Author: elementortmp

GOLDEN, Colo. (Jan. 12, 2026) – A Jefferson County jury has returned its verdicts in the trial of People v. James Michael Chevrier. Chevrier was convicted of five charges, including the top charge of Sexual Assault on a Child. He was acquitted of two charges.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Dec. 9, 2026) – Alexander Avila and Lisa Johnson have pleaded guilty and been sentenced for the death of eleven-week-old Ezra Johnson.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Dec. 3, 2025) – The First Judicial District Attorney’s Office has filed five charges against Gregory Mark Giles (DOB:9/30/60) and five charges against Bryce Anneaus Giles (2/21/99) in connection with an alleged street racing crash that killed two people and injured three.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Dec. 1, 2025) – Brian Lee Seitz (DOB 7/29/1987) and Laura Pratts (DOB 9/15/1970) have pleaded guilty to Negligent Death of an At-Risk Person for their roles in the death of fifty-nine-year-old Sheryl Seitz, who was Brian’s mother.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Nov. 20, 2025) – The First Judicial District Attorney’s Office has filed ten charges against Matthew Impellitteri (DOB 7/30/69) in connection with a shooting on November 11 in Conifer that left a thirty-eight-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to the head.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Jan 21, 2026) – Today, Stephen Robert Geer, the driver responsible for the crash that killed Golden Police Officer Evan Dunn and injured three others, has been sentenced to 13 years in the Department of Corrections.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Oct. 13, 2025) – The two men responsible for the 2023 murder and robbery of Wheat Ridge jewelry store owner Peter Arguello have now both been convicted and sentenced to lengthy prison terms.

GOLDEN, Colo. (June 18, 2025) – The First Judicial District’s eighth Fresh Start warrant event, held on June 7 at the Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility, cleared 99 low-level warrants and connected dozens of participants to community resources. The Fresh Start initiative provides individuals with an opportunity to resolve outstanding warrants without the fear of arrest, while also easing strain on the justice system by allowing law enforcement and court resources to focus on higher-risk cases. Powered by court staff, attorneys, and community partners who volunteer their time, the program continues to deliver relief to hundreds of individuals and measurable savings to taxpayers.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Jun. 3, 2025) – Mckinley Slone Hernandez was sentenced to 18 years in the Department of Corrections (DOC) for the injuries sustained by a two-year-old boy while in her care. In April, following a seven-day trial, a Jefferson County jury found Hernandez guilty of one count of Child Abuse - Recklessly Causing Serious Bodily Injury. As a result of the conviction, Hernandez faced a prison sentence ranging from 10 to 32 years.