January 28, 2005

Contact: Lynn Kimbrough, 720-913-9025 

TWO MORE 211 CREW ASSOCIATES INDICTED

A Colorado State Grand Jury has indicted two more people associated with the 211 Crew, a Colorado prison gang, in an indictment filed today in Denver.

Marcie Simonton (DOB: 09-21-58) is charged by indictment with:

Violating the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act –COCCA (racketeering)  (F2)

Conspiracy to commit first-degree assault (F4)

Possession and distribution of controlled substances (F3, F6) –five counts

The indictment alleges that Simonton engaged in a pattern of criminal activity including conspiracy to commit first-degree assault and the possession and distribution of illicit drugs.  The indictment further alleges that Simonton had more than 100 grams of methamphetamine in her home in December 2004.

Jennifer Mosher-Kiplinger (DOB: 11-04-76) is charged by indictment with:

Possession of a controlled substance (F6)

Child abuse (M2)

The indictment alleges that Mosher-Kiplinger possessed one gram or less of methamphetamine and placed her 7-year-old daughter in a situation that posed a threat of injury by exposing her to an environment of illicit drug use and distribution.

Simonton is being held in the Denver County Jail on $100,000 bond.  Mosher-Kiplinger is being held on $25,000 bond.  Both women are scheduled to appear for advisement in Denver District Court, Division 6, on February 7, 2005 at 8:30 a.m.

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