Update: At a hearing this afternoon, charges were dismissed against Aron Ralston in relation to his arrest Saturday night. The incident reportedly revolved around Vita Shannon, identified as Ralston’s girlfriend. She’s said to have hit him twice in the head, while he allegedly shoved her while leaving her apartment. Like…
At this writing, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office hasn’t released any photos of thirty-year-old Mackenzie Mavis, who was recently busted for burglary. But DCSO spokesman Sergeant Ron Hanavan describes her as having “a small frame.” Why’s her size important? Because investigators think she entered a Highlands Ranch house through a…
The Denver coroner has ID’d the man stabbed to death late Sunday afternoon as Steven Perez, 38. Additionally, a published report says Perez was a member of the North Side Mafia, the venerable Denver street gang at the center of a 2010 episode of the History Channel’s Gangland series that…
It’s been nearly a week since three people were found shot to death in a Pueblo County home that had been set ablaze, presumably to cover up the terrible crimes. Yet the man who’s clearly a person of interest for investigators — Harry Mapps, 59 — remains at large despite…
Truth be told, most mug shots don’t capture their subjects at their best. But somehow, John Snorsky looks ready for a male-modeling gig in his booking photo. Too bad he was busted for allegedly kidnapping a child from her bedroom window. This pic is only one of the most memorable…
Update: Last week, we told you about a triple shooting on North Lima Street in Aurora; see our previous coverage below. At the time of that post’s publication, one man was dead, while another was in critical condition. But the second man died as well, with the victims subsequently identified…
Gunfire shattered the silence along East Colfax this morning. In the aftermath, one man is dead, while police look for another. The second person is described as a suspect. We’ve got the basics from multiple sources. Look below to get details, as well as to see photos and an interactive…
Chalk up another win for Duane “Dog” and Beth Chapman, two of the biggest celebrities from this celebrity-starved state. First, the bounty hunter and his bride took on A&E, the home of Dog the Bounty Hunter for eight seasons, and cut a new deal with CMT — which just renewed…
An Aurora neighborhood exploded in gunfire during the early hours of this morning, with three people getting hit before the muzzles stopped flashing. One man was killed in the incident, while another is in what an Aurora Police Department rep described a short time ago as “life-threatening condition” in an…
What weird shit do people keep in cars? Examples are seen in stuff confiscated by the East Metro Auto Theft Team in the recent bust of a car-theft ring — 600 items, ranging from a hookah rig to a sheathed sword. So much has been recovered after the arrest of…
News that the trial of accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes would be delayed due to the prosecution’s request for a second mental evaluation wasn’t what victim Marcus Weaver wanted to hear. “From a victim’s standpoint, it’s a complete letdown,” he says. Weaver was at the Century 16 theater when…
In 2010, we reported that David Bueno’s murder conviction had been vacated because of withheld evidence. Attorney David Lane pointed the finger of blame at then-18th Judicial District DA Carol Chambers — a claim vigorously denied by a Chambers associate committed to appealing the decision. Now, three years later, an…
Back in September, we told you about the arrest of school-bus driver Burton Carpenter on suspicion of DUI. We also shared a mug shot of Carpenter that appeared to show him leaning against a wall to prop himself up. Less than two months later, there’s been another bust of a…
What’s among the quickest ways for a district attorney to undermine his credibility when it comes to prosecuting crimes? To commit crimes himself. That’s precisely what John Mehlig, a Montrose-based deputy district attorney for the 7th Judicial District, is accused of doing. He’s been busted for DUI — the third…
Each post in our Mile High Murder archive is heartbreaking. But the death of nineteen-month-old Mia McKoy-Phanthavongsa is among the most tragic we’ve ever recounted. The working theory: Mia’s father, Merrick McKoy, age 22, took a self-portrait of the two of them, posted it to Facebook, then killed the beautiful…
Update: Austin Sigg has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of ten-year-old Westminster girl Jessica Ridgeway, and while he’s technically eligible for parole after forty years, he’s been ordered to serve another consecutive sentence of 86 years. The announcement of Sigg’s punishment follows more than a day’s…
Over the years, we’ve documented numerous medical marijuana dispensary robberies, with most taking place after hours and many of them inept — like a 2012 heist that netted a broken scale and $8 from the karma jar. But a recent Longmont dispensary stick-up last week was scarier, featuring two masked…
Last week, we told you about the arrest of Kenneth Ruggieri on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly shooting at a man with whom he’d been involved in a minor traffic accident — and the Lakewood cops’ belief that the victim, Paul Jones, had brought much of the trouble upon…
It can be a conundrum: What to do when stumbling upon an absolutely perfect Schmuck of the Week candidate long before Friday, when our winners are announced? Put the contest on hold for days or share the schmuckiness early in hopes that someone else will step forward who’s also worthy…
We’ve been reporting about the dreadful death of Jude Murray-Gomez, age five — a crime for which his mother, Shannon Dodson, is in custody on suspicion of first degree murder. On Friday, hours before Jude’s funeral, we had an extended conversation with Juan Gomez, his uncle, and Jillian Gomez, his…
In this day and age, institutions tend to take any threat of violence seriously, because the risk of shrugging off the information as inconsequential and being wrong is simply too high. That’s why Saint John’s Episcopal Church closed for days this week, following an alleged pledge by sixty-year-old Dominique Richard…
In May, we told you about the arrest of Routt County’s Lisa Marie Lesyshen, seen here, for the murder of Asher Lesyshen-Kirlan, her nine-year-old son. See our previous coverage below. Yesterday, Lesyshen, who’s now paralyzed after a suicide attempt (she shot herself in the neck after the slaying), appeared in…
