’t remember

“Iraq veteran Nic Gray talks to Westword about the night he can’t remember.”This week’s cover story relates the tale of how Nic Gray, an Iraq war veteran, got caught up in the criminal justice system and eventually landed in an innovative new program called the El Paso County veterans treatment…

Let us prey: Volunteer youth minister charged with sexual assault on a child, detectives investigating possibility of more victims

Volunteer youth minister William “Bill” McLaughlin has been in Douglas County jail since mid-December on a $500,000 bail thanks to multiple charges of sexual assault on a child. But the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the possibility of additional victims. According to the DCSO, McLaughlin has been associated…

Denver’s bank robbery czar weighs in on all the stick-ups

Today, while law enforcement and bank honchos were meeting to discuss a recent upsurge in Denver-area bank robberies, a new bank was hit a little over a mile away. Score one for the robbers. In total, there were 208 robberies in Colorado and Wyoming in 2009, a 37 percent increase…

Last of Holly Square Shopping Center arsonists sentenced

Back in May 2008, a group of nine people, including Deangelo Calaway and Mitchell Walker, were upset by an incident that took place at Bash nightclub, not to mention the murder the day before of Michael Asberry, a 2007 Westword profile subject who talked with reporter Luke Turf about the…

How big are the fish netted by Project Big Freeze?

On Friday, we told you about the nineteen locals caught up in Project Big Freeze, a nationwide sweep by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, aka ICE, that targeted “transnational gangs with ties to drug-trafficking organizations” in 83 cities, including Denver. That doesn’t mean, however, that all 447 alleged gang members…

Check out the locals busted in ICE’s Project Big Freeze

Earlier this week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, popularly known as ICE, announced the results of Project Big Freeze. ICE says the operation targeted “transnational gangs with ties to drug-trafficking organizations” in 83 cities, including Denver. A total of 447 alleged gang members were rounded up, with early reports saying…

Carol Chambers loses latest round in death-penalty battle

Eighteenth Judicial District Attorney Carol Chambers has had her ups and downs in her efforts to obtain the death penalty for two Limon inmates accused of killing a prison snitch. Almost two years ago, Lincoln County District Judge Stanley Brinkley removed her office from the prosecution of one of the…