September 8, 2005
Contact: Lynn
Kimbrough, 720-913-9025
TEENAGER CHARGED WITH MURDER
Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey has formally charged a
15-year-old as an adult in connection with the July 3, 2005
murder of 19-year-old Robert Lee.
Justin Box
(DOB: 10-18-89)
is charged with first-degree murder (F1).
The charge alleges that the victim, Lee, and Box had been
involved in an altercation near the intersection of Hamilton and
Galena in the early morning hours of July 3, 2005 when Lee was
shot and killed.
Box was identified as a suspect during the investigation but
could not be located until he was arrested a few weeks ago in
Salt Lake City for an assault. Box had given authorities a
fictitious name but was recently identified and connected to the
Denver homicide case. Box, who remains in custody in Utah, will
now face extradition back to Denver.
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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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