DENVER—On December 2, 2021, Charlotte Chavez (currently 31-years-old) called 911 to report that her one-year-old daughter, Betty, was not breathing. Paramedics responded to the home and transported Betty to Denver Health Medical Center where life saving measures were continued unsuccessfully. Betty’s body was taken to the Denver Morgue that same day and an autopsy was…

DENVER—Today, Mayor Michael Hancock announced the retirement this October of Denver Police Department Chief Paul Pazen. In response Denver District Attorney Beth McCann issued the following statement which is to be attributed to her. “Chief Pazen is a dedicated public servant who ushered in many positive and launched many new programs like STAR and LEAD…

DENVER— Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that her office is prosecuting Katrelle James (age – 22) for allegedly shooting a 13-year-old boy in his arm as he was being driven home from school by his mother. The incident occurred on August 22, 2022, in the 1000 block of 14th Avenue in Denver. Several…

DENVER—Today, the Denver DA’s Elder and At-Risk Unit announced that they have charged 40-year-old Michael Hill with one felony count of criminal negligence causing serious bodily injury to an intellectually and developmentally disabled male for whom Hill was formerly the host home provider and caretaker. In December 2019, Colorado Adult Protective Services contacted the Denver…

DENVER—On July 17, 2022, three on-duty Denver Police Department officers in LoDo fired at Mr. Jordan Waddy injuring him and six bystanders. Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that she will ask a Denver grand jury to open an investigation and review the incident. “The public’s interest in this particular shooting incident is understandably…

DENVER—On July 26, 2022, the Denver Police Department announced the arrests of two of its officers, Michael Pineda (age 50) and Santana Pineda (age 26). Today, prosecutors with the Denver District Attorney’s Office filed criminal cases in Denver District Court against both men charging each with one count of felony theft (F6). It is alleged…

DENVER—Denver DA Beth McCann today announced that her office has charged 21-year-old Jordan Waddy with three counts of possession of a weapon by a previous offender (F5) and one count of third degree assault (M1). Around 1:30 a.m. on July 17, 2022, Mr. Waddy is alleged to have been in an altercation with other individuals…

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…