Category: Cases

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Jun. 11, 2024) – Juan Alexis Ortega Torres was sentenced to 12 years in prison by the First Judicial District Court today for causing a multi-vehicle crash that killed 44-year-old Kresten Wolff Thomsen and seriously injured two children and the driver of another vehicle. On May 15, 2024, Ortega Torres pleaded guilty to three counts: one count of Vehicular Homicide (DUI) and two counts of Vehicular Assault (DUI). Ortega Torres has been in custody since his arrest and faced up to 24 years as a result of his plea.

GOLDEN, Colo. (May 23, 2024) – District Attorney Alexis King is pleased to announce that the First Judicial District is hosting another Fresh Start warrant event at the Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility in Golden on Saturday, June 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. People with active warrants for non-violent, low-level offenses in Gilpin or Jefferson counties will once again have an opportunity to either resolve their case or set a new court date.