Category: Cases

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.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Jul. 21, 2023) – Ricardo Perez, Jay Griffith, and Savannah Wilson have been sentenced for their roles in the murder of eighty-one-year-old Gail Wilson of Lakewood in 2021.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Jul. 20, 2023) – Brock Troy Nieuwendorp has been charged with one count of fentanyl distribution resulting in death following a months-long investigation conducted by the Lakewood Police Department.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Jul. 13, 2023) – today, a Jefferson County jury returned guilty verdicts in the trial of Ricardo Perez for the murder of eighty-one-year-old Gail Wilson of Lakewood in 2021. Co-defendants Jay Griffith and Savannah Wilson pled guilty last year.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Jun. 30, 2023) – Juan Ocegueda was sentenced to 24 years in prison today for the stabbing of a security guard at a dental appointment last summer, in addition to other crimes. As a result of Ocegueda’s global plea last month, he faced a sentencing range of 16-24 years in the Department of Corrections. Ocegueda is now 18 years old and has four separate and distinct felony convictions.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Jun. 29, 2023) – District Attorney Alexis King announced today that earlier this week, she submitted a formal request to Attorney General Phil Weiser to open a pattern and practice investigation into the Edgewater Police Department (EPD). The request is in accordance with the law enforcement accountability bill passed in 2020, which authorizes the attorney general to investigate a governmental agency for engaging in a pattern or practice of misconduct that violates state or federal constitutions or laws.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Jun. 27, 2023) – Haley Mill was sentenced to 20 years in prison by the First Judicial District Court yesterday for the crash that seriously injured two cyclists last summer.

GOLDEN, Colo. (Jun. 22, 2023) – District Attorney Alexis King announced new charges against former officer Nathan Geerdes for Attempt to Influence a Public Servant (F4) and Forgery (F5) related to false information he provided to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Arvada Police Department, RTD Transit Police Department, Dacono Police Department, and the Black Hawk Police Department.