23 Defendants Facing Charges for Burglarizing Multiple Marijuana Dispensaries

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…

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Aurora Man Sentenced to 48 years in Prison for Murder

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…

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Prosecutors Charge Two Men with Murder in Connection with Shooting Outside Denver Motorcycle Club

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…

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Prosecutors Charge Denver Man with 2016 Amtrak Murder

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…

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City of Denver to Hold Warrant Clearance Event

Denver — The City of Denver will hold its second Fresh Start warrant clearance event this Saturday, October 28, at the Assessment, Intake, and Diversion (AID) Center of Denver, 1370 Elati Street, from 9 am to 2 pm.  A person is eligible if they have active warrants for one or more of the following: A…

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