July 21, 2004
Contact: Lynn Kimbrough,
720-913-9025
Two men charged
in liquor store murder
Denver District
Attorney Bill Ritter Jr. has formally charged two men in
connection with the attempted robbery and murder of a liquor
store owner.
Orlando
Thompson (07-05-80) is charged with
First- Degree Murder after Deliberation ( F1),
First-Degree Felony Murder (F1) and Attempted
Aggravated Robbery (F1) and Clarence Jenkins
(02-13-84) is charged with Felony Murder (F1) and
Attempted Aggravated Robbery (F4).
On July 14, 2004
Denver police responded to a liquor store in the 1600 block of
East Bruce Randolph Place and found a man suffering from a
gunshot wound. The charges allege that Thompson entered the
liquor store in a robbery attempt and shot the owner of the
store, Getahun Hagos (09-09-48), during a struggle. Jenkins,
who remained in the car, is charged under Colorado’s felony
murder statute.
Both Thompson and
Jenkins remain in Denver County Jail. They will be formally
advised of the charges against them on Friday July 23, 2004 in
courtroom 12T at 8:30 a.m.
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