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May 29,
2003
Contact: Lynn Kimbrough,
720-913-9025
CHARGES
FILED IN CARJACKING
Denver District
Attorney Bill Ritter, Jr. formally charged two men today in
connection with a carjacking that occurred last Friday, May 23,
2003 near 14th Avenue and St. Paul Street.
Drew Lucero
(DOB: 6-10-84) is charged with aggravated robbery (F3),
conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery (F4),
vehicular eluding (F5), and reckless driving (M).*
Robert Olivas
(DOB: 8-17-83) is charged with aggravated robbery (F3)
and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery (F4).*
MAN CHARGED IN
VEHICULAR HOMICIDE
A fatal crash near
I-70 and Peoria last Friday has resulted in charges against the
driver.
Stephen Stauffer
(DOB: 1-1-80) is charged with vehicular homicide
(F3), DUI (M), DUI-per se (M), and careless
driving (TO).*
The charges allege
that Stauffer and a passenger, Eric Byberg (DOB: 12-26-78) were
eastbound on I-70 at Peoria Street at about 2:20 a.m. on Friday,
May 23, 2003, when Stauffer drove off the road, rolling the ’97
Dodge Intrepid he was driving. Byberg later died from injuries
sustained in the crash.
CHARGES FILED
IN WEEKEND STABBING
Charges were filed
today against a man accused of stabbing two people standing at a
bus stop at Colfax and York last Friday afternoon.
Leonard Velasquez
(DOB: 4-12-64) is charged with attempted first-degree murder
(F2), first-degree assault (F3), and second-degree
assault (F4).*
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*Each defendant
remains in the Denver County Jail at this time and will appear
for advisement on Monday, June 2, 2003 in Denver County Court,
room 12T, at 9 a.m.
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