DENVER—Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced the 18-year-old Jayque Owens was sentenced to 58 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections for the July 5, 2020, murder of 23-year-old Mr. Yaun Yae Long in a liquor store parking lot and the July 7, 2020, murder of 22-year-old Ms. Kalani Hayter who was shot and…

DENVER—Prosecutors with the Denver DA’s Office today announced that a criminal case was filed in Denver District Court against 33-year-old Stig Strong. Strong is charged with the murder of 34-year-old Johnathan Douglas. Just before 7:00 a.m. on April 18, 2023, Denver police officers responded to a 911 call and found Douglas on the ground covered…

DENVER—Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that the last two defendants have entered guilty pleas after going on a vicious crime spree in Denver, Aurora and Lakewood in August 2021. Their actions resulted in the shooting death of 18-year-old Shmuel Silverberg. Isaiah Freeman (currently 20-years-old) – pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated robbery…

DENVER—Prosecutors with the Denver DA’s Office today announced that a criminal case was filed in Denver District Court against 57-year-old Neil Hagerty. Hagerty is charged with three felony counts:  one count of second degree assault on a peace officer (F4) and two counts of attempting to disarm a peace officer (F6). Hagerty also faces two…

DENVER—On February 10, 2023, Karl A. Sanchez (age 52) was found guilty by a Denver jury of neglecting an elder woman for whom he was a caretaker and had power of attorney. Sanchez also stole the victim’s inheritance from her family, which she received in 2021, and recorded a document purporting to gift him her…

DENVER—Denver DA Beth McCann today announced that after reviewing the officer-involved shooting incident from October 1, 2022, no criminal charges will be filed against the three-involved Aurora Police Department officers who shot and killed Mr. Abel Yohannes who was 30-years-old at the time. Aurora officers responded to a report of a robbery at a 7-11…

DENVER—Denver DA Beth McCann today announced that after being in custody for 286-days, 52-year-old Kirk Wertz was sentenced to two-years’ court-supervised probation and released by the Honorable District Court Judge Darryl Shockley. As a convicted felon Wertz is now also prohibited from owning any firearms. On April 13, 2023, a Denver jury found Wertz guilty…

DENVER—On December 24, 2022, 40-year-old Benjamin Williams died from a gunshot wound while he was in a hotel in the 6700 block of East Colfax Avenue. The Office of the Medical Examiner ruled his death was a homicide. After a thorough investigation the Denver Police Department announced the arrest of Gregory Snell in connection with…

DENVER—A Denver jury on Wednesday, after deliberating for approximately three hours, found Kirk Wertz guilty of one count of retaliation against an elected official (F6) for placing a threatening phone call to the Colorado Secretary of State. Wertz was 52-years-old at the time of the incident. He will be sentenced by the Honorable Judge Darryl…

DENVER—Prosecutors with the Juvenile Unit of the Denver District Attorney’s Office today announced that they direct filed a case against Jaycin Robinson for allegedly shooting a 52-year-old woman in the head near East 56th Avenue and North Dallas Street just two days before his 18th birthday. The woman survived her injuries. On March 27, 2023,…