The late night/early morning violence in Denver this summer shows no signs of ebbing, with multiple life-threatening acts taking place after the sun set yesterday. Among the most shocking: the shooting of a cyclist in an alley near 31st and Stout. Here’s what we know thus far. See also: Early-Morning…
Christipher Baker has been sentenced to serve fourteen years behind bars — which actually sounds modest given the crimes he’s been convicted of committing. Baker pleaded guilty to sexually molesting his own three-year-old daughter and then strangling his best friend, reportedly after an argument over a pizza. Photos, video and…
A work crew hired to clear trees isn’t the most likely target for violence — but Larimer County Sheriff’s Office reps believe not one but two people employed in this capacity were victims of pistol whippings and fired shots courtesy of Denver’s Justin Pohlmann. Turns out Pohlmann’s had previous brushes…
Last October, we told you about one of the most disturbing child abuse stories in recent memory: the arrest of Wayne Sperling and Lorinda Bailey for abusing and neglecting their four boys, ages two, four, five and six, in a case whose feces-and-flies filled details were absolutely horrifying. Now, Bailey…
Those who work the overnight shift at Colfax motels no doubt have some tales to tell — but we hope few of them experience what a Days Inn employee witnessed today. Mere hours ago at this writing, a clerk discovered that the person who stumbled into the lobby at the…
Three years ago, Shannon Johnson made international headlines after her infant son drowned in the bathtub while she allegedly played a game on Facebook. She was sentenced to ten years behind bars for the tragedy. Did something similar happen in the case of Alexis Duron-Deluna? Fortunately, her baby didn’t die…
Cherry Robertson says fourteen-year-old Niela Coleman was bullying her daughter — a claim Coleman denies. But even if Robertson is right, prosecutors still feel she could have handled the situation better…since she allegedly responded by shooting the girl. Continue for photos, a video, the police report and details about a…
Ricky Thompson, a 49-year-old homeless man, was panhandling in Aurora last year when he was punched so brutally that he eventually succumbed to his injuries. Now, Daniel Rice has been convicted of causing Thompson’s death. Continue for photos and details of this brutal crime. See also: Homelessness Being Criminalized in…
Mere hours ago, gunfire erupted near 22nd and Arapahoe, injuring one man. Fortunately, he’s expected to survive — but he wasn’t able to provide much assistance to Denver police when it comes to tracking down the person who shot him. Photos and more details below. See also: Photos: Shooting at…
Update: Earlier this morning, we posted an update about a SWAT team standoff in Keenesburg that ended tragically. Turns out a similar standoff was in the past of another person at the center of a Tuesday post: Adrian Chavez, 22, the accused owner of a gun a five-year-old used to…
Update: Yesterday morning, we told you about two violent deaths following a SWAT team standoff in the small community of Keenesburg; see our previous coverage below. Now, we know the identities of the dead: Shawn Kilker, 42, and his son Keith, fourteen, who Shawn apparently killed in a murder-suicide. Reports…
Rachel Lewin looks much happier in the photo above, shared on her Facebook page, than she does in her booking photo, and no wonder: She was arrested in an arson incident following a String Cheese Incident concert that resulted in her being sentenced in July to more than a decade…
Prosecutors in the James Holmes case have sent an e-mail to victims clarifying that they are allowed to speak to Holmes’s attorneys if they want. Judge Carlos Samour ordered prosecutors to send the e-mail (on view below) after defense attorneys complained that prosecutors were discouraging victims from talking to them…
Kelsy Newell-Skinner is only 21 years old, but she’s already given birth to five children by two different fathers. Now, however, she’s been arrested on suspicion of felony child abuse resulting in severe injury — a charge that will certainly be altered following the death last night of her youngest…
Actor Kelsey Grammer visited Colorado earlier this week, but he wasn’t in the state where he once maintained a ski home for pleasure. Quite the opposite, in fact. He appeared via video conference from Denver at a Buena Vista parole hearing for Freddie Glenn, a man convicted of killing Grammer’s…
Why did Daniel Monkert allegedly steal a trash truck and lead authorities on a strange low-speed chase? The reasons aren’t spelled out on his Facebook page, but his posts over the past few days are notably odd — including a single word shared during the wee hours of this morning,…
Jaywalking, punishable in Denver by a simple fine, led the police to arrest 46-year-old Gregory Carter last week for a much bigger crime: sexual assault. The police stopped Carter for jaywalking and then realized he was wanted for the 2012 sexual assault of a 23-year-old woman. DNA linked him to…
The psychiatrist tasked with evaluating Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes to determine if he was insane at the time of the crime will be allowed to videotape the examination, according to a recent ruling by Judge Carlos Samour (on view below). See also: What happens when accused killers plead…
Had we not already designated police-car swiper Dustin Guinn as our latest Schmuck of the Week earlier today, John David Martinez would seemingly have qualified. After all, he’s accused of robbing a bank while wearing a shirt with his name on it. But a closer look at the police report…
Details remain sketchy regarding two deaths yesterday afternoon in Fort Collins. But preliminary information suggests that Gene Kapperman, 73, killed his grandson, 26-year-old Brandon Kapperman, before shooting himself to death. No information about the subtext of this tragedy has surfaced at this writing. But Brandon’s final Facebook post before his…
Steve Jackson is singularly qualified to recap at least part of a crazy Jefferson County crime spree involving a couple busted on charges including robbery, vehicle theft, burglary and attempted murder. A former Westword staff writer (here’s his author page), Jackson is a crime-book author of national renown — and…
The trial of Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes is now scheduled to begin on December 8. Judge Carlos Samour set that date at a hearing today over objections from Holmes’s attorneys, who argued that it wouldn’t give them enough time to analyze a second sanity evaluation of Holmes that’s…
