The case against Gregory Scott Witherspoon, 27, hasn’t moved quickly. Instead, it’s been a slow-motion horror show. The tragedy began on June 27, 2009, when six-month-old Ci’Area Taylor-Witherspoon was transported to a hospital. Her father, Gregory, told police he’d left Ci’Area in the bathtub with her two-year-old brother, and when…
Last month, we told you about a case involving Abby Toll, who was told she couldn’t offer a mental-impairment claim as a defense against a bizarre animal cruelty charge: She was accused of affixing her boyfriend’s dog upside-down to a refrigerator using packing tape and hair bands. That ruling pretty…
April 15 — the deadline for filing income-tax returns — is just two days away. And in case your stress over that fact isn’t already overwhelming, the U.S. Attorney’s Office has a message: “It is important to file complete and accurate tax returns and those who deliberately evade this obligation…
Plenty of adults will let teens below the legal drinking age sneak a sip on New Year’s Eve, just as Sandra Johnson allegedly did. Problem is, Johnson was on the job — as an overnight supervisor at Lampkin Group Center For Boys II, a privately run home for juvenile sex…
On Friday, we told you about the arrest of Zachariah Thomas Santaguida, eighteen, in the death of his 24-year-old sister, subsequently identified as Elizabeth “Libby” Santaguida. Libby’s Facebook page has turned into a de facto memorial site, with plenty of friends and family members adding their thoughts to a profile…
Mike McCormick could have saved at least one life and a lot of trouble if he’d simply pulled the trigger 25 years ago, back when the police had him cornered in Omaha and he had a pistol in his mouth and was threatening suicide. Instead, he surrendered and came back…
A shooting that took place on late Friday night in Aurora has already led to an arrest. The incident took place at the 6th Avenue Liquor Store, 10300 East 6th Avenue. When police arrived, they found that Benigno Morales-Ramirez, 24, had been shot, and he subsequently died of his wounds…
Earlier today, we told you about Kirk Alan Richardson, a convicted sex offender the Aurora Police Department would like to grab — and not to discuss his tattoos of Jesus and hearts. Now, the APD is seeking another person in relation to a high-profile crime — the early morning shooting…
Anyone can threaten people with a gun. People who do that are as common as Caucasians at Tea Party rallies. But Alfred Luedtke, 42, is allegedly a cut above. This weekend, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department, officers arrived at Luedtke’s residence after hearing reports that he had threatened…
Kirk Alan Richardson, 56, sports a couple of seemingly benign tattoos: Jesus on one forearm, hearts on the other. No skull-and-crossbones or slogan like “Kill ’em all and let God sort ’em out” for him. Yet he’s also a convicted sex offender who Aurora Police suspect of having sexually assaulted…
Update, 5:29 p.m.: A mug shot of suspect Zachariah Thomas Santaguida has just been released. We’ve added it to this blog, first published at 10:22 a.m. Here’s the original item. Late last night, Jefferson County Sheriff’s officers responded to an address on the 30000 block of Hill Top Drive in…
For the Drunken Horny Man, women do have a tendency to blend together, especially when that man is young and unpolished in the arena of managing his drunken woman-chasing. But still, Stu. You gotta stay in the right bed. As Michael Roberts reported on Monday, a young woman recently had…
Update, 4:32 p.m.: Just notified by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office that Merle Allison, who’s believed to be the Limping Latex Bandit, has been captured. Look below the original item to get all the details. As the number of Denver area robberies continue to capture the imagination of TV news…
The latest legal chapter in the up-and-down life of Brian Bonsall, former child star and Family Ties cast member, has been closed. As the Boulder Daily Camera reports, Bonsall pleaded guilty to felony menacing and third-degree assault. In exchange, he’s been sentenced to forty hours of community service, five days…
Will Willie Clark be sentenced to life in prison for murdering Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams in a drive-by in 2007? If he is, Denver will know immediately. Television stations, radio stations and websites will be allowed to broadcast Clark’s April 30 sentencing live, according to an order written by Judge…
Yesterday, we shared a mug shot in which registered sex offender Dustin Winesberry poses like that velvet-voiced guy in Old Spice commercials. At the time, Bruce Haas, administrative commander for the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office’s jail division, said he, too, was surprised by the snap and said he planned to…
The item in William James Rucker’s Crown Royal bag packed quite a kick — maybe because it was manufactured by Smith & Wesson. Rucker, who’d been convicted of five previous crimes punishable by over a year in stir, took imprisonment to the next level yesterday, when he was sentenced to…
Back in February, we told you about a Boulder woman who woke up to discover a stranger’s hands in her underwear, even though her boyfriend was beside her. At the time, Boulder Police Department spokeswoman Sarah Huntley said, “There hasn’t been an incident like this in town for quite some…
Stories of animal abuse don’t get much stranger or more disgusting that the one involving two pigs at Venetucci Farm, a 190-acre spread near Colorado Springs that was donated to the Pikes Peak Community Foundation in 2006. According to Lieutenant Lari Sevene, public information officer for the El Paso Sheriff’s…
For politicians, being arrested is never a good thing — and the combination of alcohol and firearms doesn’t improve the situation. Yet David Cox, one of three Republicans running for Colorado House District 54, has no plans to stop running — and he’s clearly hoping his extremely detailed explanation of…
Words commonly used to describe mug shots include “menacing,” “pathetic,” “disturbing” and “hilarious” — but usually not “sexy.” So congrats, Dustin Winesberry. The seductive, come-hither mug shot taken of you yesterday at Boulder County Jail looks like the cover of a ’70s-era album — say, Dustin Winesberry Gets Next to…
The drama continues around Operation Fortune Cookie, the largest weed bust in state history, which imploded amid accusations of snitching cops, paid-off politicians and bureaucratic retribution. Last week, the drug investigation’s main suspect, politically connected restaurateur Dan Tang, received eighteen months in prison for a single money laundering charge he…
