News and Updates

GOLDEN, Colo. (Oct. 1, 2026) -- The Grand Jury for Jefferson and Gilpin counties has returned an eleven-count indictment against Carlos Hernandez-Fernandez, 46, charging him with falsely representing himself as a licensed medical doctor and allegedly performing unauthorized medical procedures on multiple victims between September 2024 and September 2025.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Sep 11, 2026) -- The First Judicial District Attorney’s Office has charged Joseph Sutter, 33, of Lakewood, with vehicular homicide and reckless driving after he allegedly struck and killed a 17-year-old riding an e-scooter in late August.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Sept. 8, 2026): Today, District Court Judge Andrew Poland sentenced former Colorado Bureau of Investigation forensic scientist Yvonne “Missy” Woods, 66, to ten years in the Colorado Department of Corrections for criminal conduct committed between 2008 and 2023.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Aug. 19, 2026) – The First Judicial District Attorney's Office has charged Patrick “Ted” Barnett, 40, with three criminal counts, including First Degree Murder, in connection with the death of his wife, Lindsey Barnett, age 37, of Lakewood.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Aug. 12, 2026) –The First Judicial District Attorney's Office has charged Cynthia Ann Monroe, 60, with two criminal counts, including felony assault and misdemeanor child abuse of a developmentally disabled student at Ute Meadows Elementary School in Littleton.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Aug. 11, 2026) – Jefferson County District Court Judge Phillip McNulty sentenced Benjamin Isaiah Lovato, 20, to 32 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections for a violent attack on his former girlfriend during a home invasion in March 2024.

GOLDEN, Colo. (August 5, 2026) – On Wednesday, the First Judicial District Attorney's Office filed charges against Steven Cole Simpson, 25, and Corryn Simpson, 26, in connection with an alleged road rage shooting that killed Andrew Luke Bott, 23, in unincorporated Jefferson County.

GOLDEN, Colo. (July 27, 2026) --The First Judicial District Attorney's Office has filed two felony theft charges against Ulises Tajonar Diaz, 32, alleging he received more than $32,000 in deposits from two Jefferson County homeowners for landscaping projects that were never started. Diaz advertised and operated landscaping businesses across the metro area under the names My Son’s Landscape and My Son’s Landscape Group LLC.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Jul. 7, 2026) – Today, First Judicial District Court Judge Russell Klein sentenced Brent John Metz, 40, to four years of probation, 90 days work release, and 120 hours of useful public service. Additionally, under Colorado law, Mr. Metz cannot own or possess firearms.