Category: Cases

Daniel Short was sentenced today by the First Judicial District Court to 5 years in the Department of Corrections for the crash that caused the death of 59-year-old Julia “Julie” Pacheco.

GOLDEN, Colo. (May 9, 2022) – Vicente Enrique Orozco was sentenced on Friday by the First Judicial District Court to two consecutive life sentences for the murders of 61-year-old Stevan Sandvick and 19-year-old Ivan Rodriguez Rivera in Belmar Park in 2019.

People with active warrants for non-violent, low-level misdemeanor and traffic charges in Gilpin or Jefferson counties will once again have an opportunity to resolve their case without arrest as Colorado’s First Judicial District hosts its second Fresh Start event at the Jefferson County Probation Remington Building on Saturday, Apr. 30th, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Alex Christopher Ewing was sentenced on Tuesday by the First Judicial District Court to life in prison for the 1984 murder of 50-year-old Patricia Smith of Lakewood (pictured).

Isiah Alexender Bennett was sentenced on Friday by the First Judicial District Court to 30 years in prison for the murder of 26-year-old Raymond Jutting in Arvada (pictured).

Miguel Carrera-Barojas was sentenced on Thursday by the First Judicial District Court to 8 years in the Department of Corrections as the driver in the crash that caused the death of 22-year-old Brooks O’Donnell.

A Jefferson County jury found Alex Christopher Ewing (DOB: 8-14-1960) guilty for the murder of Patricia Smith in 1984.

The sentence for Frank Vigil, Jr., was reduced by the First Judicial District Court, making him parole eligible after 40 years minus earned time. In 1998, Vigil was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the assault and murder of 14-year-old Brandaline Rose DuVall.

Manuel Garcia and Autumn Lucero were sentenced by the First Judicial District Court for their involvement in the crime spree that ran through three cities over the course of one day and ended with the murder of 56-year-old Rene Perez of Lakewood.