CRIME & SAFETY
Teen faces decades in prison after guilty plea in connection with rock-throwing death
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — One of three suspects charged with first-degree murder after a 20-year-old woman was killed by a rock that crashed through her windshield last year pleaded guilty to three counts Friday morning. Zachary Kwak, 19, appeared in Jefferson County District Court where he pleaded guilty to...
Fentanyl dealer sentenced after pleading guilty in connection with death
Brock Troy Nieuwendorp was sentenced on Wednesday to 26 years in prison for distributing fentanyl that killed Catherine "Kate" Hackim last year. Nieuwendorp, 38, pleaded guilty earlier this year to distribution resulting in death. The Lakewood Police Department investigation revealed that text messages and Cash App records showed Nieuwendorp selling small amounts of fentanyl to Hackim, 25, on numerous occasions dating back to February 2023, including on the day she died on April 29, 2023. Hackim's death was determined to be linked to combined drug intoxication. "There is nothing in this world that could hurt more than losing a child," said Hackim's...
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