DENVER—Rita Desjardine was 36-years old when her body was found in a Denver motel room the morning of December 7, 1994. Today, prosecutors with the Denver District Attorney’s Office Cold Case Unit announced that Steven Cumberbatch (currently 58-years old) is charged with her murder. He was extradited from Virginia and is now in Denver to…

DENVER—After deliberating for approximately five hours, a Denver jury late Wednesday found 52-year old Byron Whitehorn guilty of sexually assaulting four women. In 2019 Whitehorn was charged by prosecutors with the Denver District Attorney’s Office with eight counts of sexual assault (F4). Whitehorn targeted young women as they exited LoDo bars. He would offer his…

DENVER—Prior to the resumption of the trial this morning for closing arguments, the presiding judge notified the parties and the jury that the defendant, Randall Butler, had taken his life earlier this morning. In response to this development, Denver District Attorney Beth McCann issued the following statement. “We are sorry that this trial ended in…

DENVER— On April 25, 2021, a man in a Subaru Crosstrek pointed a rifle at another person in a Subaru WRX at 10th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard in Denver. Today, prosecutors are renewing the call for the victims of that incident to come forward. A 44-year-old male, former Colorado law enforcement officer has been charged…

DENVER—Denver District Attorney Beth McCann and Assistant District Attorney Maggie Conboy will be in court today in a case they are prosecuting against former Lakewood Police Department Officer Randall Shaun Butler (age 39). Butler is charged with two counts of sexual assault (F4) for an incident that allegedly occurred the night of November 16, 2018,…

Investigation and Decision Re December 28, 2020 Shooting of Larry Hamm DENVER—Denver District Attorney Beth McCann’s legal review of the officer-involved shooting of 47-year old Larry Hamm that occurred on December 28, 2020, in the 1000 block of North Monaco Parkway is complete. DA McCann concluded that the shooting was legally justified and that no…

Investigation and Decision Re October 31, 2020 Shooting of John Pacheaco DENVER—Denver District Attorney Beth McCann’s legal review of the officer-involved shooting that occurred on October 31, 2020, in the 300 block of S. Colorado Boulevard in Denver is complete. DA McCann concluded that the shooting was legally justified and that no criminal charges are…

DENVER—Denver District Attorney Beth McCann announced that 49-year old Patrick Layden was charged with two counts of assault in the first degree (F3), one count of vehicular homicide (F4) and with one count of vehicular assault (F5), for an incident that occurred at the intersection of 32nd Avenue and Lowell Boulevard on Saturday, April 10,…

DENVER—This morning, a Denver jury found 39-year old Jose Armenta-Vazquez guilty on all counts after deliberating for approximately three and a half hours in case number 20CR00432. In 2020, Chief Deputy DA Khoury Dillon and Deputy DA Blake Harrison charged Armenta-Vazquez with criminal attempt to commit murder in the first degree (F2), first degree assault…

DENVER—Upon hearing that a Minneapolis jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts of the murder of George Floyd, Denver District Attorney Beth McCann issued the following statement. “The murder of George Floyd affected our entire nation and his death galvanized many in Denver to take to the streets and demand changes…