A man convicted of sexual assault on his maid had his sentence reduced from 28 years to life, to 8 years to life in an Arapahoe County, Colorado court recently. This story was reported in a CBS Denver 4 News release. Homaida Al-Turki, a Saudi-Arabia citizen, was...
Charged With A Crime? It Doesn’t Mean You’re Guilty.
Month: May 2011
How Important is an Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney?
So just how important is an experienced Colorado Criminal Defense Attorney? If you are charged with a crime in the Eighteenth Judicial District of Colorado, it is apparently very important. The Eighteenth Judicial District includes, Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, and...
Drug Offense Probe Ends in Fatal Shooting of Aurora Colorado Man
A drug offense investigation resulted in the shooting death of an Aurora Colorado man who was under surveillance for allegedly selling drugs out of his phone shop business. The Denver Post reported Richard Arreola, 25, was outside his mother's home in Arapahoe...
Sexual Assault Suspect Arrested at DIA
A sexual assault suspect from Lakewood, Colorado, wanted for attacking an 18-year-old woman, was arrested at Denver International Airport in Colorado this week when he returned from a trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. TheDenverChannel.com, (Channel 7 News) reported...
Teen Charged in Alcohol Child Abuse Case
Two teens face alcohol based Child Abuse charges for showing poor judgment in how they rang in the New Year. Tyrale Haselrig-Graham, and Skyler Dematteo, both 18 year-old high school students, were drinking and allegedly giving a 9 year-old boy enough alcohol (vodka)...
Hit and Run Driver Pleads Guilty to Leaving the Scene of an Accident
A young man accused of Hit and Run left the scene of a Denver, Colorado, accident last fall pleaded guilty to the charges on Monday, February 7th. Brandon Mondragon, 21, fled the scene of an accident that occurred after injuring two people in a crosswalk in Lower...
VFW Burglary Suspect Arrested in El Paso County, Colorado
A burglary suspect was arrested at his home in El Paso County, Colorado last October. Jesse A. Hopkins was charged with burglarizing the VFW on South Santa Fe Avenue, in Fountain, Colorado, on October 18, 2010. According to a report in the Denver Post, agents from...
Denver Police Officers Face No Charges in Beating
Denver Police officers John Diaz and Jeff Cook, who were caught on a security camera beating of a man for offering to be a witness for a driver in a traffic stop, will face no charges. According to a Fox31 News report, Mark Ashford, 32, was taking his dogs for a...
What Makes a Colorado Domestic Violence (DV) Case a DV Case?
So you have been charged with a criminal case in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson, or Weld County, and when you go to court for the first time a judge advises you that your case involves an act of domestic violence. You may think to yourself that...
Dental Assistant Held in Douglas County Colorado on Sexual Assault on a Child Charges
Sexual Assault on a Child charges are being investigated in Douglas County, Colorado, against a dental assistant living in Castle Rock, Colorado (Douglas County). The Denver Post reported on January 28, 2011, that Roohalla Mobarez was arrested on five counts of...