Regarding February 1, 2019, Shooting of Robert Lee Martinez and Sandra Pacheco DENVER—The legal review of the officer-involved shooting by Jefferson County Investigator Patrick Schreiner that occurred in the area of the 200 block of South Canosa Court on February 1, 2019, is complete. District Attorney McCann concluded that the shooting was legally justified for…

DENVER—A new $500,000 grant will enable the Denver Police Department, its Crime Lab and the Denver District Attorney’s Office to advance work towards solving 72 violent crime cold cases.  The funds will be shared among the three agencies so that work may proceed on unsolved homicide and sexual assault cases for which a suspect has…

DENVER—The Denver District Attorney today announced that Eric Ukuni (age 29) was sentenced to serve an 86-year prison sentence today by District Court Judge Shelley Gilman.  On August 23, 2019, a Denver jury found Ukuni guilty of killing then 66-year old Ernest Gurrini and other crimes.  Ukuni was originally charged by The Denver District Attorney…

DENVER—Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that a Denver Grand Jury has indicted 27 individuals on 56 counts in a case involving elder fraud.  The alleged crime ring was headed by two individuals, Ernest Hill (age 53) and Davon Phillips (age 27).  In the fall of 2017, they brought a senior from her home…

DENVER—On Wednesday, September 18, 2019, a school bus en route from Denver Green School Northfield made an unscheduled stop because some students were unruly. The bus driver and a paraprofessional, who acts as a bus monitor, pulled the bus over before its scheduled stop in an attempt to calm matters and also radioed for assistance.…

DENVER—Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that three men wanted on at large arrest warrants were each arrested on the same day last week when they showed up for probation appointments in Springfield, Illinois.  James Perkins (age 22), D’Andre Perkins (age 20) and Davon Reed (age 20) were extradited back to Colorado and are…

DENVER—In March 2017, the Denver District Attorney charged Constance M. Volz (age 56) with two counts of felony theft (F3) for which she was found guilty yesterday by a Denver jury.  Volz owned a parking-management business and siphoned off thousands of dollars in revenue that she owed to two owners of the garages. The Economic…

DENVER—Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that Ivan Zamarripa-Castaneda (age 28) was sentenced by Judge Michael J. Vallejos last Friday to serve 10 years in the Department of Corrections. On March 3, 2018, shortly before midnight, Zamarripa-Castaneda was driving a pickup truck while drunk with a .121 BAC and caused a fiery accident involving…

 DENVER—This morning, Judge Shelley Gilman sentenced Auviauntea Evans (age 20) to serve a 40-year prison term for fatally stabbing 17-year old Reese Grant-Cobb.  The Denver District Attorney announced on July 29, 2019, that Evans pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree. Evans was originally charged with one count of first degree murder (F1) for…

DENVER—The Denver District Attorney today announced the launch of an innovative restorative justice program for adults aptly titled, Restorative Denver.  The goal of Restorative Denver is to address crime and harm caused through a lens of increased public safety and healing by providing an alternative way to process cases.  Restorative justice is proven to result…