NEWS RELEASE – October 25, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025     JAIL INMATE CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER OF SHERIFF’S DEPUTY Defendant was in jail for alleged Starbucks robbery   Denver District Attorney Beth McCann has formally charged a Denver city jail inmate with the attempted murder of a Denver Sheriff’s deputy.   Cether Watkins…

NEWS RELEASE – October 24, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025     DENVER POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH ASSAULT   Denver District Attorney Beth McCann has formally charged a Denver policer officer in connection with an alleged unlawful use of force incident.   Denver Police Sergeant Joseph Rodarte (dob: 01-03-1968) is charged with one count of…

NEWS RELEASE – October 16, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025     DISTRICT ATTORNEY MCCANN ISSUES OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING LETTER Investigation and Decision Re March 2018 Shooting of Steven Nguyen   The legal review of the officer-involved shooting that occurred on March 19, 2018, in the 4100 block of Albion Street has been completed. A copy…

NEWS RELEASE – October 12, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025     JURY CONVICTS MAN OF MURDER IN JULY 2017 ALTERCATION   A Denver District Court jury convicted a man of murder in the death of another in an altercation between the man and his mother’s boyfriend in July 2017.   Elizario Herrera (dob: 04-15-1985)…

NEWS RELEASE – October 12, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025   LAST OF THE RINGLEADERS IN MOTOR VEHICLE/BURGLARY/IDENTITY THEFT CRIMINAL OPERATION PLEADS GUILTY & SENTENCED TO PRISON   The last of the five ringleaders of a criminal enterprise involving stolen motor vehicles and other property, destruction of property, identity theft and other criminal activity has…

NEWS RELEASE – October 11, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025   FORMER CHARITY LEADER INDICTED FOR THEFT, MONEY LAUNDERING, OTHER CHARGES   A Denver Grand Jury has indicted a man in connection with the theft of almost $50,000 from a charity.   Franklin Gale (dob: 08-15-1963) is charged with one count of money laundering (F3),…

NEWS RELEASE – October 4, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025     MAN CHARGED IN DEATH OF CHILD   Denver District Attorney Beth McCann has formally charged a man in connection with the death of his girlfriend’s young son.   John Affourtit (dob: 04-01-1985) is charged with one count of murder in the first degree—child…

NEWS RELEASE – October 3, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025     MAN CHARGED IN SHOOTING DEATH OF WOMAN Also charged with menacing of girlfriend   Denver District Attorney Beth McCann has formally filed charges against a man in connection with the September shooting death of an acquaintance.   Elijah Lucero (dob: 10-29-1998) is charged…

NEWS RELEASE – October 2, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025     MAN IS SENTENCED FOR VEHICULAR HOMICIDE   A man who pleaded guilty to drunkenly crashing his car into another vehicle, resulting in the death of the other driver, and then fleeing the scene of the accident, was sentenced yesterday in Denver District Court.…

NEWS RELEASE – October 1, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025     THREE MEN CHARGED IN APRIL SHOOTING DEATH 2nd Victim Wounded   Denver District Attorney Beth McCann has formally charged three men in connection with the April shooting death of another man in the Five Points neighborhood.   Vincent Harper (dob: 03-08-1989), Joshua Cunningham…