Beth McCann

District Attorney

Second Judical District

201 W, Colfax Ave, Dept. 801
Denver, CO 80202

720-913-2000
Beth.McCann@denverda.org

News Release

May 31, 2017 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025

Three Charged with Murder in Alleged Home Invasion (Hamilton, Clark, Blake)

NEWS RELEASE

May 31, 2017

Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025

 

THREE CHARGED WITH MURDER IN HOME INVASION

 

Denver District Attorney Beth McCann has formally charged three people with first degree murder in connection with an alleged burglary, during which the victim was killed.

 

Demond Hamilton (dob: 06-01-1996) is charged with one count of murder in the first degree (F1), two counts of first degree burglary (F3), and four counts of crime of violence (sentence enhancers).  The charges were direct filed in District Court on May 26, 2017.  Hamilton was arrested on May 18.

 

Keione Clark (dob: 07-29-1998) is charged with one count of murder in the first degree (F1), two counts of first degree burglary (F3), and four counts of crime of violence (sentence enhancers).  The charges were direct filed in District Court on May 31, 2017.  Clark was arrested on May 27.

 

DMarco Blake (dob: 09-22-1999), is charged as an adult in District Court with two counts of murder in the first degree (F1), two counts of first degree burglary (F3) and four counts of crime of violence (sentence enhancers).  The charges were filed on May 25, 2017.  Blake was arrested on May 30, 2017, in Torrance, CA on a warrant issued for his arrest in connection with the charges filed against him.

 

Hamilton, Clark and Blake are suspects in the May 16, 2017, death of 27-year-old Timothy Anderson, who was killed in his home in the 3900 block of S. Spruce Street that the defendants were allegedly burglarizing.

 

A fourth individual allegedly connected to the Spruce Street crimes, a 15-year-old female juvenile, has been charged with one count of accessory to crime (F4), one count of second degree burglary (F3), and one count of tampering with physical evidence (F6).  The juvenile was arrested on May 20, 2017.  That case is being prosecuted in Denver Juvenile Court.

 

Hamilton and Clark are being held without bond in Denver city jail. Hamilton and Clark are both scheduled to appear in district courtroom 5D on June 1, 2017, at 8:30 a.m., for advisement.  Blake is in custody in California.  It is not known when he will be extradited back to Denver.

 

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The filing of a criminal charge is merely a formal accusation that an individual(s) committed a crime(s) under Colorado laws.  A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.     See Colo. RPC 3.6