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…

NEWS RELEASE – September 28, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025     MAN SENTENCED FOR NOVEMBER 2017 MURDER   A man who pleaded guilty to the November 2017 shooting death of another man was sentenced yesterday afternoon in Denver District Court.   Corey Davis (dob: 03-03-1987) pleaded guilty in August to second degree murder (F2)…

NEWS RELEASE – September 25, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025     LEADER OF VIOLENT DRUG RING SENTENCED   A leader of a west Denver methamphetamine and heroin drug ring indicted in 2016 was sentenced last Friday in Denver District Court.   Edgar Barroso (02-10-86) pleaded guilty in November 2017 to one count of violating…

NEWS RELEASE – September 24, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025     REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT SCAMMER SENTENCED TO PRISON   A man accused of a real estate development scam was sentenced last Friday in Denver Distr4ict Court.   Elliott Boston III (dob: 05-11-1969) was indicted by a Denver grand jury in April 2017 and charged…

NEWS RELEASE – September 17, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025     COLORADO SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS JUVENILE RE-SENTENCING LAW   Today, in People v Brooks (2018 CO 77) the Colorado Supreme Court upheld the state’s revised sentencing scheme for juvenile offenders who received unconstitutional mandatory sentences to life in prison without the possibility of parole…

NEWS RELEASE – September 12, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025     MAN CHARGED IN FATAL TEEN STABBING Defendant at-large since July; arrested September 10   Denver District Attorney Beth McCann has formally charged a man in connection with the fatal stabbing of a teen on East Colfax in July.   Auviauntea Evans (dob: 03-06-1999)…