DENVER—On July 2, 2022, Mr. Terrell Jones (age 23) was struck and killed by a vehicle near the intersection of Broadway and Irvington Street. Today, Denver District Attorney Beth McCann announced that 19-year-old Avel Aguirre-Sanchez is charged with murder in the first degree – extreme indifference and eight additional felony counts for allegedly causing Jones’…

DENVER—Almost two years after prosecutors with the Denver DA’s Office accused Oscar Villegas-Ortega (age 23) of murdering then 30-year-old Fausto Marquez, a Denver jury late Thursday found Villegas-Ortega guilty. The jury deliberated for approximately one day before agreeing with prosecutors that Villegas-Ortega was responsible for the June 27, 2020, shooting death of Mr. Marquez. That…

 DENVER—On June 4, 2021, multiple Denver Police Department officers responded to numerous calls to 911 of a man firing a handgun in Martin Luther King Jr. Park in the area of E. 38th Ave. and N. Newport Street in Denver. Upon arrival, officers located Mr. Colton Wagner standing next to a Jeep Grand Cherokee. As…

Denver–This morning the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling that effectively dismantles almost 50 years of precedence guaranteeing women the right to have an abortion. The following statement is to be attributed to Denver District Attorney Beth McCann. “I am extremely disappointed with today’s ruling by the majority of the Supreme Court…

DENVER—Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that on Friday the Honorable Judge Christopher Baumann sentenced Phillip Bivins to a 48-year prison sentence for murdering his wife, Tia Bivins. On July 18, 2019, Bivins shot and killed Tia Bivins at their home located at 32nd and Dexter Streets in Denver. “This was a tragic case…

DENVER— Today, prosecutors with the Denver DA’s Office announced charges were filed against four students from Northfield High School. On May 26, 2022, one of the boys brought a “splatter ball gun” to the school. While all of the involved students knew it was not a real gun, school personnel did not and responded as…

DENVER—A conviction review unit is an essential part of an effective and modern prosecutorial office. Conviction review units (also called conviction integrity units) are found across the country in dozens of prosecutor offices both big and small. After receiving budget approval from Denver City Council, Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that her office…

DENVER—Denver DA Beth McCann today announced the resolution of a nearly 24-year-old cold case.  This afternoon Denver District Court Judge Eric Johnson sentenced 58-year-old Crespin Nene-Perez to serve a prison term of 20 years for the 1998 domestic violence cold case homicide of his girlfriend Ms. Bonny Baker who was 47-years-old when he killed her.…

DENVER—The Denver District Attorney’s Office today announced that it is prosecuting 11 people accused of operating an organized crime ring in which they stole at least 130 motor vehicles (as well as camping trailers in which they lived), firearms, and committed identity theft throughout the Denver-metro area to support their methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl habits…

DENVER—Today, prosecutors with the Denver DA’s Office charged 24-year-old Elijah Hood with the murders of three people from an incident on April 26, 2022, in the 5900 block of North Dunkirk Street in Denver. Hood faces three counts of first degree murder (F1), one count of child abuse resulting in death (F2) and one count…