September 21, 2005
Contact: Lynn
Kimbrough, 720-913-9025
CHARGES FILED IN MURDER
Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey has formally charged a
man in connection with the murder of Luis Romero in May 2005.
Jose Alvarado-Juarez
(DOB: 06-28-82) is charged with first-degree murder (F1),
attempted first-degree murder (F2), and first-degree
assault (F3).
The charges allege that Alvarado-Juarez shot and killed
21-year-old Luis Romero and injured 26-year-old Christopher
Ramos after an altercation near 38th and Lipan in the
early morning hours of May 8, 2005.
Alvarado-Juarez is scheduled to appear in Denver County Court,
room 12T, on Friday, September 23, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. to be
formally advised of the charges.
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The filing of a
criminal charge is merely a formal accusation that an
individual(s) committed a crime(s) under Colorado laws. A
defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven
guilty. See Colo. RPC 3.6
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