DENVER — Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that Dean Morgan and John McNamara have each been charged with four counts of theft and one count of racketeering in connection with a wide-ranging roofing scam. It is alleged that, between April 17th and mid-May of this year, Morgan and McNamara, both Irish nationals, were…

DENVER – Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that 19 year-old Antonio Vasquez and 17 year-old Jason Trujillo, Jr., have been charged with first degree murder in connection with a shooting outside the Denver Aquarium. On February 14, 2024, it is alleged that Vasquez and Trujillo shot 19 year-old Dacien Salazar.  Mr. Salazar was…

DENVER — The City of Denver will hold its third Fresh Start warrant clearance event this Saturday, May 11, at The Assessment, Intake, and Diversion (AID) Center of Denver, 1370 Elati Street, from 9 am to 1 pm.  A person is eligible if they have active warrants for one or more of the following: A…

DENVER – Denver District Attorney Beth McCann has announced that Denver Police Officer Adam Glasby has pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree assault and sentenced to two years of probation.   Glasby’s conviction is a POST decertifying offense, meaning that he can no longer work as a police officer in Colorado. On June 13 of…

DENVER — Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that Denver District Court Judge Ericka Englert has sentenced Coban Porter to six years in prison for Vehicular Homicide-DUI and two years in prison for Vehicular Assault-DUI.  The sentences will run concurrently.  Porter pleaded guilty to the charges in February 2024. On January 22, 2023, Porter…

DENVER – Denver District Attorney Beth McCann has announced that Judge Adam Espinosa sentenced Jameel James to 22 years in prison today for killing 31 year-old Kevin Piaskowski.  James pleaded guilty to second degree murder in September of 2023. On July 31, 2022, James shot and killed Piaskowski after a road rage incident at I-70…

DENVER — Denver District Attorney Beth McCann testified today at the Colorado State Capitol in support of House Bill 24-1348, which would prohibit knowingly leaving a firearm in an unattended vehicle unless the firearm is stored in a locked hard-sided container that is not left in plain view or that is in the locked trunk…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2024 Contact: Maro Casparian, Communications amc@denverda.org 720-913-9036 DENVER— Yesterday, February 22,2024, Denver District Attorney Beth McCann and the Director of the Denver DA’s Office Human Trafficking Unit, testified in support of Senate Bill 24-035. Colorado law currently provides a three-year time within which a survivor of labor trafficking or adult…

DENVER — Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that, after a lengthy review by her office’s Conviction Review Unit (CRU), she has determined that Hal Hebert’s claims of innocence lack any merit. On April 12, 2001, Carol Hebert’s body was found in the trunk of her car.  She had been shot in the back…

DENVER — Denver District Attorney Beth McCann announced today that a Denver County grand jury has indicted Kyle Arienta on 39 counts, including the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act (COCCA) and multiple counts of securities fraud and theft.  Additionally, Arienta has been charged (not through a grand jury) with 11 counts of completed or attempted…