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January 21,
2004
Contact:
Lynn Kimbrough, 720-913-9025
HIGH SPEED CHASE DRIVER CHARGED
Denver District Attorney Bill
Ritter Jr., has formally filed charges against a man accused of
assaulting and eluding police officers.
Jamel Ward
(DOB: 1-28-74) was charged with
two counts of first-degree assault (F3) and one count of
eluding (F5).
The charges allege that two
Denver police officers observed Ward getting into a stolen
vehicle on January 15, 2004. When ordered to exit the vehicle,
Ward allegedly tried to hit one of the officers and then drove
onto a sidewalk in an attempt to hit the other officer. He then
led police on a high speed chase, involving both police and news
helicopters. Ward allegedly got out of the vehicle and fled on
foot to 8th and Ivanhoe where he was apprehended.
The case has been assigned to
the Denver District Attorney's Gang/Gun unit. Ward
remains in jail and is scheduled to appear in Denver County
Courtroom 12T on January 22, 2004 at 9:00 am for his second
advisement on the charges.
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