Day: April 2, 2024

Exterior of Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility 2024

Former Lakeside Police Chief Pleads Guilty

GOLDEN, Colo. (Jan. 7, 2025) – Robert Joel Gordanier has pleaded guilty to two charges for the crimes he committed between July 2019 and November 2023, while Gordanier served as Mayor, Police Chief, and Fire Chief of the Town of Lakeside.
January 7, 2025
Exterior of Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility 2024

Stephen Geer Charged for the Death of Golden Police Officer

GOLDEN, Colo. (Nov.14, 2024) – District Attorney Alexis King announced today that Stephen Robert Geer has been charged with five counts for causing the crash that killed Golden Police Officer Dunn and left three others injured, including Golden Police Officer Grusing.
November 14, 2024
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Metro Wide Warrant Forgiveness Event on November 2nd

GOLDEN, Colo. (Oct. 24, 2024) – The First Judicial District will host another Fresh Start warrant forgiveness event at the Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility in Golden on Saturday, November 2, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
October 24, 2024
Jefferson county courthouse

Glenn Braden Sentenced

GOLDEN, Colo. (Oct. 18, 2024) – Glenn Braden was sentenced to eight years to life in prison yesterday for his string of sexual crimes in Jeffco parks last year. Between Apr. 3, 2023, and Aug. 8, 2023, 11 female hikers were confronted by Braden along trails in Flying J Ranch Park, Alderfer/Three Sisters Park, and Genesee Mountain Park in Jefferson County. In August, Braden pled guilty to attempted sexual assault, unlawful sexual contact and indecent exposure, and as a result, faced a term of between four to twelve years, up to life in prison.
October 18, 2024
Photo of Officer Allan Fischer

Andre Jones Sentenced in Attempted Murder of Wheat Ridge Police Officer

GOLDEN, Colo. (Oct. 10, 2024) – Andre Deshawn Jones was sentenced today to 32 years in prison for the attempted murder of Wheat Ridge Police Officer Allan Fischer in April 2022 and three years in prison for the assault on a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy while in custody in 2023. Officer Fischer was responding to a report of a U-Haul truck that had crashed into a fence when he was attacked by Jones and stabbed in the neck, chest and back.
October 10, 2024
Aerial view of JeffCo courthouse

Brent Metz Charged

GOLDEN, Colo. (Sep.17, 2024) – District Attorney Alexis King announced today that Brent John Metz has been charged with Second Degree Assault, Menacing, and Illegal Discharge of a Firearm for menacing a fifteen-year-old and seriously injuring a seventeen-year-old last week.
September 17, 2024
Aerial view of JeffCo courthouse

Guilty Verdict in Stabbing of Wheat Ridge Police Officer

GOLDEN, Colo. (Aug. 13, 2024) – Andre Deshawn Jones was found guilty by a Jefferson County jury today of the attempted murder of Wheat Ridge Police Officer Allan Fischer in April 2022. Ofc. Fischer was responding to a report of a U-Haul truck that had crashed into a fence when he was attacked by Jones and stabbed in the neck, chest and back.
August 13, 2024
Aerial view of JeffCo courthouse

Glenn Braden Pleads Guilty in Jeffco Park Incidents

GOLDEN, Colo. (Aug. 8, 2024) – Glenn Braden has pleaded guilty to three charges related to the string of incidents in JeffCo parks last year. Between Apr. 3, 2023, and Aug. 8, 2023, Braden confronted female hikers and committed lewd acts along trails in Flying J Ranch Park, Alderfer/Three Sisters Park, and Genesee Mountain Park in Jefferson County. Braden has remained in custody since his arrest.
August 8, 2024
Aerial view of JeffCo courthouse

Grand Jury Indicts Town of Lakeside Police Chief and Town Clerk

GOLDEN, Colo. (Jun. 26, 2024) – Roman Bear Rivera was sentenced on Monday to 12 years in the Department of Corrections for Trafficking for Sexual Servitude. Rivera also received 12 years in a separate case, to be served concurrently, for Retaliation against the victim in this case. Rivera was arrested and charged as a result of a nationwide sex trafficking enforcement campaign known as Operation Cross Country.
July 25, 2024