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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Comentarios por el Fiscal de Denver, John Walsh, sobre la detención en Coahuila, México de Pedro Ríos-Lopez, acusado de matar a su esposa en 2012 en Denver.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

After a years-long search, Pedro Rios-Lopez was arrested this week in Mexico. On April 28, 2012, Rios-Lopez stabbed to death his wife, Berta Rios-Lopez, in her house on South Bryant Street in Denver. Rios-Lopez has been charged with First-Degree Murder and is awaiting extradition back to Denver

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A Denver grand jury has returned an indictment charging 12 defendants with 187 counts of engaging in a wide-ranging, multi-state scheme involving multiple car thefts, forgeries, and car theft through predatory towing.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Stig Strong was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted in April of First-Degree Murder.On April 18, 2023, Strong murdered 34-year-old Jonathan Douglas outside Douglas' home in the La Alma-Lincoln Park neighborhood. @denverpolice.bsky.social

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Augustine Vega was sentenced today to 76 years in prison. In August, Vega was convicted at trial of eight counts, including Second-Degree Murder, Aggravated Robbery, and Burglary.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Carl Avery was sentenced today to 128 years in prison after being convicted in June of three counts of Patronizing of a Child Prostitute and three counts of Distributing Controlled Substances to a Minor.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We are proud to announce that several members of our office recently received the Colorado District Attorneys’ Council’s “Trial Team of the Year” Award for their outstanding work in the case against Angelo Mantych.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

DA Walsh led a large group from our office at today’s “One Mile Closer to Hope” annual walk, which began at the Rose Andom Center and ended at Denver’s City and County Building.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Tyler Nelson was sentenced today to 40 years in prison after being convicted last month of Second-Degree Murder. On September 24, 2024, Nelson shot and killed his wife, 30-year-old Breanna Canter, in their apartment in the 600-block of South Dayton Street.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

DA Walsh and several other members of our office’s leadership team were joined last night by more than 60 community members at the Montbello “Community Conversation.” Among the topics discussed were keeping our kids and communities safe and preventing domestic violence.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Innis Collins has been sentenced to 32 years in the Department of Corrections after pleading guilty last month to Second-Degree Murder. On April 22, 2022, Collins strangled his girlfriend, 19-year-old Namantha Noller Rice, in his Denver apartment.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

DA Walsh presented the award for "Outstanding Achievement in Criminal and Constitutional Law" during today's graduation ceremony at the Denver Police Training Academy, where 31 new Denver Police officers were sworn-in. Congratulations to all of the new officers!

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Naheem Brice was sentenced today to 42 years to life in prison after being convicted in July of Attempted Human Trafficking of a Minor, Attempted Pimping of a Child, Assault with Extreme Indifference, Child Abuse, Distribution of Drugs to a Minor and Sex Assault on a Child.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Joe Griggs-Sanders was sentenced late yesterday afternoon to 42 years in prison after pleading guilty in September to Second-Degree Murder. On November 14, 2024, Griggs-Sanders shot 16-year-old Adrian Ounnar while Adrian was in a car on East 61st Avenue in northeast Denver.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Patrick Apostol was sentenced today to 48 years in prison after being convicted in June of Second-Degree Murder. On September 10, 2020, Apostol shot and killed 31-year-old Zackary Smith in an alley behind 1725 Quince Street in east Denver.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Jakiem Whitham was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole. On July 17, Whitham was convicted at trial of numerous charges, including First-Degree Murder and Attempted Murder.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Dajon Blackman was sentenced today to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to Human Trafficking for Sexual Servitude and Pimping. In February of 2024, Blackman recruited and trafficked a 25-year-old victim in California.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

DA Walsh was one of several speakers at today’s press conference announcing the Denver County Strangulation Response Protocol, which establishes a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to identifying and responding to strangulation in domestic violence and sexual assault cases.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Armoni Patterson was sentenced today to 45 years in prison. On July 10, 2026, Patterson pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Murder in the Second Degree and Attempt to Commit Assault in the First Degree.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Augustine Vega was convicted today of eight counts, including Second-Degree Murder, Aggravated Robbery, and Burglary. On March 8, 2025, Vega shot and killed 35-year-old David Maffet in the 2900-block of South Vine Street. Vega will be sentenced on October 2.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The Denver DA's Office has filed charges against 17 people accused of conspiring to distribute drugs in bulk and retail amounts throughout the Denver metro area, including along the east Colfax corridor in Denver.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Tyler Nelson was convicted at trial today of Second-Degree Murder and First-Degree Assault. On September 24, 2024, Nelson shot and killed his wife, 30-year-old Breanna Canter, in their apartment in the 600-block of South Dayton Street. Nelson will be sentenced on September 30.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

DA Walsh delivered the openings remarks yesterday at the annual conference of the Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance. Supporting victims and their families is one of our office's highest priorities.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

It’s been a busy week out in the community for the Denver DA’s Office. DA Walsh and several members of our office took part in National Night Out, the Montbello 2020 Back to School Backpack Giveaway, and the Ballpark community’s safety walk.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Simon Gurule was sentenced today to a total of 40 years in prison: 30 years for Second-Degree Murder and 10 years for First-Degree Assault. He was also sentenced to four years in prison for Accessory to a Crime, but that sentence will run concurrently to the 40-year sentence.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

The statewide grand jury has indicted 11 defendants on 52 counts for allegedly carrying out a widespread motor vehicle theft ring that targeted vehicles parked at small municipal airports along the Front Range between July 2024 and January 2025.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

A Denver jury has convicted Carl Avery of all six charges he was facing: three counts of Patronizing of a Child Prostitute and three counts of Distributing Controlled Substances to a Minor.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

A Denver jury today convicted Patrick Apostol of one count of Second-Degree Murder and one count of Tampering with Physical Evidence. On September 10, 2020, Apostol shot and killed 31-year-old Zackary Smith in an alley behind 1725 Quince Street in east Denver.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

A Denver jury has convicted Matthew O’Mara of two counts of First-Degree Murder. On December 7, 2022, O’Mara stabbed to death 20-year-old Taylor Trevino and seriously injured 56-year-old Christina Harden in an apartment in the 10100 block of East Harvard Avenue.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

The Denver DA’s Office welcomes our 28 new summer interns, who joined our office late last week. They’ll be learning from attorneys, investigators, victim advocates, paralegals and restitution technicians while working in various units around the office, including...

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

The Denver District Attorney’s Office extends our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Judge Andre Rudolph, one of Denver’s longest-serving and well-respected judges, who died unexpectedly Friday at the age of 59.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

DA Walsh joined several members of our office today at the Denver Police Department’s annual Fallen Officers Memorial Ceremony. 78 DPD officers have died in the line of duty since the department was established in 1859. We will never, and could never, forget.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Simon Gurule was convicted at trial today of Second-Degree Murder, First-Degree Assault, and Accessory to a Crime. On June 8, 2024, Gurule drove the car that was used during the murder of 29-year-old Manuel Quintana at a gas station in west Denver.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Rafael Acosta-Hernandez pleaded guilty today to one count of Second-Degree Murder. On March 6, 2025, Acosta-Hernandez shot and killed 25-year-old Leonel Silva-Perez in the 26-hundred block of North Zuni Street. Acosta-Hernandez faces up to 38 years in prison when he’s sentenced on July 10.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

DA Walsh joined several members of our office at last night's fundraiser for Restorative Denver, a program designed to address crime, harm and public safety through a community-based restorative justice program. The recidivism rate after one year for people in the program is a remarkably low 1.9%.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Ricky Dawson was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted last month of First-Degree Murder. On October 5, 1996, Dawson sexually assaulted and murdered 35-year-old Terri Turachak in Turachak’s east Denver apartment.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

For #DenimDay, members of our office wore jeans today in solidarity with survivors of sexual assault. In 1999, an Italian judge decided a woman could not have been raped because her jeans were so tight that she must have helped her perpetrator remove them.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Luis Rivas-Newcomb was sentenced today to 48 years in prison after pleading guilty in December to Second-Degree Murder. On April 8, 2022, Rivas-Newcomb fired into another vehicle at the 38th and Peoria overpass.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

DA Walsh led a large group from our office this weekend at the Rose Andom Center’s second annual Blooming Hope Sexual Assault Awareness Brunch.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Please join us next Wednesday, April 29, for a fundraiser for Restorative Denver, a joint restorative justice program of the Denver District Attorney's Office, in coordination with the Colorado State Public Defender.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

A Denver jury today convicted Stig Strong of First-Degree Murder. On April 18, 2023, Strong murdered 34-year-old Jonathan Douglas outside Douglas' home in the La Alma-Lincoln Park neighborhood. Strong faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Ricky Roybal-Smith pleaded guilty today to Second-Degree Murder and Driving Under the Influence and was sentenced to a total of 56 years in prison. On June 30, 2025, Roybal-Smith strangled 34-year-old Vincent Chacon in the jail cell the two men were sharing at the Denver Jail.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

DA Walsh joined several law enforcement and community partners at an event this morning marking Start by Believing Day -- a day to assure survivors of sexual assault that we believe them and will do everything in our power to support them and provide justice in their cases.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

DA Walsh hosted a community meeting last night at the Westwood Community Center in southwest Denver to discuss public safety and the criminal justice system. The meeting was the first of four that DA Walsh will host this year in different parts of Denver.

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Denver District Attorney @denverda.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Gabriel Peterson has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to one count of Human Trafficking of a Minor. In July of 2024, Peterson recruited a 15-year-old girl to perform commercial sex acts in the Denver metro area.

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