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Second suspect in Jefferson County rock-throwing death pleads guilty
The second of the three suspects arrested and accused in last year's rock-throwing death of Alexa Bartell appeared in Jefferson County Court on Wednesday. Nicholas "Mitch" James Karol-Chik pleaded guilty to three new charges, including second-degree murder, in an agreement reached with the prosecution. Karol-Chik, 19, pleaded guilty to his role in a series of rock-throwing attacks between Feb. 25, 2023 and April 19, 2023. In that agreement, the prosecution dismissed the original charges and added three new charges including second-degree murder, criminal attempt to commit murder in the first degree, and crime of violence. According to the plea agreement, prosecutors said Karol-Chik would...
Menacing suspect accused of using counterfeit bill and racial slurs
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man who is facing a charge of felony menacing after he allegedly presented a counterfeit bill to a business, and when confronted about the fake currency, began yelling racial slurs at the victim.
Inmate dies while in Denver Sheriff Department custody
A man in custody at Denver's Downtown Detention Center died Thursday morning. His death is now being investigated by the Denver Police Department. Denver Sheriff Department deputies found the man unresponsive in a housing unit at the Downtown Detention Center — located near Civic Center Park — around 6 a.m. Thursday morning, according to a news release from the department.
Man Convicted of Killing 4 People at Ex-Girlfriend's Home Near Denver
DENVER (AP) — A man was convicted Thursday of killing four people at his ex-girlfriend's home in suburban Denver in 2022 a week after she was granted a court order to keep him away from her. Joseph Mario Castorena, 22, was convicted of four counts of first-degree murder after...
Video shows dramatic moment Arvada officers prevented woman from jumping off bridge
A body camera video shows the dramatic moment four police officers from Arvada, Colorado grabbed a woman who appeared ready to jump off a bridge on Tuesday afternoon. The footage, which the Arvada police released on Wednesday, showed a woman sitting on the bridge on the west side of a parking garage. The bridge sits about 30 to 40 feet above a roadway. The police said they earlier received a...
Man pleads guilty to DUI charges related to death of composer
ARVADA, Colo. — The man charged in a February crash in Arvada that killed a composer pleaded guilty Monday to multiple counts including vehicular homicide - DUI. Juan Ortega Torres Jr. also pleaded guilty to two counts of vehicular assault in Jefferson County District and, as a result, five other counts were dismissed.
7 people, including 4 teens, injured in three-vehicle crash in Wheat Ridge
Seven people, including four teenagers, were injured in a three-vehicle crash in Wheat Ridge near the Arvada city line, snarling traffic in the area for about two hours Tuesday afternoon.
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