DENVER — Denver District Attorney John Walsh has announced that a Denver jury today convicted Trahavonie Smith of second-degree murder and unlawful possession of a large capacity magazine in connection with the death of 63 year-old Garry Arellano. On April 27, 2022, Smith shot and killed Arellano after Arellano stepped in to break up a…

DENVER — Denver District Attorney John Walsh has announced that Korey Anderson was sentenced today to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of burglary, one count of aggravated robbery and one count of violating the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act (COCCA). Anderson and 13 other defendants were charged in connection with…

DENVER — Denver District Attorney John Walsh has announced that Miles Harford, the former owner of Apollo Funeral and Cremation Services, pleaded guilty today to one felony count of abuse of a corpse and one misdemeanor count of theft. On February 6, 2024, Denver Police responded to Harford’s home on Quitman Street, where multiple boxes…

DENVER — Denver District Attorney John Walsh has announced that Ashlye Handy was sentenced today to 25 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections. On January 14 of this year, a jury convicted Handy of second-degree murder for shooting and killing 16 year-old Abreham Yohhanes in an east Denver apartment building in September of 2021.…

DENVER — Denver District Attorney John Walsh announced that Phillip Baca, Sr., the leader of the “Few But Plenty” street gang, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit murder and one count of violating the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act. Between 2019 and 2022, Few But Plenty (FBP) was responsible for dozens…

DENVER — Denver District Attorney John Walsh announced that William Galbreath has been sentenced to 21 years in prison after pleading guilty in January to one count of human trafficking.  Judge Nikea Bland also ordered Galbreath to register as a sex offender. Between April 2021 and April of 2024, Galbreath identified multiple vulnerable women, coerced…

DENVER — Denver District Attorney John Walsh has announced that Angel “Taz” Espinoza pleaded guilty today to two counts of second-degree murder, one count of attempted murder, and one count of violating the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act. Espinoza was the leader of the criminal street gang that identified itself as “2D$” (Too Damn Smooth,…

DENVER — Denver District Attorney John Walsh has announced that Clemente Flores-Hernandez pleaded guilty today to second-degree murder and first-degree assault and was sentenced to 60 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections. On February 24, 2023, Flores-Hernandez shot and killed 44 year-old Karol Bedoya at her home in northeast Denver. Ms. Bedoya and Flores-Hernandez…

Contact: Matt Jablow, Communications Director Matt.Jablow@denverda.org 720-913-9025 John Pastor-Mendoza Sentenced to 290 Years to Life DENVER — Denver District Attorney John Walsh has announced that Judge Karen Brody today sentenced John Pastor-Mendoza to 290 years to life in the Department of Corrections.  On October 24, 2024, Pastor-Mendoza was convicted of 30 charges related to the…

DENVER — Denver District Attorney John Walsh has announced that Donte Ellis was convicted today of first-degree murder in connection with the death of 43 year-old Shayna Johnson, a restorative practice coordinator at Denver’s Castro Elementary School.  Judge Eric Johnson then sentenced Ellis to life in prison without the possibility of parole. On August 2,…