DENVER—Today, the Denver District Attorney’s Office filed felony menacing (F5), kidnapping (F4), false imprisonment (M2), and prohibited use of a weapon (M2) charges against Tushar Rae (age 30). Rae currently faces charges in Aurora for an April 3, 2019, incident at 10100 E. 13th Avenue. While investigating the April 3rd incident, Denver Police learned that…

DENVER—Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that Ryan Austin Lee (age 43), who has a history of racial intimidation, was found guilty of two counts of bias motivated crime (F5) and two counts of assault in the third degree (M1). Unlike other crimes, securing a hate crime conviction requires that prosecutors prove what was…

DENVER—Denver District Court Judge Michael Vallejos today sentenced DeJuan Stamps (age 30) to life plus 24-years for the beating death of James Farmer Jr.. Mr. Farmer was hailed as a hero for dying while defending two teenagers whom Stamps randomly attacked on June 16, 2017. After Stamps first assaulted the two teen victims (a male…

DENVER—Prosecutors in the Sex Assault Unit of the Denver District Attorney’s Office filed charges today against a recently retired Denver Fire Department Lieutenant, Daniel Flesner, (age 47). Flesner faces one count of tampering with physical evidence (F6) and one count of invasion of privacy for sexual gratification (M1). Flesner is alleged to have secretly placed…

DENVER—On April 5, 2019, a pedestrian was struck and killed while in the crosswalk at 15th and Blake Streets in LoDo. Today, the Denver District Attorney’s Office announced it has filed charges against the driver of the Toyota truck involved in that incident, Jerek Fabjancic (age 29). Fabjancic allegedly fled the scene and was arrested…

DENVER—Prosecutors with the Denver District Attorney’s Office have charged a Denver Sheriff Department Deputy, Matthew Jeremiah Pemberton (age 25), with submitting forged military orders claiming he was attending U.S. Army trainings and needed time off with pay when, in fact, no such orders were ever issued. He is accused of forging military orders to reflect…

DENVER—Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that a Denver jury found Mauricio Venzor-Gonzalez (age 24) guilty of attempted murder in the first degree (F2) for firing multiple gunshots at a Denver Police Department Officer, first degree assault on a peace officer (F3), retaliation against a witness (F3), and two counts of possession of a…

DENVER—Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that a Denver jury found DeJuan Stamps (age 30) guilty of murder in the first degree (F1) in the 2017 beating death of James Farmer Jr. (age 62). Mr. Farmer was hailed as a hero for dying while defending two teenagers whom Stamps randomly attacked on June 16,…

DENVER—Denver officials today announced the launch of an innovative pilot program to address low-level drug and prostitution crimes: the national LEAD (Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion) program. Rather than being arrested, incarcerated and prosecuted, LEAD-trained Denver Police officers will redirect people facing substance use and/or prostitution charges to case management and community-based services. LEAD program participants…

DENVER—The Denver District Attorney’s Office today announced Najib Mahamoud (age 24) will spend the rest of his life behind bars for murdering Mr. Isaiah Roquemore in October of 2015. Late last month, a jury found Mahamoud guilty of murder in the first degree. Today, he received a sentence of life without parole from Denver District…