DENVER—The Denver District Attorney’s Office is doing its part regarding COVID-19.  We have adjusted how we work in a way that balances the need for social distancing with our mission of holding offenders accountable while supporting victims. DA Beth McCann has asked all employees who are able to work from home to do so and…

DENVER—After pleading guilty on January 13, 2020, to second degree murder and first degree assault in the brutal stabbing death of 49-year-old Jeanna Leslie, Terry Dunford (age 42) was sentenced yesterday.  Denver District Court Judge Eric Elliff handed down a 60-year consecutive sentence:  48 years for the murder and 12 years for the assault.  Dunford…

DENVER—After eight hours of deliberation, on March 9, 2020, a Denver jury found Michael Pikes (age 33) guilty of killing Mr. Jacy Kadison-Marshall who was 37-years old at the time of his murder. On December 1, 2018, the defendant initially called 911 to report that he had shot the victim in self-defense.  Pikes then hung…

DENVER—The Denver District Attorney yesterday charged two adults, Roxanne Rodriquez –Hernandez (age 24) and Mark Howard (age 34) with murdering Marquis Johnson on February 19, 2020 in Denver’s Tech Center. Rodriguez-Hernandez faces a total of 24 felony counts:  two counts of murder in the first degree (F1), six counts of conspiracy to commit murder in…

DENVER—On October 18, 2018, 25-year old Thomas Steen was killed during the course of an aggravated street robbery for which Ibrahim Amir Musa (age 22) and Husham Al Kinani (age 20) were arrested.  The incident occurred in the 100 block of N. Bannock Street that night and both men were charged by Denver DA prosecutors…

DENVER—Leland Pankey (age 40), the biological father of deceased seven-year old Caden McWilliams, was sentenced today to the maximum sentence of 72 years by District Court Judge A. Bruce Jones. The sentence reflects that Pankey’s offenses were intentional, deliberate, calculated, callous, self-serving and depraved of any sense of humanity or human kindness. The seriousness of…

DENVER—Prosecutors with the Denver District Attorney’s Office charged 52-year old Charlene King with one count of murder in the first degree for the shooting death of Mr. Terance Longo (age 67). On February 9, 2020, Denver Police Officers responded to a 911 call King placed from a home in the 4900 block of Clay Street…

DENVER—The Denver District Attorney has filed charges again Sabastian Tremayne Littlejohn, (age 25) who is alleged to have robbed a marijuana dispensary at 330 South Dayton Street in Denver on January 8, 2020. Littlejohn is charged with one count of second degree kidnapping (F2), five counts of aggravated robbery (F3) one count of possession with…

DENVER—22-year old Emanuel Martinez, known to Denver’s law enforcement as the “Sweet Tooth” Bandit was arrested by Denver Police officers and charged by prosecutors with the Denver District Attorney’s Office last month.  Martinez received his moniker after allegedly committing a series of aggravated robberies against Haagen-Dazs, Jamba Juice, Yogurtland and other businesses between August 2019…

DENVER—At a press conference this morning, Denver District Attorney Beth McCann and Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen announced that a Denver Grand Jury indicted two individuals on financial crimes for allegedly profiting from the trafficking of humans.  At the core, this case is about a well-organized human trafficking ring led by Ms. Xiaoli Gao (age…