December 2, 2004
Contact: Lynn
Kimbrough, 720-913-9025
CHARGES FILED IN
CONNECTION WITH SUMMER LO-DO RIOT
Denver District
Attorney Bill Ritter, Jr. has formally charged three people in
connection with a large fight that erupted in lower downtown
Denver last summer. The incident was videotaped by one of the
participants and has remained under investigation.
20-year-old Bruce
Harrell (11-01-84) is charged with two counts of
third-degree assault (M1) and one count of engaging in a
riot (M2). He was charged on November 29, 2004 and is
scheduled to appear in Denver County Court on January 11, 2005
for a plea and setting hearing.
21-year-old Todd
Wells (09-27-83) is charged with three counts of
third-degree assault (M1) and one count of engaging in a
riot (M2). He was charged on November 30, 2004 and is
scheduled to appear for arraignment on December 20, 2004.
19-year-old
Marquette Johnson (07-04-85) is charged with two counts of
third-degree assault (M1) and one count of engaging in
a riot (M2). He was charged yesterday, December 1, 2004 and
is scheduled to appear for arraignment on December 30, 2004.
The charges allege
that Harrell, Wells and Johnson were involved in a large fight
near 19th and Market Streets in the early morning
hours of June 13, 2004. Additional charges are expected to be
filed against several others.
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