DENVER — Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that 48-year-old Murlin Swanston has been arrested in California by California state fugitive agents, with the assistance of Denver District Attorney investigators, on suspicion of trying to pimp two Denver women whom he met on commercial online sex sites. It is alleged that, starting in 2021,…

DENVER— Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that Kyle Arienta has pleaded guilty to one count under the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act, one count of Securities Fraud, one count of Theft and two counts of Burglary. Arienta stole approximately $1.1 million from three families who had hired him to complete construction projects on…

DENVER— Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that a jury has convicted Remi Cordova of first-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder. On February 20, 2021, Cordova, who was 14 at the time, shot and killed 32 year-old Pamela Cabriales after a minor fender bender at Colfax Avenue and I-25.  The attempted murder conviction relates…

DENVER— Denver DA Beth McCann today announced that Judge Eric Johnson has sentenced Stephen Matthews to 158 years to life in prison.  In August, a Denver jury convicted Matthews of 35 counts related to the drugging and/or sexual assault of 11 women between 2019 and 2023. “Mr. Matthews incapacitated his victims and then sexually assaulted…

DENVER — Denver District Attorney Beth McCann has announced that John Pastor-Mendoza was convicted today of 30 charges related to the kidnapping, sexual assault, and attempted sexual assault of 12 women. Between 2018 and 2022, Pastor-Mendoza falsely responded as the driver when the women used a ride-sharing app to request a ride. He would either…

DENVER — Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that Judge Eric Johnson has sentenced Dydrick Martin to life in prison without the possibility of parole. On October 11, a jury convicted Martin of first-degree murder. On December 25, 2022, Martin shot and killed 25 year-old Torrese Gill, Jr. in the 4800-block of North Crown…

DENVER — Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that Judge Christopher Baumann has sentenced Dion Neal to 164 years to life in prison. In June, Neal was convicted of nine counts of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust as part of a pattern of abuse. Between 2017 and…

DENVER — Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that Judge Ericka Englert sentenced 18 year-old Deontre Hollie to seven years in the Colorado Youthful Offender System and suspended a 40-year sentence in the Department of Corrections. On June 21, 2024, Hollie pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder and one count of first-degree…

DENVER — Denver DA Beth McCann today announced that Judge Ericka Englert has sentenced Jonathan Nuno-Mijangos to life in prison without the possibility of parole in connection with the death of his wife, 24 year-old Jasmin Cigarroa. On Wednesday, August 28, a jury convicted Nuno-Mijangos of first-degree murder, assault in the first degree, tampering with…

DENVER — Denver DA Beth McCann today announced that a Denver jury has convicted Stephen Matthews of 35 of 38 counts related to the drugging and sexual assault of numerous women between 2019 and 2023.  Sentencing was scheduled for October 25. “Stephen Matthews took advantage of nearly a dozen women in the most egregious way…