DENVER—The Denver District Attorney’s Office today announced that Tyler White (age 27) was sentenced on Friday to serve 30-years for the October 2016, murder of Ariel Berryman who was 28-years old at the time.  On April 12, 2019, White pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree (F2) and to menacing (F5) with the Honorable…

DENVER—Orlando L. Johns (age 27) was sentenced today to serve a 24-year prison sentence by Denver District Court Judge Michael Vallejos. In September 2018, a Denver grand jury approved an indictment against Johns who was initially charged with human trafficking for sexual servitude of two children, ages 15 and 16 (F2) and two adult women…

DENVER—An 18-year old man, Lin Feng Li, is charged with murder in the first degree (F1) by Denver District Attorney’s Office prosecutors. Li is also charged with three counts of intimidating a victim or witness (F4) and one count of possession of a weapon by a previous offender (F6). On June 15, 2019, Denver Police…

DENVER—The legal review of the officer-involved shooting that occurred on February 12, 2019, at 13941 E. Randolph Place 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—Francisco Ysidro Ruiz (age 39) was charged yesterday by prosecutors with the Denver District Attorney’s Office. He faces one count of second degree burglary (F4) and one count of theft (F4) for allegedly stealing 15 comic books valued at $49,000 from Mile High Comics. On May 27, 2019, Denver Police responded to a burglary call…

DENVER—Denver District Attorney’s Office prosecutors filed charges late yesterday against Tobias Favela (age 50) accusing him of sexually assaulting five men. He faces six counts of sexual assault (F4). Between November 2013 and January 2019, Favela would allegedly offer rides to men as they walked alone near bars and nightclubs late at night. In each…

DENVER—Denver District Judge John W. Madden IV handed down a 32-year prison sentence for Mauricio Venzor-Gonzalez. On March 18, 2019, he was found guilty on five out of six counts by a Denver jury: attempted murder in the first degree (F2) for firing multiple shots at a Denver Police officer, first degree assault on a…

DENVER—Prosecutors with the Denver District Attorney’s Office today charged Erik Maw (age 49) with the murder of 44-year old Sirena Duran-Maw. On May 31, 2019, a call to 911 reported that a person was not breathing in Denver’s City Park West neighborhood. Denver Police officers arrived to assist the responding paramedics and learned from the…

DENVER—Ryan Austin Lee (age 43) was sentenced late Friday by Denver District Court Senior Judge William Robbins to serve a five-year sentence plus two-years mandatory parole for his racist acts. Lee was found guilty of hate crimes in April and faced a maximum sentence of 15-years. At the time of his conviction, Denver District Attorney…

DENVER—Leland Pankey (age 39), the biological father of deceased seven-year old Caden McWilliams, has been charged in the child’s death. Prosecutors with the Denver District Attorney’s office today announced that Pankey faces three counts: murder in the first degree (F1), child abuse resulting in death (F2) and tampering with a deceased human (F3). In January…