Man Charged in Hit and Run Death (Cribbs)
DENVER—Denver District Attorney Beth McCann announced that Roosevelt Cribbs (age 67) was charged today in the hit and run death of Saliha Suleiman (age 44). The incident occurred on December 11, 2019, in the 1900 block of W. Jewell Avenue. Cribbs is alleged to have struck Suleiman with his Winnebago while she was on the…
Read MoreMan Receives Prison Sentence After His 13th DUI (Rome)
DENVER—Maynard Rome (age 60) was sentenced to a four-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to his 13th DUI. Prosecutors with the Denver District Attorney’s Office argued that the community was not safe from Mr. Rome and that it was a miracle Rome had not killed someone or himself in amassing DUIs in Denver County, Adams…
Read MoreDenver Grand Jury Indicts Two Men on Organized Crime and Other Charges
DENVER—Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that that a Denver Grand Jury has indicted Erik Osborn (age 52) and Joseph O’Rourke (age 60) on several felony theft counts, with Osborn being accused of violating the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act. The indictment alleges that between November 5, 2015 and November 13, 2019, Osborn owned…
Read MoreGuilty Plea Entered in Bicycle Death (Anton)
DENVER—On July 24, 2019, Alexis Bounds, a 37-year-old mother, wife and daughter, was riding her bicycle when David Anton (age 51) turned into her with a dump truck at the corner of Bayaud Avenue and South Marion Parkway. Bounds died from her injuries and her death sparked civic action that led to new bike lanes…
Read MoreDenver DA Charges Man in Stabbing Death (Cholo)
DENVER—35-year old Bereket Cholo was charged yesterday by the Denver District Attorney with murder in the first degree. It is alleged that on November 27, 2019, Cholo stabbed Mr. Tamerat Abebe in the 7-Eleven store in the 7600 block of East Colfax Avenue causing his death. Cholo’s case number is 19CR08929 and he will appear…
Read MoreGuilty Verdict Reached in 25-Year Old Sexual Assault Cold Case (Fields)
DENVER—25 years after Troy Fields (age 51) raped, kidnapped and burglarized his female victim, justice is served. Today, the Denver District Attorney announced that after just one hour of deliberations, a jury found Fields guilty of sexual assault and kidnapping. Fields remained unidentified from the February 9, 1994 offense until a DNA match from the…
Read MoreDenver DA Charges Man in RiNo Parking Garage Shooting Incident (Lambert)
DENVER—This morning, the Denver District Attorney filed charges against Bryan T. Lambert (age 39) who is alleged to have shot a high-capacity rifle in Denver’s RiNo neighborhood last Saturday. Lambert was charged with two counts of criminal mischief (F5), two counts of using a prohibited large-capacity magazine during a crime (F6) and one count of…
Read MoreDomestic Violence Offender Receives Nine Year Sentence (Marsden)
DENVER—Robert Alexander Marsden (age 36) was sentenced today to serve a nine-year Denver County jail sentence in a domestic violence case (case number 18MO5426). Marsden was found guilty of one count of assault in the third degree (M1), five counts of child abuse (M2), three counts of third degree assault on a pregnant victim (M1)…
Read MoreMan Who Sexually Assaulted Three Teen Girls Sentenced (Marcotte)
DENVER—This afternoon, Bradley J. Marcotte (age 57) received a 54 years to life prison sentence from the Honorable Judge John W. Madden, IV for sexually assaulting three teenage girls. In August, a jury found Marcotte guilty of using their shared Catholic faith as a catalyst for the abuse. “The abuse Bradley Marcotte committed against these…
Read MoreDenver DA Files COCCA Charges Against 13 Individuals
DENVER—Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that 13 individuals have been charged with violating the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act (COCCA) (F2). An investigation that began in July 2019 resulted in law enforcement agencies executing warrants on November 7, 2019. Multiple individuals throughout the Denver-metro area were arrested that Thursday and law enforcement seized…
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