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…

DENVER – Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that Judge Adam Espinosa has sentenced Vincent Tapia to 40 years in prison for second degree murder.  A jury convicted Tapia on August 11. On April 1, 2022, Tapia was riding in a car with 22 year-old Ricardo Santos, Jr. When their car was involved in…

DENVER – Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that Jameel James has pleaded guilty to second degree murder for killing 31 year-old Kevin Piaskowski. On July 31, 2022, James shot and killed Piaskowski after a road rage incident at I-70 and N. Quebec Street.  James was driving a stolen pickup truck at the time.…

DENVER— Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that, after reviewing the facts of an officer-involved shooting outside the Quality Inn at 2601 Zuni Street, no criminal charges will be filed against Denver Police Corporal David Briggs, who shot and killed 35 year-old Nicholas Jon Lendrum. On June 7, 2023, Corporal Briggs was on duty…

DENVER – Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that Steven Bachar, a licensed attorney and the founder of Denver-based Empowerment Capital LLC, pleaded guilty to one count of felony Theft. In October 2017, an investor wired $75,000 to Empowerment Law, a subsidiary of Empowerment Capital, after Bachar offered him a 10% interest in Empowerment’s…

DENVER – Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that prosecutors have charged William F. Galbreath with Human Trafficking for Sexual Servitude, Pimping, Violation of a Protective Order, and various counts of Money Laundering. In late 2020, Galbreath pleaded guilty to Pimping and was sentenced to four years of supervised probation. Since that time, and…

DENVER – The Honorable Karen Brody today sentenced Treneil McNeal to 40 years in prison for second degree murder.  On September 1, 2023, a jury convicted McNeal after a five-day trial. On August 6, 2021, McNeal provided a handgun to Javon Price, who then allegedly shot and killed a man at 22nd and Wazee Streets…

Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that prosecutors have charged Stefanie Lea Scott with Theft from an At-Risk Person, Financial Exploitation of an At-Risk Person, and Caretaker Neglect. Early last year, Scott began working as a paid in-home caregiver for an elderly Denver man.  On April 5, 2023, Scott assumed power of attorney for…

DENVER – A Denver jury today convicted Steven Daniel Young of first degree murder for the 2020 murder of 32 year-old Charly Lewis. On June 7, 2020, Lewis’s body was found in an alley behind 1065 Federal Boulevard. She had been shot to death. It’s believed that Young killed Lewis, in part, because she had…

DENVER — Denver DA Beth McCann today announced that, after reviewing the investigation of an officer-involved shooting in north Denver on May 31 of this year, no criminal charges will be filed against Thornton Police Officer Scott Schilb, who shot and injured a burglary suspect, Jedidiah Wilson, after Wilson fired at the officer. The Denver…