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First Judicial DA’s Office joins Center for Legal Inclusiveness

“Our office is dedicated to equity, diversity and inclusivity,” said District Attorney Alexis King. “By partnering with the Center for Legal Inclusiveness, we will further our commitment to these principles and continue to build trust with the people we serve.”
December 9, 2021

Defendant in 2016 Golden sex assault extradited from Ecuador

Peter Robert Dettmer was extradited from Ecuador to the United States. Dettmer faces 126 sexual assault charges stemming from a 2016 case out of Golden. The extradition was carried out by the FBI and is just the second extradition from Ecuador to the U.S. in the past 27 years.
December 1, 2021

Former Craig city councilman sentenced for internet luring

Former Craig city councilman Brian Paul Mackenzie was sentenced by the First Judicial District Court to a minimum of 10 years in Colorado’s Sex Offender Intensive Supervision Program. Mackenzie had previously been convicted for internet luring of a child in Lakewood.
November 16, 2021

Man sentenced to 48 years prison for Wheat Ridge murder

Clinton Eugene Priest was sentenced by the First Judicial District Court on Friday to 48 years in prison for the murder of 32-year-old Robert Miller. After asking for a ride, Miller was stabbed by Priest multiple times outside of a Wheat Ridge bar in September 2020.
November 15, 2021

DA King announces decision in Olde Town critical incident

First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King held a press conference announcing that no criminal charges would be filed in the officer-involved shooting that took place June 21 in Olde Town Arvada. A letter outlining the decision was released to the public.
November 8, 2021

DA hosts Hate Free Colorado, Sikh Coalition for training

“Partnerships like this are how we create a safe and healthy community for everyone,” said District Attorney Alexis King. “Our office aggressively prosecutes individuals who target others because of their identity and trainings like this help us hold them accountable.”
November 2, 2021

Man gets life without parole for murder of Randi Ackerman

“Randi will be remembered by so many,” said the family of 50-year-old Randi Ackerman in a statement. “He left the world a better place by sharing his enthusiasm for enjoying even the little things in life,". Ackerman was killed by Michael David Counterman in a 2020 shooting.
November 2, 2021

Golden man sentenced to 22 years for assaulting unhoused

Roger Allan Coderre was sentenced by the First Judicial District Court to 22 years in prison for assaulting three unhoused men in Golden in 2019. In one of the attacks, Coderre yelled at his victim, "get out of my Golden," and, "If I see you again, I'll kill you,".
October 25, 2021

Man convicted in I-70 vehicular homicide case from 2019

Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos was convicted by a Jefferson County jury at the First Judicial District Court of four counts of Vehicular Homicide with Extreme Indifference for the deadly 2019 incident on I-70 in Lakewood. The court scheduled the sentencing hearing for Dec. 13.
October 15, 2021
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