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FOUR CHARGED IN EAST COLFAX MURDER
August 15, 2001
Contact:
Lynn Kimbrough, 720-913-9025
Denver District Attorney Bill Ritter, Jr. filed formal charges
today against four people in connection with the August 8, 2001 murder of
41-year-old Sherman Banks at 6880 East Colfax Avenue.
Andre Oliver (DOB: 4-8-73) and Darnell Weare (DOB: 5-7-59) are each
charged with first degree murder after deliberation (F1), first
degree felony murder (F1), first degree kidnapping (F1), and conspiracy
to commit first degree murder (F2).
Jason Coleman (DOB: 5-28-80) is charged with first degree murder
after
deliberation (F1) and conspiracy to commit first degree murder
(F2).
Angela Dodds-Weare (DOB: 9-5-66) is charged with first degree
kidnapping (F1) and conspiracy to commit first degree murder
(F2).
All four defendants remain in custody in the Denver County Jail. They
are tentatively scheduled to appear in Denver County Courtroom 12T on
Friday, August 17, 2001 at 9:00 a.m. to be formally advised of the charges
against them.
*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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