November 2, 2004
Contact: Lynn
Kimbrough, 720-913-9025
MAN CHARGED IN
GOOD SAMARITAN SHOOTING
Denver District
Attorney Bill Ritter, Jr. has formally charged a man accused of
trying to rob a woman of her purse and then shooting the man who
came to her rescue last week.
Arturo Moreno
(DOB 11-28-85) is charged with first-degree assault (F3),
attempted aggravated robbery (F1), menacing (F)
and attempted robbery of an at-risk adult (F3).
The charges allege that on
November 1, 2004, Moreno and two 16-year-old boys tried to rob a
woman of her purse in the 700 block of Santa Fe Drive. The
charges further allege that Moreno shot and wounded a man who
tried to intervene.
Moreno remains in custody in the
Denver County Jail. His bond is set at $75,000. He is
scheduled to be advised of the charges on Thursday, November 4,
2004 at 9 a.m. in Denver County Court, room 12T.
Two juveniles accused of trying
to help Moreno in the robbery are being charged as juveniles.
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