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…

DENVER— Denver District Attorney Beth McCann announced today that, as the result of two comprehensive law enforcement investigations, 23 members of two separate organized crime groups will be charged with stealing or carjacking vehicles and using them to burglarize marijuana dispensaries, federal firearms licensees and other businesses in the Denver metro area between September 2022…

DENVER –This morning, Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court, and one of the most influential defenders of the law, died today. The following statement is to be attributed to Denver District Attorney Beth McCann. “ I am certain that Justice O’Connor’s strength and commitment to the rule…

DENVER— Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that Nicholas Moodley has been charged with first degree murder. On November 17, 2023, it is alleged that Moodley shot and killed 45 year-old Shane Warn at Park Avenue West and Blake Street in downtown Denver.  The two men appear to have been involved in a driving…

Denver — Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that Judge Nikea Bland has sentenced Eric Cobain to 48 years in prison.  On September 29, Cobain pleaded guilty to second degree murder with a domestic violence factual basis. On May 28, 2021, Cobain shot and killed 41 year-old Melissa Wright in the 7100 block of…

Denver — Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that Todd Washington and Shon McPherson have each been charged with numerous counts of first-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder for allegedly killing two people and injuring three others outside a motorcycle club in northeast Denver. On November 5, 2023, it is alleged that Washington and…

DENVER – Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that Judge Karen Brody sentenced Treneil McNeal to 45 years in prison for shooting at a group of Denver Police officers who were attempting to take McNeal into custody. On September 13, 2022, members of the DPD SWAT team responded to the Super 8 Motel at…

DENVER – Denver District Attorney Beth McCann has announced that Steven Bachar, a disbarred attorney and the founder of Denver-based Empowerment Capital LLC, was sentenced today to three years in prison.  Judge Eric Johnson also ordered Bachar to pay $182,000 in restitution.  In September, Mr. Bachar pleaded guilty to one count of felony Theft. In…

Denver — Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that Angelo Mantych has been charged with first degree murder in connection with the death of his girlfriend, 28 year-old Marina Placensia.  Placensia was the mother of four young children, three of whom she had with Mantych. On August 30, 2016, Placensia, her four children and…

Denver — Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that 17 year-old Keanna Rosenburgh has been charged with 28 criminal counts, including seven counts of attempted murder and 15 counts of assault, in connection with an incident on September 16 in the 19-hundred block of Market Street. It is alleged that, after being refused entry…