The friends and family of Marvin Booker gathered with supporters on Tuesday at an event commemorating the third anniversary of this death. Booker, a 56-year-old street preacher, died after being arrested and taken to the Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center, where he got into an altercation with sheriff’s deputies; he had…
Three years ago today, Marvin Booker, a street preacher, was arrested and taken to Denver’s Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center after failing to appear on a possession-of-drug-paraphernalia charge. He died while in custody that day, after an altercation with sheriff’s deputies. Although the Denver coroner ruled his death a homicide, then-Denver…
The Fourth of July weekend was mostly peaceful in the Denver metro area. Unfortunately, an exception took place late last night. And it proved fatal. One person is dead after a shooting on South Glencoe Street in Denver. Below, we’ve got the information released to date by the Denver Police…
Update: The judge in the Aurora theater shooting case has ordered Fox News reporter Jana Winter to appear in court on August 19 so that he may continue her subpoena until September 30. In a submission filed last week, Winter refused to consent to appear on September 30, thereby making…
Although America celebrated its independence yesterday, many, if not most, of the folks pictured below probably weren’t feeling especially independent — because they were behind bars. Below, check out the rogue’s gallery from June, featuring photos of assorted Schmucks of the Week as well as those who’ve either been accused…
As is clear from the agonizing story of Dylan Redwine, the pain felt by families of missing young people grows when questions are left unanswered. In Dylan’s case, seven months passed between the thirteen year old’s disappearance and the identification of his remains in southwestern Colorado last week. But the…
“Boobies Rock!” sent hot girls into bars wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the company’s name — and they told customers to whom they sold branded merchandise that the money they collected would go toward fighting breast cancer. But while a smell percentage of it did, the majority appears to have enriched…
Update: As the search continues for the person or persons responsible for the death of Dylan Redwine, a thirteen year old missing since November whose remains were found in southwestern Colorado last week (see our previous coverage below), the boy’s friends and loved ones continue to communicate via Facebook pages…
This past Friday night, a fatal stabbing took place within the confines of an apartment complex located on the 1300 block of North Moline Street in Aurora. By yesterday, investigators with the Aurora Police Department had narrowed down their suspect list to one: Hector Funez-Canales, age 28. Thus far, however,…
At this hour, Ross McCoy is scheduled to appear in Denver County Court to be formally advised of the charges against him — and there are plenty, including child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury. McCoy didn’t strike his two-year-old son, Zayden. Instead, he nearly ran him over, then fled…
Last July, Corey Lopez, age 23, was arrested for strangling girlfriend Richelle Best, ending the life of a much-loved woman who was just 21. During the trial, Lopez’s defense team insisted that the injuries that led to her death had been accidental. But these assertions didn’t convince a jury, particularly…
Two high-profile crimes took place at metro-area light-rail stations within days of each other earlier this month — and while several suspects have been busted in one of the cases, a robbery, the trio wanted for a stabbing at the other remain on the loose. Do these incidents reveal flaws…
How many second chances does a person deserve? This question is apt in the case of Roy Seagraves, age 52, who’s just been busted in relation to an attack on a teenager in Boulder. His alleged weapon of choice: a pair of scissors. Seagraves should have grown accustomed to dealing…
Five years after an Arapahoe County jury decided that that he should be executed for murder, transcripts and other records in the case of Sir Mario Owens remain sealed under a court order that prohibits journalists, death penalty activists or even the defendant’s family from viewing them — an unprecedented…
We’ve all heard (or experienced) stories about people who return home to find their spouse in bed with a stranger. But what if the naked person in the arms of an unknown guy is your grandmother? That’s what happened in the case of an 81-year-old victim’s granddaughter. And the circumstances…
Aurora Police Department Chief Dan Oates didn’t mince words when it came to the characterizing the decision to toss out DNA evidence in 48 sexual assault cases from 2009 — including one cold case that had just scored a database match. “Occasionally in policing, organizations screw up,” he said at…
When we think of murder-suicides, we typically imagine grisly scenes in which the killer takes his or her own life immediately after gunning down victims. But that wasn’t the case in the double homicide that took place in the El Paso County town of Peyton, east of Colorado Springs. Yes,…
The mental health evaluator who will examine Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes pursuant to Holmes’s plea of not guilty by reason of insanity earlier this month has been granted the time extension he requested; the deadline for the evaluation has been pushed back from July 31 to September 16…
Eighteen-year-old Logan Potter was a multi-sport athlete at Simla High School, located in a bucolic Elbert County town whose population was estimated at 728 circa 2007. But he particularly excelled at wrestling. If local authorities are correct, however, these skills weren’t necessary when it came to pinning a fifteen-year-old girl,…
This month, the FBI released a report with the laborious title “Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report, January-December, 2012” — and the long name is appropriate, since it contains a staggering amount of data about all reporting U.S. cities with a population of 100,000 or greater. For Colorado, that means ten…
At least in the beginning, an incident that took place this past Saturday night qualified as attempted murder. Now, the adjective can be removed due to an unfortunate new development. The death of one man hit in a triple shooting near 12th and Albion in Denver was announced late last…
Update:Last week, we told you about the arrest of Spencer Crawford, the nineteen year old seen to the right, after a fatal stabbing at an overnight camping party near Nederland. See our previous coverage below. Since then, the name of the victim — Angus Gaudin, seventeen — has been made…
