Category: Cases

GOLDEN, Colo. (Mar. 4, 2024) – Cole Lewis was sentenced to 57 years in prison on Friday for the murder of his nineteen-year-old girlfriend, Laila Combes, in March of last year. On Jan. 16, 2024, Lewis pleaded guilty to Murder in the Second Degree and Assault in the Second Degree, Crime of Violence. As a result of the plea, the parties stipulated to a sentencing range of 55-64 years in prison.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Feb. 28, 2024) – Kerry Endsley was sentenced to 35 years in prison today for kidnapping two hikers at gunpoint and holding them hostage in the summer of 2022. Earlier this year, Endsley pleaded guilty to one count of Attempted First Degree Murder, one count of Criminal Attempt to Commit Disarming a Police Officer, and one Crime of Violence Sentencing Enhancer. He was also resentenced today regarding a prior domestic violence Harassment charge. As a result of his plea, the parties stipulated to 35 years in the Department of Corrections.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Feb. 23, 2024) – Luis Fernando Robles-Luevanos has been charged with two counts of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust and one count of criminal attempt to commit sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust. The assaults are alleged to have occurred during school hours on Feb. 14, 2024.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Jan. 17, 2024) – Titus Emilyon was sentenced to 12 years in prison yesterday for the string of burglaries he committed in Jefferson County in the fall of 2022. On Oct. 23, 2023, Emilyon pleaded guilty to three counts of Second Degree Burglary, naming 22 small businesses as victims. Part of Emilyon’s plea agreement was to pay restitution to business owners.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Jan. 3, 2024) – Michael Reynolds was sentenced yesterday for the death of his dog “Keef” after Reynolds left the dog inside his car for over 4 hours in 80-degree temperatures.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Nov. 30, 2023) – Christopher Kenny Jackson is charged with six counts related to sexual assaults that occurred between 2004 and 2008 after investigators from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) identified four women who appeared unconscious in sexually explicit videos.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Oct. 26, 2023) – People with active warrants for non-violent, low-level offenses in Gilpin or Jefferson counties will once again have an opportunity to resolve their case without arrest as Colorado’s First Judicial District hosts another Fresh Start event at the Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility on Saturday, November 4, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Oct. 3, 2023) – Today, one of the juveniles responsible for the fire at the Tiffany Square apartments that killed two and injured many others was sentenced to 7 years in the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) Division of Youth Services (DYS).

GOLDEN, Colo. (Aug. 16, 2023) – Glenn Braden of Evergreen has been charged with 15 counts related to crimes he is accused of committing in eleven separate incidents between Apr. 3, 2023, and Aug. 8, 2023. Braden is charged with confronting female hikers and committing lewd acts along trails in Flying J Ranch Park, Alderfer/Three Sisters Park, and Genesee Mountain Park in Jefferson County.