DENVER—Denver District Court Judge Michael J. Vallejos sentenced Ernie Crawley (age 40) yesterday to 48 years in prison. On May 31, 2019, Crawley pleaded guilty to one count of murder in the second degree naming both deceased victims and one count of driving under the influence. On February 18, 2018, Crawley was driving 163 miles…

DENVER—Spencer David Chase (age 46) is now the fourth individual charged by the Denver District Attorney’s Office with operating an illegal short-term rental business. In April, Chase submitted an application for a short-term rental at 1117 South Milwaukee Street under his name. The following day, he submitted another application for the same address under the…

DENVER—Prosecutors with the Denver District Attorney’s office have reached a plea agreement with Auviauntea Evans (age 20) in connection with the fatal stabbing of 17-year old Reese Grant-Cobb.  Evans pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree with an open sentencing range of 20-40 years. On July 1, 2018, Evans had a physical altercation with…

DENVER—Denver District Attorney Beth McCann and Assistant Deputy District Attorney Ryan Brackley agree that it is in the best interest of the office moving forward that he resign. This decision came after further consideration regarding the events outlined in a recent personnel investigation. It became clear in attempting to restructure job responsibilities that a parting…

DENVER—Convicted attempted murderer Mauricio Venzor-Gonzalez (age 24) pleaded guilty earlier this week to additional charges in a second case: one count of escape (F4) and one count of possession of a weapon by a previous offender (F6). The Denver District Attorney’s Office today announced that due to the plea agreement, this week’s scheduled jury trial…

Investigation and Decision Re April 29, 2019, Shooting of Alfredo Vallejos  DENVER—The legal review of the officer-involved shooting that occurred on April 29, 2019, at 3rd Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard is complete. A copy of the decision letter from Denver District Attorney Beth McCann to Lakewood Chief of Police Daniel McCasky and to Denver Chief…

DENVER—Denver District Attorney Beth McCann has formally charged Joshua Hensley (age 38), an employee at the Denver Women’s Correctional Facility, with one count of patronizing a prostitute (M1), one count of stalking (F5), and two counts of attempted pimping (F4). The charges allege that Hensley used his position and his employment to recruit women and…

DENVER—The Denver District Attorney today announced a 126-count grand jury indictment involving nine defendants, 77 victims and at least 52 companies. Maren Raquel Gasser (age 30), Jonathan Wray Hovey (age 39), Matthew Wade Turkett (age 30), Brett Alan Cravens (age 27), Kasee Rae Dela-Torre (age 28), John Christopher Garcia (age 26), Cory Roger Halvorson (age…

DENVER—The legal review of the officer-involved shooting that occurred on February 25, 2019, at 1200 N. Galapago Street is complete.  A copy of the decision letter from Denver District Attorney Beth McCann to Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen is available for review along with the investigation protocol. District Attorney McCann concluded that the shooting was…

DENVER—Convicted sex offender, Johnny Dewayne Harris (age 49) was sentenced last Friday to 25-years in prison by District Court Judge Michael Vallejos.  In May 2019, Harris pleaded guilty to one count of assault in the first degree and two counts of attempted sexual assault. On March 26, 2018, Harris offered a ride to a woman,…