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…

Denver – Judge Adam Espinosa today sentenced William Schwartz to 16 years in the Department of Corrections for one count of class two (F2) felony theft, and 6 years for one count of class three (F3) felony theft.  The sentences will run concurrently.  Schwartz was indicted by a grand jury in April of 2022 and…

Denver – Today, the Denver DA’s Office secured a guilty plea from Derron Harris (dob 1991) for Second-Degree Murder surrounding a shooting that occurred in a parking lot on Broadway.  The incident happened on May 6th, 2022, in the 300 block of Broadway, where three victims were shot. Patrick Huhn (dob 1967)) and his wife Shannon…

Denver – Denver DA Beth McCann announced today that a criminal case was filed in Denver District Court against Denver Police Officer Adam Glasby (39). Glasby is charged with one felony count of second-degree assault with intent to cause bodily injury causing serious bodily injury (F4) following an alleged altercation on June 12, 2023. On…

DENVER— Denver DA Beth McCann today announced that after reviewing the officer-involved shooting incident from May 1, 2023, no criminal charges will be filed against the two Denver Police Department officers who shot and killed Frankie Lee Evans who was 55 years old at the time. On May 1, 2023, officers responded to a 911…

DENVER—Denver District Attorney Beth McCann issued the following statement announcing that she will not seek re-election in 2024. She will pass the torch to the next elected DA at the end of her second term in January 2025. “After much deliberation and agonizing, I have made the decision to not seek re-election in 2024. It…

Denver – On June 30, 2023, investigators with the Denver Police Fraud Unit were contacted about an elder abuse case by a bank investigator at Westerra Credit Union. It is alleged that Thanh Tran took advantage of an elderly person through checks for close to $140,000. Denver Police Detectives Investigators learned that between March 2023…

DENVER— Today, Emmanuel Chandler was found guilty of murder. On February 25, 2021, a call to 911 stated that there was a victim, later identified as Roxann Martinez (32 years old), lying in a street gutter near 3800 block of South Wabash Street with blood surrounding her head. After shooting Roxann Martinez, Emmanuel Chandler, the…