DENVER — Denver District Attorney John Walsh today announced that Denver juries returned guilty verdicts in three different murder cases this week. In the first case, Joseph Lash was convicted of First-Degree Murder on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. On March 11, 2023, Lash shot and killed 18-year-old Rigoberto Esparza outside a house party in Montbello.…

DENVER — Denver District Attorney John Walsh announced that Isaiah Vigil has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.  In July of this year, Vigil pleaded guilty to one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Narcotics and one count of violating the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act (COCCA). In the fall of 2022, Vigil…

DENVER — Denver District Attorney John Walsh has announced that Stefon Flowers was sentenced today to 19 years in prison.  On August 11 of this year, Flowers pleaded guilty to two counts of Pimping. Between September and November 2023, Flowers coerced at least four women to participate in prostitution for his financial gain. Flowers posted…

DENVER — Denver District Attorney John Walsh announced today that charges will not be filed against any of the Denver Police Officers who were involved in a shooting that injured 62-year-old Allan Scott. On August 25, 2025, several DPD officers responded to a 911 call of a man, later identified as Scott, in a parking…

DENVER — Denver District Attorney John Walsh has announced that Jason Groshart was sentenced today to 32 years in prison.  On July 30, Groshart pleaded guilty to one count of Kidnapping and one count of Attempted Sexual Assault. On March 30, 2004, Groshart broke into the victim’s home in Denver dressed in all black, including…

DENVER — Denver District Attorney John Walsh has announced that Pa Reh was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole.  On July 15, a jury convicted Reh of First-Degree Murder. Reh and three other defendants were charged with shooting and killing 42-year-old Ma Kaing in July of 2022 in the 13-hundred…

DENVER — Denver District Attorney John Walsh announced today that Jason Lobins, the founder of The Lobins Group, LLC, was sentenced today to 6 years in prison. In March, Lobins pleaded guilty to one count of Securities Fraud and one count of Theft. He also agreed to pay $966,045 in restitution to his victims. Between…

DENVER — Denver District Attorney John Walsh announced today that a Denver grand jury has indicted Eli and Kaitlyn Regalado on 40 counts regarding an alleged multi-million-dollar cryptocurrency scam. According to the indictment, between January 2022 and July 2023, the Regalados solicited nearly $3.4 million from investors who were looking to buy INDXcoin, a cryptocurrency…

DENVER — Denver District Attorney John Walsh has announced that, after a four-day trial and five hours of deliberations, a jury today convicted twenty-year-old George Vigil of manslaughter. On September 22, 2024, Vigil stabbed to death his uncle, Robert Vigil, after a family argument that started over a bottle of hot sauce. Vigil faces up…

DENVER — Denver District Attorney John Walsh today announced that the Denver DA’s Office has divided its Family Violence Unit (FVU) into two new units: the Domestic Violence Unit (DVU) and the Child Victim Unit (CVU). This change – and increase in resources – was driven by community and case needs, as well as recent…