August 14, 2002

Contact: Lynn Kimbrough, 720-913-9025

CHARGES FILED IN CAR-JACKING SPREE

Denver District Attorney Bill Ritter, Jr. filed formal charges against two people today in connection with a series of aggravated robberies that occurred last Thursday, August 8, 2002.

19-year-old Harold Simon (DOB: 2-6-83) is charged with 9 counts of aggravated robbery (F3), 2 counts of third degree assault (M1), and a single count each of second degree assault (F4), vehicular eluding (F5), attempted aggravated robbery (F4) and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery (F4).

16-year-old Dominic James (DOB: 5-22-86) is charged as an adult with 7 counts of aggravated robbery (F3), and one count each of attempted aggravated robbery (F4), third degree assault (M1), vehicular eluding (F5) and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery (F4).

The charges allege that Simon and James committed a series of crimes during the early morning hours of August 8, 2002 before being arrested later that same morning.  James was arrested near 7^th and Walnut; Simon was arrested near 30^th and Arapahoe.

Simon remains in custody in the Denver County Jail; his bond has been set at $150,000.  James has been held at the Gilliam Detention Center but will be transferred to the custody of the Denver County Jail now that he has been charged as an adult; his bond has been set at $100,000.

Simon and James are scheduled to appear in Denver District Court, division 10, at 8:30 a.m., on Monday, August 19, 2002 to be formally advised of the charges. 

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